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hey guys,
i plan on getting tokico blues & tein h techs on my 03 ex coupe.
for tires i plan on getting falken ziex 912's...so, right now i'm debating on these two tire sizes. should i stay w/the stock 185's or upgrade to the 195's? will it affect the performance at all or does it matter?
thanks in advance!

 
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Wider is always better, performance wise, except in snow.

 
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i live in cali so i don't have to worry about snow
so, the 195's are the way to go?

 
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Yup.

I'd even go with 205/55/15.

185/65/15 will give you the better ride quality, but 205/55/15 will perform better. 185/65/15 is for granny's.

 
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granny...lol!
i thought about the 205's but w/the h techs won't that be more of a wheel gap?

 
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no, all sizes mentioned so far will leave around the same gap.

 
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how about 205/60/15?
they don't have a 205/55 but have a 205/50...

 
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id do 205/50, not 60, 60 has a bigger sidewall and will make for a bigger gap

 
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and here u go for the 205/55/15
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...=7&RunFlat=All

 
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those 50s are too small. ur car will look weird, mine did. the sidewall size only affects ur car very minimal, cuz the smaller wheel will spin a whole 360 slightly faster than the bigger one, meaning that the torque increases but not that noticeable. if they have 205/60or65/15 that would be best. more traction is better. u dont wanna end up in a ditch or flying of a cliff at 50 on a hairpin turn lol. thats my opinion.

 
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and remember that even thou the sidewall is bigger the tire has more grab cuz more rubber is touching the road

 
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u can always adjust the ride height

 
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yeah, thats what i figured...also, keep in mind that these are going on 15's.

 
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you're talking a cm in sidewall height with the tires you've mentioned. not all that noticeable. my 04 ex came with 195/65s on the stockers and i just put a new set on them... i might ride them for a while, tired of the harsh ride on 205/40R17s....and i have blues and s-tech springs. bout a 1/2 inch gap rear and a inch or so up front. but my rear sags a bit....

 
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get 205/55/15

don't listen to anyone else that says anything else...

as for me, I'm running 215/t50/16. which gets me closest to stock... but I kinda regret it cuz they look kinda fat (im use to rinning low pro. I ran 205/45/16previously)

 
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so...205/60/15 or 205/55/15?
i don't care if they look too fat or not cause the h techs only give an inch drop so anything too "low" will cause more of a gap?

 
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ill just turn my head the other way if i ever see you on the streets with those 55s.

 
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so, 205/60/15 it is

 
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good choice. :wink

 
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for sure you don't want 205/50.... the gap will be at least 4 fingers with h techs. so i vote 205/55

 
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so, wouldn't the 205/60/15 close the wheel gap more than the 205/55/15?

 
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yes the bigger sidewall will close the gap. and the ride is less rough. 55s look weird on 15s.

 
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205/60/15 all the way...

 
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itll change ur speed some, not much, but a little, check alpha5's signature for a link to the tire calculator

 
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sweet thanks for the input guys...it looks like i'm gonna go w/the 205/60/15's.

one last question will 205/65/15's look too big?

 
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205/55 is the best compromise between getting a nice sidewall height and closing the gap.... if you get 205/60 your sidewall will be huge even bigger than if you had just stuck with 185/65. its not gonna be a pretty site your wheels will look tiny in those tires, although you'll have no gap.

 
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hmmm...you're not making this easy for me
have any of you guys seen 205/60/15 or 205/55/15's?
on tein h techs?

 
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trust me you will regret going on 55s i did. those 55s would look great if u had 16s or 17s but not stock.

 
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hmmm well I had 50s on my SI rims. they rode great. a bigger tire wouldve made my rims look small

 
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i have those exact tires on my winter tires. i got 205/60/15 i got 2" drop and now gap.