Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
I think you made the wrong decision. But hey it's your ride
Plus they are pretty crappy tires from what I hear in general. My friends have them on their WRX.
My Azenis RT-215s have lasted well over 1 1/2 years with more than 40 autocrosses on the current set I have. Still has about 3mm of tread depth left. So now these are my rain tires while I wait for the RT-615s to arrive.
As long as you have proper toe (I recommend 0 front and back) the tires will last a long time. Also 225/50x15" is going to kill your gearing. Your car is going to accelerate like a slug. The right size would be 225/
45x15".
Yea, about the azenis, I'm starting to reconsider. No final decisions have been made yet. After searching around HAN it seems that the Ziex's are good all seasons - but I really want some nice summer tires. Otherwise I'd just be stuck with two sets of all season tires with one for each season - inefficient I'd say.
But on the subject of tire sizes, I must ask you to reconsider. Prelude's stock tires are 205/50-16 and going to 225/50-15 would actually maintain very similar ratios, perhaps even shorten the gears a bit.
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Tire Size Comparison
Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile Difference
205/50-16 4.0in 12.0in 24.1in 75.6in 838 0.0%
225/50-15 4.4in 11.9in 23.9in 75.0in 845 -0.9%
When your spedo reads 60mph, you are actually traveling 59.5 mph
That's from an online tire size calculator at
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Although 225/45-15 would indeed shorten those gears even more, I think I'll stay closer to my stock ratios.
I hope I'm not missin' somthing here.