looking for pictures of a 15x6 wheel with 205/50 tires on there. looking to see how much they hang over.

also looking for 195/55 on a 15x6 wheel. thanks

 

Both size tires fit fine on 15x6 wheels. The only exception is the old Falken Azenis RT-215, for which the 205/50-15 was notorious for being larger than everyone else's 205/50-15 tires. I don't know whether or not that's true of its replacement, the RT-615. All other 205/50-15 and 195/55-15 tires that I've seen look fine - neither strongly "bulging out" nor looking "stretched on the rim".

However, if this is for your '92 CX, you would be better off using 195/50-15 tires, which is a better match for your car, and will also fit just fine on 15x6 rims. The other two sizes you mention are WAY too big, 4.4 percent larger in diameter than stock for the 205/50 and 6.1 percent larger for the 195/55. The 195/50-15 is only 2.6 percent larger outer diameter than stock, so the speedometer and odometer error will be less than those other sizes, and it won't hurt your acceleration as much as the larger sizes, either. And there are lots of good tires available in 195/50-15, including the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 which is quite possibly the best street tire available today. This is the tire that won the comparison test of top-of-the-line street tires in the December issue of Car and Driver. Highly recommended for a high-horsepower car like yours. They're $88/tire at the Tire Rack, and through January 21 there's a $40 rebate on a set of four. $78/tire is a steal for a tire this good.

 

good stuff
this is going on my 97 civic hatch with stock motor. i'd prefer getting something with a little less sidewall so the 195/55 is outa question. between the 205/50 and 195/50, i'm leaning towards the 205/50 just because of the widder track.
while i was looking through tires i noticed the GS-D3...look very nice and would probably get those if i went with 195/50. i wish i could see a picture of the 205 and 195 compared on a 6" wide wheel.

 

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Aha!

Yes, on a '97 hatch, either 195/55-15 or 205/50-15 would be more appropriate, close to the outer diameter of the stock 185/65-14 size. The 195/55 is almost an exact match. On that car, 195/50-15 would be too small.

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Hmmm... you've got it backwards. The 205/50-15 has a shorter sidewall than the 195/55-15.

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Well, I wouldn't get 195/50. As for 195/55 vs 205/50, the 10 mm wider tread doesn't really matter a whole lot - much less than the difference between one model of tire and another, for example. If it were my car - heck, this is what I do with my own cars - I would get 195/55-15 (closer match to stock) if the tire I wanted came in that size, and otherwise I would get 205/50-15. Either will work, though.

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Yeah, too bad they don't come in any other 15" sizes. Oh well.

For your '97 Civic, it really depends on how much performance you want and whether you're willing to trade some performance for a lower price. For a daily driver that never goes to the track, you would probably be fine with either the Kumho Ecsta SPT or the Yokohama AVS ES100, both around $60/tire in 195/55-15, very good performance at an attractive price. If you want to spend a bit more for a bit better performance, consider the Toyo T1-R, $87/tire in 195/55-15, or the Kumho Ecsta MX, $80/tire in 205/50-15. Unless you're taking your car to the autocross or the track, you really don't need anything better than that, but if you want to spend still more anyway, for something about as good as the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, you can get the Bridgestone S-03 in 205/50-15 for $139/tire, or you can get the Falken Azenis RT-615 in 205/50-15 for $92/tire (yes, it costs less, but will probably last only about half as long as those other tires).

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Sorry I don't have pictures. I use both sizes on my cars (195/55-15 Yoko ES100 summer tires on the GS-R, 195/55-15 Bridgestone RE010 summer tires on the ITR, 195/55-15 Pirelli winter tires on the ITR this time of year, and 205/50-15 Toyo RA-1 track tires on the ITR, all on 15x6 wheels). You really would not be able to see any difference in appearance between the photos (or even in person).

 

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