Need help with two tire sizes.
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Need help with two tire sizes.
I have a 2000 civic hatch, got new rims, 15x7 44+ offset, work emotion cr kai.
I kind of want to retain the same height as my last set up on hx wheels, which I ran a tire size of 185/65.
I'm deciding between 205/55 or 195/55.
I'm thinking of going 195/55 because I want my car to sit a little higher (or close to what it was on the hx's I got on now) so that I can lower my car a little bit more without having to worry about scraping my front lip off. However, people are telling me to go with the lower profile look of 205/55, but I'm not sure how much thinner this tire is going to be. I need opinions and just overall experiences, let me know what tire you would choose, because I'm debating between the two.
I kind of want to retain the same height as my last set up on hx wheels, which I ran a tire size of 185/65.
I'm deciding between 205/55 or 195/55.
I'm thinking of going 195/55 because I want my car to sit a little higher (or close to what it was on the hx's I got on now) so that I can lower my car a little bit more without having to worry about scraping my front lip off. However, people are telling me to go with the lower profile look of 205/55, but I'm not sure how much thinner this tire is going to be. I need opinions and just overall experiences, let me know what tire you would choose, because I'm debating between the two.
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
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the sidewall size for civics running a 15" wheels to be closest to stock is a 50 series sidewall. 55's are for 14's, 60's for 13". the width of the tire has no effect on how tall the tire is at all... i dont know where you got that information. i would run 205/50/15 for your tire size and call it a day.
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
WRONG!
the sidewall size for civics running a 15" wheels to be closest to stock is a 50 series sidewall. 55's are for 14's, 60's for 13". the width of the tire has no effect on how tall the tire is at all... i dont know where you got that information. i would run 205/50/15 for your tire size and call it a day.
the sidewall size for civics running a 15" wheels to be closest to stock is a 50 series sidewall. 55's are for 14's, 60's for 13". the width of the tire has no effect on how tall the tire is at all... i dont know where you got that information. i would run 205/50/15 for your tire size and call it a day.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=7
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The width of the tire in fact does have an effect on the sidewall height. The sidewall number in tire sizes is a ratio, which is multiplied by the width to give you the sidewall height. Here is some more information:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=7
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=7
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
WRONG!
the sidewall size for civics running a 15" wheels to be closest to stock is a 50 series sidewall. 55's are for 14's, 60's for 13". the width of the tire has no effect on how tall the tire is at all... i dont know where you got that information. i would run 205/50/15 for your tire size and call it a day.
the sidewall size for civics running a 15" wheels to be closest to stock is a 50 series sidewall. 55's are for 14's, 60's for 13". the width of the tire has no effect on how tall the tire is at all... i dont know where you got that information. i would run 205/50/15 for your tire size and call it a day.
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Their tire calc says that 195/55/15 is a near perfect match. Although to be honest you can choose from 195/50, 205/50 I'd leave out the 205/55 unless there are better tire choices for that size. Go to that link i gave you you'll see what i mean.
Their tire calc says that 195/55/15 is a near perfect match. Although to be honest you can choose from 195/50, 205/50 I'd leave out the 205/55 unless there are better tire choices for that size. Go to that link i gave you you'll see what i mean.
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
wait...so 195/55 would make my car sit higher? I called autobacs today and the guy that works in the tire department told me that the 195/55 will make my car sit higher by 1/4 of an inch compared to normal stock height. He said 205/50 would work better, but didn't say why. Any answers for this or confirmation this is true, and why go 205/55 over 195/55 (besides the fact the latter being more expensive).
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
i run 205/50/15's and thier really not that low profile of a tire my old wheels not on my civic ran 40 series tires now that low you feel every bump and crack on the road i personally would run the 205's never had a problem with them
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Re: Need help with two tire sizes.
I run 205/50-15's on my 99 hatch and they are slightly shorter and wider than the stock 195/55-15 tires. Not by much, just barely though. If you want the closest to stock then use the 195/55. The 205/55-15 is about a 1/2" taller than the stock size
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