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07-29-2006, 12:13 AM
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The stockers I have on the car (Perelli P6) are starting to bite the dust at 18k miles. Plus they suck for autox (yeah, solo2 on stock tires FTW!).
I want to get something new, and possibly something a bit wider.
I've been hunting around, and can't find anything regarding the width of the rims I have. They the standard '05 16" rims. I'm guessing maybe 6" width?
So if they are 6", can I run something like 215/50R16 tires on them without any problems? Was looking at the Azeni 615s or something similar. I don't think the extra width would cause any rubbing issues.
I need to rob a bank or something, because i'd ideally like to have a dedicated set of tires for autox.
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07-29-2006, 01:30 AM
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You'd have to do the math to see how much you'd be knocking off your speedometer reading. They SHOULD fit, but the sidewalls may "tub out" or bulge a little.
Ahh, here we go. Play with this.
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07-29-2006, 02:45 AM
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torradan,Jul 28 2006, 10:13 AM Wrote:So if they are 6", can I run something like 215/50R16 tires on them without any problems?ÃÂ [right][snapback]199504[/snapback][/right]
Short answer is "yes" to both ... the stock rims are 6" wide and 215/50/16 fit fine.
I did this on my 2002 ZTW (stock suspension) and it looked a lot better (both in terms of filling the wheel wells and the width of the tire) ... obviously the circumference will be more than stock and the speedo will read a bit slow ... but the difference is minimal and I didn't find it made any practical difference on the road.
EDIT: according to the calculator NOS mentions, your speedo will show 60mph while the actual speed is 61 mph.
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07-29-2006, 06:41 AM
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I stand corrected :)
I wonder what the grip increase would be like, or on the other side - mileage decrease due to increased rolling resistance? Larger contact patch and all that.
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The steering response will be worse, and the car will plow through the turns.
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NOS2Go4Me,Jul 28 2006, 04:41 PM Wrote:I wonder what the grip increase would be like, or on the other side - mileage decrease due to increased rolling resistance? Larger contact patch and all that.
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I noticed a nice improvement in ride and handling - but that was probably due to the replacement tires being new and much better than the stock ones they replaced.
To put things in perspective ... we're talking about a 4.9% increase in tire width, a 5% increase in sidewall (0.2") and less than 2% increase in circumference.
Even if you replaced a brand-new 205 with an identical brand-new 215, I'd bet the difference you could actually feel would be very subtle ... the difference in tire brands and wear will likely provide the biggest changes in handling.
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When I went from 205/60R15s on my old Focus to 225/50R17s the biggest difference was a rediculous increase in grip, mind you I went from stock Firerocks to some Conti Extreme Contacts. the other major difference was the car really started trying to follow ruts
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