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eg6sir
10-04-2007, 05:53 PM
alrighty.. gonna be buying tires soon and someone on H-T was telling me to get 185/60-14 instead of 195/60-14 .. they're going on a 94 Civic and i know the factory size is 185/60, but i want a wider footprint.. but how much of a difference is there between the 2 tire sizes.. which do you recommend?
Volume 8
10-04-2007, 06:02 PM
alrighty.. gonna be buying tires soon and someone on H-T was telling me to get 185/60-14 instead of 195/60-14 .. they're going on a 94 Civic and i know the factory size is 185/60, but i want a wider footprint.. but how much of a difference is there between the 2 tire sizes.. which do you recommend?

Well, if you go by the P-metric number(tire size), 185 would mean the section width in millimeters. So a 195 tire is 10mm wider than a 185. I prefer 185/60s due to the shorter sidewall height and they square up with the wheel better, allowing the wheel to support to tire instead of rolling over.
eg6sir
10-04-2007, 07:09 PM
good point about the tire roll over.. i had planned to get 195/60's, now i gotta see what tires they have in 185/60 ..
naman
10-05-2007, 09:55 AM
Isn't factory 185-65-14? A good choice would be 195-60-14 sidewall will be about the same as well as overall height within a cm or so. Plus you gain 10mm of with per tire if the wheel were a 6.5 or 7 id say 205/40 but a 205 is the widest you would want to go on a 6" wheel. I have 195's on my 5.5" hx wheels and they buldge a bit.
eg6sir
10-05-2007, 11:17 AM
factory is 185/60..
naman
10-05-2007, 01:33 PM
my bad 92-95 were 185/60 96-00 are 185/65.
crazyxzer0
10-05-2007, 02:02 PM
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
eg6sir
10-05-2007, 02:02 PM
well, the 195/60 will throw the speedo off by a small fraction.. when doing 60mph i'll actually be doing 58.7 mph
dmacedo
10-05-2007, 02:33 PM
so just curious, what is the stock tire size for the dx 92-95's for our 13"s ?
eg6sir
10-05-2007, 02:47 PM
175/70-13.
crazyxzer0
10-08-2007, 01:28 PM
well, the 195/60 will throw the speedo off by a small fraction.. when doing 60mph i'll actually be doing 58.7 mph

i usually just use the percentage and subtract it from 100mph.

gives you a better idea how off you are during highway speeds because people don't run 60mph anymore.


i would get 185/60 if it is cheaper, if 195/60 is cheaper, i would go w/ those.
eg6sir
10-08-2007, 03:40 PM
going with 195/60's .. they're $220 mounted and balanced and a decent tire.. the 185/60 tires suck.. el cheapos

should be mounted to the wheels later today..