15" Tires
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15" Tires
I have a good deal on 15" rims I was just wondering what would be a good tire size? They come with 205/50/15 is that good? My car is dropped on neuspeed race any chance of rubbing?
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Rep Power: 0 No chance of rubbing at all with 205/50-15! That size has a short sidewall, good for acceleration, with a speedometer error of about 4.6% too fast (if the speedo says you are going 60 MPH, the car is only going around 57 MPH).
If you like the look of a 205/40-17, the 205/50-15 kind of gives you that same short sidewall look.
The tire calculator here on 7thgencivic says 205/60-15, but that sounds too tall to me. 205/55-15 is an in-between size that has a good selection of brands you can pick from if you don't want the 50's that come with the rims you are looking at.
If you like the look of a 205/40-17, the 205/50-15 kind of gives you that same short sidewall look.
The tire calculator here on 7thgencivic says 205/60-15, but that sounds too tall to me. 205/55-15 is an in-between size that has a good selection of brands you can pick from if you don't want the 50's that come with the rims you are looking at.
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Rep Power: 0 I run 205/50's in the summer, I originally got them for autocrossing, but have since dropped that and have stuck with the tires, I am putting on new Potenza S-03 PP's tomorrow night, can't wait. Here is a pic of my car lowered on H&R's....
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I run 205/50/15's for my race tires. and yes it does look small, but since when does "look" have any thing to do with racing?
I run 205/50/15's for my race tires. and yes it does look small, but since when does "look" have any thing to do with racing?
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I run 205/50/15's for my race tires. and yes it does look small, but since when does "look" have any thing to do with racing?
I run 205/50/15's for my race tires. and yes it does look small, but since when does "look" have any thing to do with racing?
I got to compare my friend's 205-50-15 to my 205-55-15... and the 50 actually does look better.
I am putting on new Potenza S-03 PP's tomorrow night, can't wait.
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