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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 08:15 AM
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Default Re: 195/50/15 as opposed to 205/50/15?

Originally posted by ur31337
Wouldn't that throw the speedo off even more? The stock tire is 107.25 mm tall, the 205/50 is 102.5, and the 195/50 is 97.5
Yes. The speedo will read 1.6 percent high with the 205/50 and will read 3.3 percent high with the 195/50.

Originally posted by ur31337
are there any drawbacks?
Yes. With its smaller diameter, it is like using shorter gears. Acceleration will improve slightly within any gear, gas mileage will be slightly poorer, top speed may be less, and shift points will be at slightly slower road speeds.
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