is anyone running a 205/50/15 on a 15x6?

too wide? any complaints? good combo? i need a new set of tires for my teg mesh's

-vandy

 

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just about everyone with their gsr/ls/si rims runs this tire size.

so yes, you can use them.

 

should be fine but what year and model car do u have?

 

97 hatchback w/ stock suspension.

ill be running adjustable omni's here soon so it should not be a prob right?

 

yep

 

why not use the 195/50/15. i used to use the 205 but when you are low they tend to rub. the wider 205 adds almost no performance gain so i say just run the 195.

 

195/50 is the wrong size for that year....195/55 is correct but then 205/50 is slightly shorter and still good

 

jenkins you are the man. thank you!

 

you are welcome... 195/50 is almost one inch shorter and will throw yer gearing off and will look undersized for your application..happy trails

 

195 is the width it will not look shorter only thinner by 10mm. i am looking at a 195/50 and a 205/50 right outside my house and they are about the same diameter.

 

i think you are wrong, because the second number is an aspect ratio. so a 205/50 is actually a 205 wide tire and the sidewall is 50% of that 205. a 195/50 will have a shorter sidewall because 50% of 195 is less then 50% of 205.

 

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195/ is the width..which is 10 mm less wide then 205.. yes but then 50 series equals the percentage of the tire the sidewall takes up. i was referring to height not width....so assuming the OP has a honda friendly offset(35-45) then 205/50 will not be an issue for him. no need to get the wrong size tire for his year/model of vehicle.

195/55 diameter = 23.4

205/50 diameter = 23.1

195/50 diameter = 22.7

yes...u are only off by a few ticks

but 195/55 or 205/50 is the correct/recommended size for his year vehicle.

 

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Here is how these sizes compare in overall diameter to his stock size (OJ gave the diameters, here are the percentage differences):

185/65-14 (stock)
195/55-15 -0.1 percent
205/50-15 -1.7 percent
195/50-15 -3.4 percent

3.4 percent is a big difference in diameter. This is why 195/50-15 is too small for a '97 Civic hatchback.

 

ahh i see my bad. thank you for explaining it to me so i didnt continue to look like a complete idiot.

 

No problem, it's all good.

The 195/50-15 is the right 15" size for '95 and earlier Civics. The '97-00 Civics all are better with 195/55-15 or 205/50-15, and later Civics need even bigger sizes.

It gets even more complicated with the '96 Civic; the DX and hatchback models need 195/50-15, and the other models that year need 195/55-15 or 205/50-15.

Pretty confusing, huh?

 

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