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I run Maxxis Worm-drive in 215/75r15, the other popular make is BF Goodrich. Both legal here in the UK (not sure about Italy) and both fit on the original rims without issue.
215/75r15 is about the largest tyre you can fit in without having to trim wheel arches, the gap between tyre and wheel arch is visibly smaller than 205/70. The tyres are about 4% bigger, so your speedo/distance will read about 4% lower.
Speedo's accuracy read anything up to 10% high, so you should still be OK. My speedo now agrees almost exactly with the GPS so it must have been reading about 5% high before, just watch out for the speed traps.
Robin
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
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