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Have a 2001 LX sedan with Honda 15" steel wheels. Need to know if a 205/55-15 tire would fit o.k.? Want to boost handling performance, but can't break the bank story. Thanks, and anybody else in the same boat doing anything different with their stock wheels.

 
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I am racing solo2 on my 17s i have now. I am wanting to put a wider tire on my stock rims and swap them out to race on. I was going to post the same question.

 
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The best thing to do in this case is to contact a tire shop. They have all the formulas for figuring out tire size vs. the actual car itself. The tire manufacturers provide this info to them.
I still have my stock 15's in case I have to drive the car this winter but I don't plan on it.
That tire size may be okay though, maybe better with a 16" wheel buut I understand the $$$ thing.
I was gonna go with a 205 45 16 on my new wheels but they recommended I go with 205 50 16 to stay closer to the original diameter. They look sweet and with the 1'75" drop they work better too.

 
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205 width should be fine on a 15" stock steel....

 
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It will probably fit, but it might look like crap w/ the width of the tire bubbling out over the rim. My dad put some 275 on his stealth stock 245 series tire, and it did look a little wierd.

 
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I have the same size tires on my car that you are talking about and they fit fine. I have aftermarket rims so it might make a little difference on the bubbling out thing

 
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I would stick with 195's, the stock steelies are narrower than any 15" alloy you'll find, and a wider tire on a narrow rim will roll under in turns and track horribly. If you get 195/50's or 55's you'll also have a huge gearing advantage from stock tires not to mention the wider tires.