I recently purchased a set of Acura EL wheels. I have decided to keep my stock steelies for winter use, and get a new set of tires for the new wheels.

My car has stock suspension since it's my daily driver. However, I want something with a little more "performance" compared to the all-season tires I'm currently driving on.

I can't decide on wheather to get another set of 185/65-15's, in a more aggressive tread, or get something like a 195/60 or maybe even a 205/55?
I have used this http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html to calculate how off my speedo will be if going to a wider, shorter tire.

I have done some searching and have not found a definitive answer. The new tires need to be able to handle rain, not rub(though not being lowered shouldn't be an issue), and not leave me with a HUGE tire to fender gap. Suggestions? Thanks!

 

what kind of car do you have?

 

01 Civic Ex

 

Well, 205/55/15's are borderline too small for the car. You can run a 205/60/15 and still be within a safe range of tire sizes for the chassis. Kumho Ecsta ASX's are available in that size, and will offer a nice amount of traction in most non-Winter conditions.

 

toyomatt84, that was another size I saw, on the calculator, that would be close in terms of the speedo. being correct.

I was not sure, being that wide a tire, if the tire would "overhang" the wheel lip too much. Now that I think about it, the tire being wider might actually act as a "rim lip guard" to protect the wheel lip...

 

Well, considering the tires are still rated for the width of wheel you will be running, there won't be much "overhang" to speak of.