i'm looking at getting the falkez zeix for 15" wheels, the car will b lowered with h&r's so like 1.75", so what would a good tire size be(trying also to eliminate most of the wheel gap) would 205/50 b ok?

 

What year and model Civic sedan?

Also - you aren't using winter tires, just all-season tires all year round?

 

its 2000 dx, and ya just spring and summer, i'll b using stock tires for winter, and the rims are 6.5" in width

 

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Your car came with stock tire size 185/65-14. The best match for 15" wheels is 195/55-15, which has almost the exact same outer diameter, so it will preserve the accuracy of the speedometer and odometer. The 205/50-15 is too small (1.7 percent smaller than stock). So the 195/55-15 will also eliminate more of the fender gap because it has a larger outer diameter than the 205/50-15.

Since you're looking for tires for spring and summer, you don't want to get all-season tires like the Ziex. All-season tires are compromise tires - okay in summer but not as good as summer tires, and okay in winter but not as good as winter tires. Since you already have stock tires (I assume the Firestone FR680 all-season tire) for winter use, you can get real summer tires for the rest of the year and they will perform much better than an all-season tire. There are lots of good tires in the 195/55-15 size, and some of them offer excellent performance at a bargain price. In particular, I would recommend the Kumho Ecsta SPT for $67 and the Yokohama AVS ES100 for $61 (see the separate topic asking about both of these). Either one will easily outperform the Ziex ZE-512 in spring, summer, and fall. (Prices are from the Tire Rack.)