Show me your 205's

[Mmmmmken]

Very nice looking ride. What kind of tires are those?

heres a pic of mine if anyone cares lol (boom07)

 

[Undercover]

The best pics i have right now of my 205/50/16's on stockies (thumb)

how did u painted the rims like that? can u tell me~ it looks good

 

[dark86]

The lower profile of the 45 part will alter your speedo reading. Your miles per hour may be off by .00004586963 percent at highway speeds.

Its nothing to fret about.

yea since i m getting a winter stuck, i think i want to stick w/ 195
so umm if i get 195/55R16, it should still be fine right?
i really don't get what does the higher/lower profile do
i m very noob at this... haha

 

[.paul]

^^

Sidewall will, in general, determine the comfort of your ride. The taller the sidewall (larger number) the more comfort oriented the tires will be. Conversly, the shorter the sidewall(smaller number), the more harsh your ride will be.

Like I said, this is in general. You can have a 60 series sidewall that's hard as a rock and the ride would be more harsh than a regular 60 series tire.

Make sense?

 

[dark86]

yea thanks , that helps a lot
but then why would ppl get low profile tires?

 

[Mmmmmken]

Lower profile sidewall = less spring, tighter handling.

yea thanks , that helps a lot
but then why would ppl get low profile tires?

 

[.paul]

Then there are those ultra low profile tires that look more like they are just for style, or at least thats what they look like to me.

If you want tight handling, just get something with a hard sidewall. Oh yeah, AFAIK harder sidewalls usually mean heavier tires (i.e. azenis, b/f Goodrich G-force) I'm not completely sure on that tho.

 

[dark86]

so 195/55R16 would fit on the stock rim for sure , right?
i just afraid that it would rub against the car... lol
and dont want to waste money to get it online and not fit

 

[.paul]

you'll be fine.

buy the tires, support your economy.

 

[santisurf]

Very nice looking ride. What kind of tires are those?

They are the Dunlups (spelling) 195/45/16 very low profile, but the paint job was custom (original paint with a shy coat which gives off that glary look)

 

[santisurf]

Lower profile sidewall = less spring, tighter handling.

also more control over the car! (naughty)

 

[dark86]

you'll be fine.

buy the tires, support your economy.

hah i will
just needed to make sure everything is gonna be fine b4 i spend 500 bucks on it

would u guys recommand 195/55R16 or 205/45R16
thats the only 2 size i can get if i want that tire

 

[mountjonas]

205/45... get some width

 

[dark86]

205/45... get some width

even for snowtires?

 

[DE31]

would that 10 milimeters do that much to change the effectiveness of the tire digging in? i unno if its for snow only then 195 i guess but all season 205 at least that my opinions.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

I only get about 10 snow storms a season so I don't even buy snow tires. But I have driven my Yokohama 205/45/16's in the snow and they did fine.

 

[mountjonas]

even for snowtires?

i haven't been keeping up with the thread. i don't see how an extra 10mm would be bad, especially on dedicated snow tires.

 

[dark86]

thanks.. 205/45R16 it is then
hahah
yea i lives in rochester, crazy snow
i called tirerack this morning, they keep saying i should stick w/ stock size , otherwise i would **** up my brake and s*** like that

 

[RallyeRedSi]

 

[.paul]

Um, you want as little width as you can get with snow tires! Look at WRC (extreme example, I know) the point is they have incredibly skinny tires compared to the tarmac, or dirt tires, there's a reason for that.

The wider the contact area the more potential for slipping the tires. You should really stick with the 195's. 205's would be fine for dry weather, but not snow.