Citroën ID/DS Tyres

The following list details the wheel rims and tyres used on ID/DS during the years and their characteristics.

Wheel rim characteristics

Various types of rims were used on the ID/DS through the years.

Rims with one central bold. Painted in several colours;
- Bleu turquoise AC 137
- Rouille AC405
- Blue nuage AC604
- Gris rosé AC136
- Blanc paros AC102
- Gris AC140
Central bold rim had several variants, with and without ventilation holes, and with and without 3 clamps to hold the small aluminium ID wheel caps or with 2 small holes to hold the later aluminium ID wheel cap with the spring lock.
Wheels with 5 nuts (After sept '65) 5" wide ( with a round hole in the middle) Colour Gris AC140 (With and without 2 small holes for holding the ID wheel caps).
Wheels with 5 nuts (After sept '68 on some models) 5.5" wide (with a square hole in the middle) Colour Gris AC140 (with and without 2 small holes for holding the ID wheel caps).

NOTE: A 155-HR-15 is not suitable to be mounted (officially) on a 5.5" wide wheel. Also Michelin does not recommend this for there 165-HR-15 tyre.

NOTE: As can be seen from the diameters, mounting a different size tyre on the front wheels than originally mounted will result in a difference on the speedometer.

Sizes       Diam    Width
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155-HR-15   638     155
165-HR-15   650     160
180-HR-15   680     175
185-HR-15   676     181
Measures in mm

Source: Michelin catalog; Tyres for Classic and Historic cars.

Which tyres on which model?

The following is a list off models and the tyres used in the different production years.

Model                   Year off        Tyre used.
Description             production      Front     Rear      Spare
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DS 19 and ID 19         -- sept '65     165-400x  155-400x  155-400x
Break                   -- sept '65     165-400x  165-400x  165-400x
All models Except;      sept '65 --     180HR-15  155HR-15
  DSuper(5),DS21,DS23                   180HR-15  165HR-15
  Break                                 180HR-15  180HR-15
  DS21 inj, DS23 inj                    185HR-15  185HR-15