What would be a good tire size for my 96 ej8. i'm gonna get konig helium 15x6.5's
Tire Size?
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k.. any references to what kind of tire?
195/50 has a slightly lower profile than 205/50, but the 205 has a wider contact patch. the 195 will make your wheel look a little bigger if youre lowered
i recommend yokohama tires. you can get the yoko s.drive for about $68 a piece
*EDIT*
FYI this is a 15x6.5" helium with 205/50 yokohama avs es100
i recommend yokohama tires. you can get the yoko s.drive for about $68 a piece
*EDIT*
FYI this is a 15x6.5" helium with 205/50 yokohama avs es100
I really hate to thread jack but what the hell.
Will a 195/55/15 tire fit a 15x6.5 wheel. Just want to make absolutely sure. Thanks.
Will a 195/55/15 tire fit a 15x6.5 wheel. Just want to make absolutely sure. Thanks.
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I got the 195/50/15 on my Heliums. They look good. I wound up getting some inexpensive all-weather performance (but not by any means racing) tires, some Kumho Ecstas.
I got my Heliums from buywheelstoday.com by the way, I think they have the best price on packages.
You can go 205 but the tires will be fatter, since the "50" references the width of the tire itself. Therefore the 205s will have a slightly larger rolling diameter, which hurts acceleration and assists in top speed ... that's not really practical information unless you're thinking about things like speedometer and odometer accuracy or fuel economy.
By the way, here's a pretty good website, it's a simple calculator that helps you figure out just how off your speedometer will be given stock tires versus different sizes. Check it out. http://www.net-comber.com/tirecalc.html
I got my Heliums from buywheelstoday.com by the way, I think they have the best price on packages.
You can go 205 but the tires will be fatter, since the "50" references the width of the tire itself. Therefore the 205s will have a slightly larger rolling diameter, which hurts acceleration and assists in top speed ... that's not really practical information unless you're thinking about things like speedometer and odometer accuracy or fuel economy.
By the way, here's a pretty good website, it's a simple calculator that helps you figure out just how off your speedometer will be given stock tires versus different sizes. Check it out. http://www.net-comber.com/tirecalc.html
Yes it will. And your rolling diameter will be ALMOST exactly the same as the stock tire, so these would be a good choice, albeit an uncommon one.
Only reason for that tire size is I already have them and they have maybe 400 miles on them. I'm getting new wheels and if I sold the tires with them I'd take too big of a loss on them.
Sounds like the way to go then.
Okay, I'm a newbie...I've got a 98 CIvic EX Sedan that is bone stock. I am looking to throw some Accord or Integra OEM alloys on it to simply get rid of the old steelies/tires. What wheels/tires will fit (with stock suspension/ride height) and cause me minimal differences on the speedo and odometer?
195/55R15 is dam near the same diameter as 205/50R15. 205 is not that much wider either. Specs are different between manufactures aswell. I've seen 205/55R16's with a 3/4" difference in width between General and Dean. Imo go with 205/50R16 though.
This will give you a good generalization of tire diam & width though.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
This will give you a good generalization of tire diam & width though.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
my thoughts exactly
when i wear out my current ES100's im switching to S.Drive and going one size down to the 195/50's too
195/50's
si or gsr wheels