on your stock rims. its time for me to get new tires and i am getting the s-03 pp's. and need to know if this size will cause any problems with gearing or the speedo

 

my exgf has that size s03's on stock r rims. they are less then ideal. sort of feel sloppy, i believe.

 

ohh and if you have the s-o3's what did you pay for them?

 

they were almost 600 w/tax. and that was with my friends hookup on the labor.


[Modified by scott_k, 12:11 PM 9/29/2002]

 

really. they feal sloppy. i heard that they where one of the best tires out there. i was looking at the azenias but i have read that they are very poor in the rain

 

i think they feel sloppy because of the 205 being on a 6" rim. I am almost positive, if they were mounted on a 6.5" rim, they would feel so much nicer. Why not get the 195's?

 

how will gearing be better? like will they be shorther or longer or what?

 

i dunno i wanted a little bit of a wider tire


[Modified by Vampyre, 8:13 PM 9/29/2002]

 

i have them on sw388's.. they grip pretty well..., but due to the lighter rim... i havent gotten used to the turning yet...

 

How does a lighter wheel affect the "turning"?

 

205/50/15 for me.

 

 

The outer diameter of the 205/50-15 is 1.6 percent smaller than that of the 195/55-15. So it's like using a slightly shorter gear. But 1.6 percent isn't that big a difference.

And, of course, in addition to the speedometer being off, you will also add 1.6 percent more miles to your odometer, too.

 

running Bridgestone Potenza RE730 205/50/15. don't grip as good as stock, but still handles well. wear is better, price was a lot better

 

205/50/15 azenis here

 

t1-s 205/50/15
recommend u get sp9000 even though ppl say it sucks
whatever i think its damn good in rain and like its used on a lot of exotics
i think

 

I have Azenis in 205/50/15 on a 15x7 rim and I don't feel as confident with it as the stock setup. I think the optimal tire size for the 7" rim is 205 but the 205/50/15 Azenis are a little wider than advertised. My next set will be 205/50/15 S03s and I'm hoping that 205 means 205 with Bridgestones.

 

205/50/15 Azenis on the R...

 

I do, it shouldn't be any problem.

 

I ran the Kumho 712s on the stock rims for a while. No problems. Once I got the air pressure right, they did not seem sloppy at all...

Jason

 

205/50/15 Potenza RE-730's for me

 

Do the majority of you guys who run 205's feel they are more "sloppy" over the stock tire size? This would be mounted on the stock rim.

 

If you have to have Pole Position S-03's, get 195/50-15. They aren't sloppy like the 205/50-15 S-03's. Gearing is better than 195/55 and 205/50, as someone mentioned above. Speedo will be off ~3%. That basically means the speedo will read 50mph when you are actually going 47.5mph. At street speeds (as opposed to track speeds) you will only be off by (at most) 3mph. In my opinion, that is minor.

MOST importantly, since this is a street tire. 195/50's are significantly cheaper than the 205/50's. How much cheaper, you ask? At Tirerack, 195/50's are $79 on special and 205/50's are $110. You do the math. I see no redeeming value for an extra $31 a tire, especially considering that a) these aren't track tires and b) the 195/50's ride most excellently.

Hope that helps.

 

Same, Azenis


[Modified by azn98R, 12:29 AM 9/30/2002]

 

would 205/55/15 affect performance on stock wheels??