Tires Hurt?

[EK|B]

I was wondering if getting a different tire size will hurt anything. I know the manufactures recommendation for 15" wheels are 195/55-15, so if I got 205/50-15, would it do anything bad to my car? I ask this b/c I heard that getting wider tires can mess up your transmission or something.

 

[xquesiano]

no, the tire size you want to go with is good, the only thing i can see happening is that your speedometer will be a little bit off.

 

[PEARLelectron]

I run 205/50's on my 15'' stockers in the winter I like the beefier tire

 

[iCivic]

i run 205/50/15 on my fat fives, i hate skinny tires

 

[Kaotic_Zeus]

So it will actually fit then? on a 195 to 205 is there much of a noticable difference?

 

[iCivic]

yea, i honestly think there's quite a bit of diff., looks wider and puts more rubber to the ground

 

[civicex9700]

your speedo shouldn't be off. as long as you remember +10 - 5 if you go 10 wider you have to go 5 shorter to keep the same height as your stock tires.

 

[xquesiano]

actually according to http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html it will be 1.6% too fast, whcih doesn't really matter...

and according to http://www.fatboyraceworks.com/gears/ gear ratio will change a bit, but again, not a huge difference...

 

[ryanM]

205's arent really that much different than 195's. im running 205's in back and 195's up front and i cant tell the difference between them.

 

[BlackHopeDC5]

your speedometer will be slightly faster but nothing noticable.. your tire will be slightly closer to the inside of the wheel well. and you will be slightly more prone to rubbing...


nothing at all to be worried about really; we all upgrade to 205