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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mudferret
=4.1%
If you're not a number rounder like me, you would've gotten the same number that trustdestruction posted
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:01 AM
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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.
 

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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:03 AM
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^that's a pretty negligible difference, go for it.
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jsusanka
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.
yea, that should be fine
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jsusanka
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.
No it won't
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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