Putting 195/60s on my car instead of 185/60s - good or bad idea?

[R]

i checked at www.tirerack.com figuring i'd find a few options for tires for
you. it appears you're right, as they only listed 2 tires, both Goodyears,
at $67 each.
going to either 195/60R15 or 195/55R15 gives a lot more options, but i
didn't look at prices in those sizes.

http://www.pepboys.com/tires/tirediameter.shtm
gives the formula to calculate tire diameter using the tire size. according
to the formula (an assuming i didn't make any calculator mistakes)
185/60R15 is approx 23.74" in diameter
195/60R15 is approx 24.21"
195/55R15 is approx 23.44"

obviously, changing to either size is going to have an effect on your
speedometer/odometer. how much of a difference it'll make, i'm not sure.
may not even be enough to notice on the speedo...

"firsttimer" <first...@o.email.here> wrote in message
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> My 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 has P185/60R-15 tires on it, unfortunately,
> only Goodyear seems to make this specific size tire and the local
> place wants WAY too much for them.
>
> So what if I put on 195s instead of 185s? I can get a variety of
> P195/60R-15s and they're much cheaper. I know the width would be a
> little off, but can I put those on my same wheels without problems?
>
> Thanks

[Albert Meyer]

The 195 will also be wider, so you need to check the side clearance.

first...@o.email.here wrote in message ...
I guess the 7/10ths of an inch isn't
>that big of a deal. That's only about 1/3rd of an inch higher into my
>wheel well, so I should be good to go, yes?

[Mase...@garlic.com]

Want a surprise? Go down to a tire store get three 195/55R15 tires
off the shelf from three different manufactures. No TWO will be the
same height sitting side by side on the floor!!!!

[2. Label Influence]

It is RARELY a problem to go up to 20mm wider in the advertised size of a
car tire. If by chance you have clearance issues, they should be minor and
occur only at full steering lock or hitting large bumps.
These issues can be cheaply solved (maybe for free!) by lightly rolling your
inner fender lip inwards a bit. Sports car enthusiasts have been doing this
for decades- you can't even see the modification unless you crawl into the
fenderwell...

BTW- I had NO problems using 205/60HR14 Dunlop D60A2 tires on 14X6 Konig
aftermarket wheels on my 1998 Mazda Protege ES. It's a very similar car to
yours in many ways, and came with 185/65R14 tires standard.
I drove the hell out of it on dirt roads, even jumped the car about 18inches
on a rise in the road practicing rally-driving skills. Never rubbed a tire,
and I hadn't even done the fender lip-rolling trick.

I would buy 195/60HR15 Dunlop D60A2's if it were me, they have won many tire
tests (including Consumer Reports best sport/touring tire).
Discount Tire shows them running about $69 each, and they have great
treadwear- don't squeal as much as stock tires- grip very well- break away
smoothly when they finally slide (easily controlled)- and work well in the
rain!

I'm done... have fun, and all this was just my opinion!

!Bungle

[2. Label Influence]

Oh, yeah- I forgot to mention that there is a brand new Discount Tire at
Braker and Burnet, I went there last weekend to have them seat the bead on a
new scooter tire and they did it for free. This was on a Saturday afternoon,
and they weren't crowded at all. Nice lookin' shop, too!

!Bungle

p.s. any stranger that does me a solid with a smile gets lots of positive
word-of-mouth from me... and besides, ya rarely get that treatment at
businesses these days!

[Alex Zepeda]

On Fri, 25 May 2001 13:11:36 -0700, first...@o.email.here wrote:

>I'm looking at the Pirelli P400 Touring or the Yokahama AVID Touring.
>They're $52 and $56 respectively and both scored high on
>www.tirerack.com

Go for the Yokohama AVID T4.

I'm not quite sure where you found your prices but for a 195-60R15,
the Avid Touring are $43/tire and the Avid T4 are $45. You might
even consider moving up to an H rated tire (the H4) for $3 more per
tire.

Were you factoring in the shipping charges?

- alex

[Slick...@ididnothavesexwiththatwoman.com]

"R" <ris...@acsworld.net> wrote in message
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If the previous calculations are right, don't worry too much about the
odometer. When it says 50 mph, you will be going 50.9 mph. Not enough to
worry about. Check out http://www.dsm.org/tools/tiresize.htm. It will give
you the information below. If you wish to maintain the same diameter as the
185/60-15's, you will need to get as close to the following sizes as
possible:
For 35-series tires, you will want a tire that is 317 mm wide
For 40-series tires, you will want a tire that is 278 mm wide
For 45-series tires, you will want a tire that is 247 mm wide
For 50-series tires, you will want a tire that is 222 mm wide
For 55-series tires, you will want a tire that is 202 mm wide
For 60-series tires, you will want a tire that is 185 mm wide
For 65-series tires, you will want a tire that is 171 mm wide
For 70-series tires, you will want a tire that is 159 mm wide
For 75-series tires, you will want a tire that is 148 mm wide
For 80-series tires, you will want a tire that is 139 mm wide
For 85-series tires, you will want a tire that is 131 mm wide
For 90-series tires, you will want a tire that is 123 mm wide