Is 205/65QR16 a good size winter tire for my circuit 10 rotas? They are Blizzack WS-50s I have to use the rotas cuz the front breaks are upgraded and bigger so I cant use steelies

 

those tires are good... as long as they have a good winter rating and have tread then your good

 

What car are they going on? I would try to run something skinnier if you can.

 

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its a 1990 crx si its dropped alittle bit but not that much. And I did look there but my question was specific becuase I have bigger calipers and cant use steelies and I went to tire rack and they dont have blizzaks in 205/45/16 the smallest they have is 205/55

 

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205/65-16 is MUCH too big for your car, and will almost certainly rub in your wheel wells, big-time. Same thing for 205/55-16. The best 16" sizes for your car would be either 205/40-16 or 195/45-16, but there aren't any studless winter tires available in those sizes. The closest you can come is 205/50-16, in which you can get the Michelin X-Ice (but not the Blizzaks). The X-Ice is a very good winter tire. However, even the 205/50-16 may rub; no guarantees it won't.

The problem with rubbing is that these tires are 20 mm wider AND bigger in diameter than your stock tire size; here are the diameters:

185/60-14: 22.74" (stock)
205/40-16: 22.46" (-1.3 percent)
205/50-16: 24.07" (+5.9 percent)
205/55-16: 24.88" (+9.4 percent)
205/65-16: 26.49" (+16.5 percent)

Now you can see why both the 205/65-16 and the 205/55-16 are WAY too big.

Remember that even with the 205/50-16, your speedometer and odometer are going to be off by 6 percent. And even that size may rub, especially on a lowered car. But I don't see any way around it, with winter tires.

Your other alternative is to get all-season tires, which (as you probably know) won't grip quite as well in winter as winter tires, but at least you can get them in the size you need, without being forced to get oversized tires that might rub. If you decide to go this route, I recommend the Kumho ASX, which is available in 205/40-16.

If I were stuck in your situation, I would go with the ASX in 205/40-16.

HTH