ok. so i have a 95 civic coupe. i've experienced first hand before wit the falken rt615's that 205 in the rear is too wide. they rub. they rub in the front but i can deal with it. i ride slammed on function form type 2's all the way down and a slight release on the preloads. very little tho. i kno that the tire is measured by width, and then the middle digit is the percentage of the overall width. i was wondering if i ran 195/50/15 in the rear and 205/50/15 in the fronts. wud the differnence be so notable?or wud my best bet be to go 195/55/15 in the rear and 205/50/15 in the front?

 

Why not just use 195/50/15 all the way around?

 

cause the azeniz only come 205-50-15. i wanna use a drag radial up front

 

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You can do that at the drag strip, but it's a BAD IDEA to use drag radials in the front and some other tire (including the Azenis) in the rear. Their performance characteristics will just be too different and the handling will be unpredictable as a result.

The real cause of your problem is that your car is lowered too much. People with '95 Civics don't normally have rubbing problems, even with the oversized 205/50-15 Azenis, even with cars that are lowered by an inch, maybe even up to two inches. If you want to cure your rubbing problems, make suspension changes so that your car isn't lowered more than that.

195/50-15 all around would also be a good idea. If you want a supersticky tire like the Azenis, try the Toyo R1R, which you can get in 195/50-15. I would normally also recommend the Bridgestone Potenza RE01R, but I've heard that the 195/50-15 in the RE01R is the same physical size as the Azenis in 205/50-15.

 

are your fenders rolled?
195/50/15 is what im on