I was just wondering what is the different betwee a 225 tire and a 195 tire beside the size. Is there a performance, comfort, and or durability different?

Plus, in your guy exp which is the best brand name for tire?

 

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Plus, in your guy exp which is the best brand name for tire?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The size of a tire has a direct impact on:

1. Performance
2. Comfort
3. Durabilty

1. Performance: More contact patch (providing decent treadwear rating and decent suspension and alignment) will net more grip.

2. Comfort: More contact patch will echo more road noise to the cabin. But it may equate to more sidewall as tire size is based on ratios.

3. Durability: Based on treadwear. More contact patch = more wear.

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so, would the bigger the tire the better? which brand of tires would you recommend?

 

you will feel alot more, " in control" shall we say

 

best thing you can do, no question, is go to tirerack.com 's tire decision guide. they will tell you about different types of tires, and they do road test comparisons on tires. you can find just about anything you want to know there. and no, i am NOT a tirerack employee

 

What car do you have, what size wheels, and what is the vehicle used for mostly?

A wider tire is not always better. You increase rotational mass and drag. I highly doubt that you'd notice a difference between a 195mm and 205mm tire.

 

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A wider tire is not always better. You increase rotational mass and drag. I highly doubt that you'd notice a difference between a 195mm and 205mm tire.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You will notice a big diff. b/n a 195 and 225 tire. Unless OP meant to post a 205 tire.

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Well, I did some reaserach provided by "jamesc2123"

My vehicle is a 2000 Civic Si. Original tires are 195/55. They also said for my driveing habit I should go with Grand Tour All season.

So, I'll stay with 195. I am just wondering is michellin any good?

Sorry, I did mean 205 and not 225.

 

195/55/15 is fine, but you may also have more options in 205/50/15.

Same overall diameter, but a little wider. Michellins are okay, but they're expensive when compared to others with similar handling.

Where are you located?

 

I am in the Orange County area. In CA. What other name brand tires are comparable to michellin?

 

There are lots of tires comparable to Michellin.

Check out TireRack.com. In a 205/50/15, I'd recommend the Kumho SPT. They're only $56 a piece, offer a VERY quiet and smooth ride and they handle well in the wet and dry. They are also highly recommended by many others.

I have a set on my Civic and my G/F's Maxima.

 

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NICE! thank you for your help. will be getting them this weekend.

 

The Nevada warehouse for tirerack is backordered indefinately on the Kumho SPT in a 205/50/15 size. I talked to the warehouse yesterday and they received a ETA of 12/20/06 from Kumho for those tires in that size. And that date was pushed out from a month before.

So I went with Yokohama ES100 instead, $20/per tire more in 205/50/15 mounted on Kosei K1. I can't wait forever. But the SPT are a great value.

 

The ES100 is nice, but they're pretty noisy.

 

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civics aren't particularly quiet in the first place.

 

It all depend what you want. The wider the tire, the more grip and control you have. As far as tire that are comparable to Michelin, there are many tires that are decent. Im assuming you are going for ultra high performance tires. Well i worked at a tire center for a little over a year and i learned a bit. The BF Goodrich G-force sports are really good tires. They are fairly new but they have proven themselves a worthy tire. Decent treadwear and great traction. They are good on wet and dry weather. Provide a really smooth ride and on top of that they are sporty tires. Another tire would be the Yokohama Parada Spec-2. Similar to the Goodrich only difference is the its assymetrical rather than directional.

 

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Exactly, so every little bit counts.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usmcpab &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It all depend what you want. The wider the tire, the more grip and control you have. As far as tire that are comparable to Michelin, there are many tires that are decent. Im assuming you are going for ultra high performance tires. Well i worked at a tire center for a little over a year and i learned a bit. The BF Goodrich G-force sports are really good tires. They are fairly new but they have proven themselves a worthy tire. Decent treadwear and great traction. They are good on wet and dry weather. Provide a really smooth ride and on top of that they are sporty tires. Another tire would be the Yokohama Parada Spec-2. Similar to the Goodrich only difference is the its assymetrical rather than directional. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Good info! ThANKS!