Tire Sizing
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Tire Sizing
I am looking for some new tires and I was going to order 195/60-14's but I'm wondering if a 205/60-14 would fit? Or does a 205 require a wider rim?
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I think that the stockers are 14x5 so I don't think that you could put a 205 wide tire. Just stick with the 195/60.
By the way, if you could put a 205 wide tire, the sidewall would have to be either 55 or 50. Your car would look ridiculous with 205/60/14's
By the way, if you could put a 205 wide tire, the sidewall would have to be either 55 or 50. Your car would look ridiculous with 205/60/14's
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205/50-14 would have a very skinny sidewall, and nobody makes a 205/55-14 aside from R-compound autocross tires. BTW, 205/50-15 is about the same overall diameter of 195/60-14.
There's a huge selection of not very impressive tires available in the stock 195/60-14 size. The only real performance tires available are the Yokohama AVS ES100 and Falken Azenis. There are some assorted all-season tires that are reasonable but not really impressive when it comes to sticking to dry pavement.
There's a huge selection of not very impressive tires available in the stock 195/60-14 size. The only real performance tires available are the Yokohama AVS ES100 and Falken Azenis. There are some assorted all-season tires that are reasonable but not really impressive when it comes to sticking to dry pavement.
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As a general rule that's a decent way of going about it but it also depends on the width of the tire. This is a nice useful link that lets you compare the diameter of various tire sizes: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
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BFGoodrich put out a Traction T/A this year in a 195/60-14 and it has some really good reviews and actually the best all around for an all-season performance in an H speed rating so I believe that those are what I am going to order.
Thanks for the input guys.
Thanks for the input guys.
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