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1997 Civic with 195/60/15

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Default 1997 Civic with 195/60/15

How well do these tires fit/work/look with Si Wheels?

I have 14 inch steelies with 185/65/14s on the car right now and my speedometer is off about 3-4mph at 75mph so I think the size will actually help my correct my speedometer more than it will hurt it.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 07:18 PM
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The 195/60/15's are actually shorter then the 185/65/14's (by about 3.1%). So you're possibly looking at having the speedometer reading higher then you're actually going.
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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The 195/60/15's are actually shorter then the 185/65/14's (by about 3.1%). So you're possibly looking at having the speedometer reading higher then you're actually going.
I think you have it backwards. The 195/60/15's are taller by about 3.1%. Since they are off by 3.1% and my speedometer is off by about 5% the other way I think my speedometer will be a little more accurate actually.

My biggest concern is how the 195/60/15s fit.
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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I think you have it backwards. The 195/60/15's are taller by about 3.1%. Since they are off by 3.1% and my speedometer is off by about 5% the other way I think my speedometer will be a little more accurate actually.

My biggest concern is how the 195/60/15s fit.
Yeah, typo' on my part. The overall ride height will increase about .4 inches, and there will be about .4 inches less gap between the tire and the fenderwell. Can they fit? Most likely, but I do not know what all is done to the car.
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Old Oct 13, 2012 | 04:46 AM
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Yeah, typo' on my part. The overall ride height will increase about .4 inches, and there will be about .4 inches less gap between the tire and the fenderwell. Can they fit? Most likely, but I do not know what all is done to the car.
Oh yeah car is completely stock. I do have an Integra front and rear sway bar. Car will stay stock heighth or close to it the whole time I own it. Hopefully soon I will have a B20z with automatic swapped in...this is a planned mpg car with a little boost in hp and handling.
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