Using Different tire size than recommended
#12
thanks for the tire calculator.
do you think when I get tires and I go to a 195/60R14 over the stock size of 185/65R14 it will cause any problems.
looks like the stock overall diameter is 23.46 versus 23.21 for the one I want to go to and the speedometer will be 1.071% too fast.
don't really care about the speedometer because I think it is slow now because whenever I go by those radar machines that the police post to show everyone their speed I am always slower on my speedometer than what the machine usually shows just by a couple of miles per hour so those tires may help me in that respect. but I am sure the police wouldn't make their machine read faster than what people are actually doing would they - lol
I am more worried about the suspension components than I am of anything else. the tires don't seem like they weigh that much more but I just don't want to wear anything out prematurely and also resale value - like what started this thread would people question a different than stock size on the care when I sell it - not even sure if it would be worth going to the different size or than a little more traction and better looking - any opinions?
thanks again for the info.
do you think when I get tires and I go to a 195/60R14 over the stock size of 185/65R14 it will cause any problems.
looks like the stock overall diameter is 23.46 versus 23.21 for the one I want to go to and the speedometer will be 1.071% too fast.
don't really care about the speedometer because I think it is slow now because whenever I go by those radar machines that the police post to show everyone their speed I am always slower on my speedometer than what the machine usually shows just by a couple of miles per hour so those tires may help me in that respect. but I am sure the police wouldn't make their machine read faster than what people are actually doing would they - lol
I am more worried about the suspension components than I am of anything else. the tires don't seem like they weigh that much more but I just don't want to wear anything out prematurely and also resale value - like what started this thread would people question a different than stock size on the care when I sell it - not even sure if it would be worth going to the different size or than a little more traction and better looking - any opinions?
thanks again for the info.
Last edited by jsusanka; 01-27-2009 at 06:08 AM.
#15
195/60R14 is a "plus 0 fitment" for a 185/65R14
195/55R15 is a "plus 1 fitment" for a 185/65R14
205/45R16 is a "plus 2 fitment" for a 185/65R14
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