hey guys got a quick question for you, i have a set of steel rims for civic but got a deal on some front snows and the size is 205/X/14 for the snows and i have currently 185/70/14 will the 205 fit the steel rims?

 

this why i came to this section anyone knows?

 

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1. Do you know what the width is on the wheels? If you don't - were they the stock wheels for your Civic, and if so, what kind of Civic - year? coupe/sedan/hatchback? LX/EX/Si?

2. What is the X? And what make/model of winter tires?

 

thanks for replying nsxtasy, the steel rims are for my ex they came with the car. its a 94 ex coupe.

also the X stands for the height i do not know it. all i know is the witdh and size

 

A 94 Civic should be using 185/60-14 or 195/55-14, not 185/70-14.

 

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That's correct. 185/70-14 is MUCH too big for that car. The car came from the factory with 185/60-14 tires mounted on the wheels, which are 5 inches wide (part number 42700-SR1-965).

205 treadwidth tires are too wide to be mounted on 14x5 wheels. And the outer diameter is almost certainly too large for your car, too.

Incidentally, if the tire size on the sidewall is labeled as "205/-14", that means the aspect ratio is 80. (The aspect ratio is the middle number in the tire size, and represents the ratio of the tread width to the sidewall height.) So 205/-14 is the same as 205/80-14. Which is much, MUCH too big for your car.

If you're looking for winter tires for your car, the Tire Rack has four different "studless" winter tires in the proper 14" size for your car:

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 185/60R14 $72
Dunlop Graspic DS-2 185/60R14 $58
Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 185/60R14 $71
Michelin X-Ice Xi2 185/60R14 $80

 

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Incidentally, if the tire size on the sidewall is labeled as "205/-14", that means the aspect ratio is 80.
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I had issues with that exact scenario. Tried calling several stores to check for tire availability, and when I tried to explain the tires were 155SR13, they kept telling me I needed to tell them the profile. Eventually found a shop with someone old/knowledgeable enough to remember that "standard profile" tires don't include the 80 in the size.

Of course, actually finding a 155/80-13 was a challenge in itself. If only I could find wheels with a 95.25x4 lug pattern to use a more available tire size...

Sorry for the OT post.

 

thanks guys im just gonna buy it off

treadepot.com, sorry if i wasn't so clear i was

guessing on what the height of the steel rim

was because my buddie has a 70 series on

his blizzak tire on a steel and i must admit it

looks like black ballons treading through snow

lol.