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Old Jul 9th, 2021, 14:06   #10
XC90Mk1
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Thanks for your replies. The tyres are XL-rated Pirelli Scorpions with plenty of life left.

I don't think I'll switch to 17s. I - or my increasingly opinionated teenage children who are still confined to the rear seat when the wife and I are in the front - may be over-exaggerating the ride issue...
So XL is extra load and has reinforced tyre walls. That’s probably your starting point and probably more contributing than rim size.
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