about tire sizes
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:01 pm
Hello, I'm sure you've seen sim. questions but after looking I couldn't find out what I was looking for so it never hurts (not much anyway) to ask.
I've been thinking about going to a larger wheel for quite a while and looking at tire's that are available for the wheels sizes. I have a 95 NA Miata that isn't lowered, have the stock 14" wheels and I'm trying to decide between a 15" or 16" wheel.
What I'm trying to find out is what sizes in the larger size will fit without having to roll the fenders and what offset will let me get away with different sizes.
I've seen a great tire in the 16" wheel that I am almost sure I can get away with in a 195-45-16 size but just in case I would like to know if the car can handle a 205-45-16 tire without having to roll the fenders. There isn't many high quality tires in the 195-45-16's choices that I'm looking for and if I go with a 16" I'd like to know my limits before I commit to that size.
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I'm not sure what part of the tire's measurement give's me the most trouble. I noticed on here that a 205-50-15 won't fit without rolling the fender and is it the tire's width that is the problem or is it the diam. or a mix of both? The 195-50-15 keeps the same overall 22.7" diam. as does the 195-45-16 so the spedo and overall gearing will be the same which I prefer but I'm more interested in my options if I can choose a wider tire or not in the 205mm range? Will the offset of the wheel give me more room to choose?
The major issue I have is I am not looking for a summer only tire and also looking for a high quality all season tire and this makes my choices very small in the larger wheel sizes. There is lots of good summer tires in both larger sizes.
So I'm looking at what size option I can work with best and what limits on tire sizes and wheel offsets that I have to deal with. I will prob. use a +40mm offset in the 16" wheel but if I go to the 15" I may go with the +35mm as the wheel I like comes in that size offset. Any help?
Oh yeah, the car is my daily driver so this is why I'm looking at the type of tires instead of a max traction type.
Thank you lots for your input...
B. W.
I've been thinking about going to a larger wheel for quite a while and looking at tire's that are available for the wheels sizes. I have a 95 NA Miata that isn't lowered, have the stock 14" wheels and I'm trying to decide between a 15" or 16" wheel.
What I'm trying to find out is what sizes in the larger size will fit without having to roll the fenders and what offset will let me get away with different sizes.
I've seen a great tire in the 16" wheel that I am almost sure I can get away with in a 195-45-16 size but just in case I would like to know if the car can handle a 205-45-16 tire without having to roll the fenders. There isn't many high quality tires in the 195-45-16's choices that I'm looking for and if I go with a 16" I'd like to know my limits before I commit to that size.
.
I'm not sure what part of the tire's measurement give's me the most trouble. I noticed on here that a 205-50-15 won't fit without rolling the fender and is it the tire's width that is the problem or is it the diam. or a mix of both? The 195-50-15 keeps the same overall 22.7" diam. as does the 195-45-16 so the spedo and overall gearing will be the same which I prefer but I'm more interested in my options if I can choose a wider tire or not in the 205mm range? Will the offset of the wheel give me more room to choose?
The major issue I have is I am not looking for a summer only tire and also looking for a high quality all season tire and this makes my choices very small in the larger wheel sizes. There is lots of good summer tires in both larger sizes.
So I'm looking at what size option I can work with best and what limits on tire sizes and wheel offsets that I have to deal with. I will prob. use a +40mm offset in the 16" wheel but if I go to the 15" I may go with the +35mm as the wheel I like comes in that size offset. Any help?
Oh yeah, the car is my daily driver so this is why I'm looking at the type of tires instead of a max traction type.
Thank you lots for your input...
B. W.