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195/65/14
My car is a 2002 Honda Civic lx with tire size of 185/70/14. Recently, I changed the tire size to 195/65/14 out of curiosity. Drives fun and makes driving more fun. However, I was wondering if this change can affect the engine and transmission in a small, negative way in the long run, specially since the tire size isn't the oem tire size. Can anyone confirm? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 
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which your odometer shouldn't be off (maybe a little 0.2mph maybe lol? )
it shouldn't hurt your engine in a long run either
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which your odometer shouldn't be off (maybe a little 0.2mph maybe lol? )
it shouldn't hurt your engine in a long run either
your fine dude.
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Originally Posted by nick95673
your getting jipped out of .91 miles per every 100 miles! so for every 1k miles on your odometer you only went 990.9 miles.
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Originally Posted by anibal
I drove my car with 205/60-R14 for over 30,000 miles without any problems, the car felt much better in every way.
yes it does!! Just not normally used on small cars like civics...but it's almost equivalent to the 185/70-R14 that comes with it. You can see pics of my car in my member gallery. I also have better pics if you're interested.
Gran Cacique, Try 215/40-17 or 205/45-17 to try to keep your speed accurate. Some people use 205/40-17 because they have more options and are cheaper, but street in PR are not the best so they might feel a bit harsh and you can bend a rim easier with less sidewall if you hit a bump or a pothole.
205/40-16 are smaller than the stock size, you'll feel the car accelerate better but your speedo will show higher speed than it's actually going. 8.36% faster according to the tire calculator.
Gran Cacique, Try 215/40-17 or 205/45-17 to try to keep your speed accurate. Some people use 205/40-17 because they have more options and are cheaper, but street in PR are not the best so they might feel a bit harsh and you can bend a rim easier with less sidewall if you hit a bump or a pothole.
205/40-16 are smaller than the stock size, you'll feel the car accelerate better but your speedo will show higher speed than it's actually going. 8.36% faster according to the tire calculator.
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Originally Posted by anibal
205/40-16 are smaller than the stock size, you'll feel the car accelerate better but your speedo will show higher speed than it's actually going. 8.36% faster according to the tire calculator.
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