Will a 175/65R15 fit the Front of my 2021 RT S2S

[Mitch1965]

Will a 175/65R15 fit the front of my 2021 Spyder RT Sea to Sky? Looks to be about about 1.5" taller than stock.
Thanks.

 

[Knizar]

Will a 175/65R15 fit the front of my 2021 Spyder RT Sea to Sky? Looks to be about about 1.5" taller than stock.
Thanks.

I do not believe so, not without modifying the OEM fenders

 

[Snoking1127]

Will a 175/65R15 fit the front of my 2021 Spyder RT Sea to Sky? Looks to be about about 1.5" taller than stock.
Thanks.

It is the 175/55R15 I run on the wider PPA Orb wheels. Stick with 165's on 2020+ models.

 

[BajaRon]

The answer is 'Maybe'. We've found some 20+ bikes where the 175's fit without issue. But you have to go to all the trouble of mounting everything to find out. When they don't fit it runs the gambit from just having to reorient the wiring hold-downs to moving the fenders a little bit.

It all boils down to how badly you want the 175’s. And whether or not you think you’ll be one of the lucky people.

 

[Mitch1965]

Thank you all for your input. I'll stay with 165's.

 

[jcthorne]

It really depends on the tire. Different brands are different widths. We fit Yokohama 175/55R15 to all Spyders 2013 to current and all fender types. Have not found a single one where they would not fit. Not one. Other brands of tires, not so much.

 

[Mikey]

Thank you all for your input. I'll stay with 165's.

Good idea, sometimes you can over think a thing to much, even if you could what are you really going to gain, there's little to no room around the tire and fender as it is!

 

[jjc54]

If you can believe the revolutions per mile, the 175/55s are shorter than the 165/60s, at least for the Vreds. The lower profile should also handle better in the twisties.

 

[JayBros]

While some may view this as a shameless plug, I consider it common sense to contact very knowledgeable contributors to this website, aka, @BajaRon and @jcthorne when/if one has tire questions. When I recently had to replace my rear tire after the D3WR, I learned the General Altimax RT45 came in a 225 width as opposed to the 215 I had used on three RT43 tires. I called Ron and he told me he has seen some 225 width tires rub on the swing arm. Weighing that possibility against the potential hassle going through the rigmarole of finding I could be the victim of Murphy's Law and had selected the wrong tire, I stayed with a width I knew worked exceedingly well. Always remember, Murphy was an optimist. At my age, life has enough routine pains in the backside without going hunting for another one. Happy 251st Birthday Devil Dogs!