alright thanks for looking, i am wondering if i can upgrade my tires from 175 to 195 or so. i have 14 inch steelies and currently is running 175/55?/14 sumitomo srixons. i was wondering if the steel rim will be able to fit 195? the thread walls are too thin and cant hold the corners too good. i drive a 92 eg-4dr, i put the 14 on there when i bent a rim on the 13" inch set. anything will help

tomy_R

 

I ran 195/60-14 Azenis Sports on by 14" steel wheels.

 

You can use 185/60-14 on a Civic ('95 or earlier) without any problems. It has about the same outer diameter as the stock tires.

If you want better performance, get a better tire in that size. The Yokohama ES100 is a very good tire and it's available in 185/60-14. The Falken Azenis RT-615 will be available in 185/60-14 starting this summer.

195/60-14 is too big. It will throw off the speedometer and odometer, will make your acceleration slightly slower, and could rub on the wheel wells.

 

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He is correct, for the EG it's too big. I should have noted that the EK runs bigger tires, but as for as width goes, yes 195 will fit on that rim.

Stock 92-95 Civic DX comes with 175/70-13
Stock 96-00 Civic DX comes with 185/65-14

175/70-13 = 22.6" diameter
185/60-14 = 22.7" diameter
185/65-14 = 23.5" diameter
195/60-14 = 23.2" diameter

So you see that your EG won't really like the larger overall diameter of the 195 tire unless you run a 195/55-14. I know that Dunlop SP 8000's come in that size, and they're $80/tire

 

the yokohomas are at a fairly decent price,isnt it? thanks a lot, i am gonna save some money and invest in some good tires for my steelies, do you know any good places on the net where you can get these performance 185/60/14.

 

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You can get the Yokohama ES100 in 185/60-14 for $67/tire at the Tire Rack (click here).

 

thnaks a lot