Wheel size for Chevrolet Niva - tires and wheels R15 and 16, choice of winter and summer tires

The best summer tires for Chevrolet Niva

From spring to autumn, it is best to drive a Chevrolet Niva on summer tires. Especially when the daily route runs along city streets or country roads. Experts liked the following tire models.

Yokohama BluEarth-Van RY55

Rating: 4.9

Summer tires Yokohama BluEarth-Van RY55 are designed for use on commercial vehicles, crossovers and SUVs. The element of rubber is city streets and country roads. In such conditions, the tires feel confident on both dry and wet asphalt. Experts note fuel efficiency, which should please Chevrolet Niva owners. Japanese designers worked out the tread pattern in detail, this made it possible to increase directional stability and reduce rubber deformation in the transverse direction. Domestic motorists also express their solidarity with the experts, making the model the winner of our review.

The main advantages of tires, according to users, are softness, wear resistance, and good balancing.

Advantages

• directional stability;
• affordable price;
• resistance to transverse deformation;
• fuel efficiency.

Flaws

• not detected.

Continental CrossContact ATR

Rating: 4.8

A successful balance between the main performance qualities allowed the Continental CrossContact ATR summer tires to win silver in our review. German tires are designed for crossovers and SUVs. The tread pattern has an unusual look for the brand. In the center there is a large number of blocks, united in groups of threes. They are responsible for directional stability and excellent traction and grip properties. If the central part is flexible, then the shoulder areas have a rigid connection. This structure increases efficiency during acceleration, maneuvering and braking.

Positive assessments prevail in reviews of Russian consumers. Car enthusiasts like tires for their versatility, noiselessness, and tenacity. The downside is the high price.

Advantages

• good handling;
• noiselessness;
• effective braking;
• resistance to aquaplaning.

Flaws

• high price.

All-season tires for Chevrolet Niva

When can you install all-season tires on your car? In two cases. First, your region should have mild winters without much rainfall. Secondly, if you do not have the opportunity to buy separately winter and summer tires.

Sometimes “mud” tires for Chevrolet Niva are also classified as all-season tires. But this is not entirely correct. Yes, such tires are adapted for all-season use, but they are primarily designed for harsh off-road conditions and will not be as effective on asphalt. The selection of such tires is a very individual matter, and they are most often produced by manufacturers specializing in such tires.

See the table for several popular all-season tires.

Maxxis AT-771

Goodyear Wrangler HP

Rating of the best tires for Chevrolet Niva

Seasonality

According to this criterion, car tires are divided into three types:

Summer

Tires are made of hard rubber that does not soften at high temperatures.
They wear out more slowly on hot asphalt. This guarantees a long service life and short braking distances. The tread pattern of summer tires removes water well from the contact patch and prevents aquaplaning.

However, at low temperatures, the rubber of summer tires loses its elasticity. At temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius, the adhesion coefficient of such tires decreases sharply. In winter, the braking distance of a car with summer tires increases significantly.

Important! Tires that have lost their elasticity glide easily even on clean, dry asphalt. Therefore, it is necessary to install winter tires for the winter.

Winter

The rubber of these tires remains elastic at low temperatures, which ensures reliable grip on asphalt. In order to hold the car on snow or ice, the tread of winter tires has many sipes, the edges of which “cling” to the road.

However, such tires soften greatly on hot asphalt and are not suitable for use in the heat. Separately, it is worth noting the winter studded tires.

They are made of harder rubber than winter non-studded ones. Spikes provide good traction in snow and mud. However, studded tires have a longer braking distance on asphalt and ice. Therefore, in urban conditions it is better to use tires without studs.

All-season

These tires are a cross between summer and winter. Accordingly, they wear out faster than summer tires on hot asphalt. And when used on snow, ice or even winter asphalt, all-season tires do not have a good grip coefficient. Its only advantage in summer is good cross-country ability in mud or sand. Therefore, such tires are not so rare on Niva.

Wheel sizes for Chevrolet Niva 4x4 with lifting

Often, car enthusiasts believe that lifting increases the ground clearance of the car. However, this is not an entirely accurate judgment. In reality, ground clearance is increased due to the use of wheels of larger diameter, which can reach 33 inches. But lifting helps to install such wheels. As a result, the vehicle's cross-country ability increases; it is able to easily overcome bumps, potholes and thick mud. Transformations using an elevator, which most car enthusiasts can do, manifest themselves, in addition to increased cross-country ability, also in:

• more aggressive surroundings of the car;
• possibility of installing mud tires on it;
• protection of components and assemblies from road irregularities due to higher ground clearance.

Alternative wheels for Chevrolet Niva

Niva has always been popular among those car owners who love hunting, fishing and off-road driving. Often it is precisely these car enthusiasts who think about what wheels to put on a Chevrolet Niva in order to increase its capabilities, especially off-road. To do this, there are several methods that can be combined - install larger diameter wheels, install larger diameter tires, install tires with a more aggressive tread pattern.

So what wheels can be installed on a Chevrolet Niva? And which of them will fit into the car without making changes to the design, and which ones will you have to lift your Niva using spacers and possibly cut the wheel arches?

Taking into account the correspondence between the bolt pattern parameters and the diameter of the hub hole, the Niva Chevrolet P15 wheels can be replaced with rims of 16 or even 17 diameter. Which wheels to choose - steel, cast or forged - you decide for yourself. There are no restrictions or recommendations here. The main thing is that they match the size.

As for tires, in the operating instructions for the Chevrolet Niva, without altering the design, most of the wheel sizes become as noted in the table.

Without altering the design, Chevrolet Niva owners install tires on their cars: 205/70 R15, 205/75 R15, 215/65 R16 and 215/75 R15. But with other models there may be nuances - the wheels may catch on the fender liners or other body parts. This is evidenced by reviews from car owners. And, by the way, the manufacturer recommends using 215/75 R15 tires only if you constantly drive off-road and prohibits accelerating on them above 90 km/h.

The maximum speed of the car according to the passport is 140 km/h. This means that when choosing tires, you can focus on the speed indices N (140 km/h), P (150 km/h) and Q (160 km/h). It is pointless to install higher-speed tires, and it is unsafe to install lower-speed tires. Although in the operating manual the manufacturer recommends tires up to T (190 km/h) and H (210 km/h) indexes. Apparently, with a reserve.

As for the load index, choose for yourself based on the range of tires and the operating conditions of the vehicle. Standard options are indexes from 95 to 100, which corresponds to 690-800 kilograms of load per tire.

Maximum Niva Chevrolet wheels

What are the maximum Niva Chevrolet wheels that can be installed on this car? Judging by reviews on popular sites and forums, Niv owners manage to install wheels up to a diameter of 35 inches. True, for this you need to use spacers to increase ground clearance and raise the car. And also trim the fender liners and wheel arches.

What pressure should be set in tires

Setting normal tire pressure will reduce vehicle maintenance costs by reducing fuel consumption and tire wear. In addition, the driving safety and maneuverability of the vehicle depend on the tire pressure.

The tire pressure for cars with an R 15 rim should be 1.9 kg/cm², and for a R16 rim, slightly higher than 2.0 kg/cm². On Chevrolet Niva cars with 4x4 axles in off-road conditions, as well as in winter when driving on loose snow, you can reduce the pressure to 1.2-1.5 kg/cm². On a flat, high-speed highway, many increase tire pressure by 0.1-0.2 kg/², although this leads to stiffer car suspension and reduces ride comfort.

All wheel parameters

In each catalog, in addition to the beautiful design, cast, stamped or forged disks are marked with indexes and sizes.

Compliance with the recommended parameters will allow you to choose the right wheel rim.

The disk for a Chevrolet Niva can be designated as follows: 6Jx15-5×139.7-ET40-DIA98.5 .

Let's chew on each of these indexes separately:

• 6J is the mounting size of the disk, expressed in inches, J indicates the type of flange profile on the disk;
• 15 — diameter of the ring part of the tire;
• 5 — number of mounting holes;
• 139,7 — the diameter at which the centers of the mounting holes are located;
• ET40 - disk offset, that is, the distance in millimeters from the hub mating plane to the geometric center of the disk in width;
• DIA 98.5 is the hub fit size, respectively, the size of the central hole on the disk.