i was wondering if anybody on here uses a 195/50/15 and if so how do you like it? also if anybody has a picture of the tire on a dc2 can you please post it. also nsxtasy i know you where explaining the difference between a 195/55 and a 195/50 but i cant find it anywhere can you please help me out on that thanx alot

 

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A lot of Civics have a stock tire size of 185/60-14 or 175/70-13. A lot of folks who have gotten 15" wheels for their cars get 195/50-15 tires for them, which is the best match in overall diameter for a 15" size. 195/50-15 is a very common tire size; many tires are available in this size.

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Tire size measurements are explained on Tire Rack's website here. Briefly, the first number (195) is the width of the tread in mm, the last number (15, i.e. 195/55-15) is the diameter of the wheel (measured at the tire bead), and the middle number (50 or 55) is the "aspect ratio". The aspect ratio is the ratio of the tread width to the sidewall height. So a 195/50-15 tire has a sidewall height of (195 mm) * .50 = 97.5 mm = 3.84 inches. And a 195/55-15 tire has a sidewall height of (195 mm) * .55 = 107.25 mm = 4.22 inches.

The sidewall height affects the outer diameter of the tire. (Outer diameter = wheel diameter + 2 * sidewall height) The outer diameter affects the accuracy of the speedometer and odometer, and the chances that the tires may rub on the fender liners, suspension components, etc. For these reasons, it's generally a good idea to choose a tire whose outer diameter is approximately equal to that of the stock tire size.

195/55-15 is the stock size on many of the higher-model Integras (Type R, GS-R, and I think Special Edition), and is also the best match in overall diameter for lower-model Integras that came with 185/65-14 stock tires.

HTH

 

thanx the info you wrote i already knew. you mention something about how that size tire compared to a stock integra gsr tire would make the speedo and tachometer read off thats whats i was trying to understand and if so would a 205/50/15 do the same as a 195/50/15 tire and make everything read higher. also was there a reason you put stock size tires on your gsr over the 205/50 size tire?

 

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The stock tire size on a GS-R is 195/55-15. The 205/50-15 tire is 1.6 percent smaller in outer diameter than stock. The 195/50-15 is 3.3 percent smaller than stock. Either causes the speedometer and odometer to be off by that percentage, which is why I use stock tire sizes on my GS-R. It's also nice that the stock tire size is cheaper ($61 for the 195/55-15 vs $75 for the 205/50-15, Tire Rack prices for the Yokohama ES100).

You can use a tire size calculator like this one to compare the outer diameters of two different tire sizes.

 

ok thanx alot for the help man. i was wondering what do you think of the toyo t1r tires and the hankook rs-2 z212 tire. also how do the es100 handle in the wet and how are they compared to the toyo t1rs

 

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The Z212 is a specialty tire that is very similar to the Falken Azenis ST-615. It's super sticky on dry pavement, and wears fairly quickly. Great tire for autocross, but tread life might not be all that great for daily driving. Oh, and it's a bit cheaper than the ST-615.

The T1R is their top-of-the-line street tire. Its performance is very good and the price is reasonable. Think of it as an "in between tire" - meaning, its price and performance are both higher than the "budget performance tires" like the Yoko ES100 and the Kumho SPT and Dunlop Direzza DZ101, but lower than the very best top-of-the-line street tires around like the Bridgestone S-03, Goodyear F1 GS-D3, or Dunlop SP Sport Maxx.

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The ES100 are awesome on wet pavement (see comments in this topic) but the overall performance of the T1R is higher than the ES100 (as is the price).