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Car Forum / Honda Cars / April 2006Honda Civic Tire question
Hi, I have a 99 civic sedan LX 4 door and the manufacturer reccomends 185 65 14 for tire size, but I am getting a good deal on some used tires that are 195 65 14. Is is o.k. to go with the 195's or will this be a problem? Please advise as I need to make a quick decision, and money is part of the issue! Thx for all your help! ;) > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thx for all your help! ;) I don't see a problem at all. It's usually best to stick with OEM. There is a very small chance that you won't be able to turn your front wheels all the way in either direction because the larger tires will scrape against the cars wheel wells. East- > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thx for all your help! ;) if your rims are steel, they're only 5.5" wide, and that's getting a little skinny for a tire that size and imo, it makes the handling wishy-washy. if they're 6" alloys however, you'll be fine. > if your rims are steel, they're only 5.5" wide, and that's getting a > little skinny for a tire that size and imo, it makes the handling > wishy-washy. if they're 6" alloys however, you'll be fine. For a '99 Civic most likely the steel rims are only 5" wide. Thx for all your help guys :) LP > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thx for all your help! ;) > I have a 99 civic sedan LX 4 door and the manufacturer reccomends 185 65 14 > for tire size, but I am getting a good deal on some used tires that are 195 > 65 14. Is is o.k. to go with the 195's or will this be a problem? There's a neat tire size calculator here: http://www.net-comber.com/tirecalc.html According to that, your new tire radius will be about 1/4 inch larger than now. Which means your speedometer and odometer will read about 2% under the actual values. >> I have a 99 civic sedan LX 4 door and the manufacturer reccomends 185 65 14 >> for tire size, but I am getting a good deal on some used tires that are 195 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > than now. Which means your speedometer and odometer will read about 2% > under the actual values. larger radius means youll be going faster than indicated, by 2%. since the civic speedo is anywhere from 5-10% high, youll just be closer to actual speed by 3 to 8% > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thx for all your help! ;) i went "plus one" from OEM to 195/60/14" with no problems. made a BIG difference in handling. now i can take freeway onramps at speeds that make my girlfriend scream, and the tires dont squeal! |
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