Winter Tire Fitment?

Hey, basically I'm running on 205/55/r16 at the moment. I also have a set of 205/60/r16 winter rims / tires sitting in my garage that used to be for my Mazda 6 when I had it back then. I wonder if I'm able to fit those without causing any problems considering it would be less room in the wheel well, and reduced clearance between the tire and the strut. Would this be a problem? What is the minimum clearance anyways? Sorry I'm new to this.

Thanks

I'd highly recommend not going with that tire size even if you could squeeze it in the fender, the the bold info below. This difference in size will drastically change your speed readings, and could throw out your ABS system.
Stock Tire - 195/50R16 Tire 1 - 205/60R16
Section Width: 7.67 in 195 mm Section Width: 8.07 in 205 mm
Rim Diameter: 16 in 406.4 mm Rim Diameter: 16 in 406.4 mm
Rim Width Range: 5.5 - 7 in Rim Width Range: 5.5 - 7.5 in
Overall Diameter: 23.67 in 601.21 mm Overall Diameter: 25.68 in 652.27 mm
Sidewall Height: 3.83 in 97.282 mm Sidewall Height: 4.84 in 122.93 mm
Radius: 11.83 in 300.48 mm Radius: 12.84 in 326.13 mm This tire would be over 2 inches larger in diameter than a stock tire as there is a 1.01" difference in radius. Radius x 2 = diameter.
Circumference: 74.36 in 1888.7 mm Circumference: 80.67 in 2049.0 mm
Revs per Mile: 878.7 Revs per Mile: 809.9
Actual Speed: 60 mph 100 km/h Speedometer1: 55.3 mph 92.1 km/h
Speedometer Difference: - Speedometer Difference: 8.494% too slow
Diameter Difference: - Diameter Difference: 7.83%

I tried the 205/60/16 fit fine on the front but rubs the strut tower on the back.

I have 205/55r16 on my wifes P5 and it's within 3/8" of the spring mount on the struts. you MIGHT be able to squeeze it in there but I agree about not being the best idea and for more than just "it's not designed that way". Mainly that even if they fit within the suspension, you'll still run the probability of hitting the fender or wheel well when the suspension articulates. That and you'll have even less space in the wheel well to deal with snow caking up.

Having worked in a tire shop I can tell you that the differences in size between brand and quality of tire will matter. (I've seen about 2" tread width difference on some sizes like 235/75r15 used on a lot of light trucks/SUVs (ranger, dakota, s10/blazer). Same size tire but the cheap brand is tiny compared to the name brand. Mounted on the same rim the good tire looks like (__) while the cheap tire looks like \_/. It's crazy what people will put on their car to save $20

I think the consensus is probably won't fit, not a great idea if it does, upto you to try it if you really want