Tire sizes for a 3rd Gen

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Bill G - 23 Mar 2004 10:54 GMT

Stock tires are 205/65-15
Diameter is 25.5 inches
Rim width range 5.5"-7.5"

Tires I'm thinking about are 225/60-15
Diameter is 25.6 inches
Rim width range is 6"-8"

Wheels are 15x6

It appears to me that these 225's will fit just fine on the stock wheels.

I will lose a little of the section width (from 8.85" to about 8.65").
But from what I can determine on Tire Rack's website, the 225's will fit
my car.
But that size is not listed as a 15" option.

Anybody have any info on this?

Also, anyone know anything about the BF Goodrich Traction T/A's?

Thanks.

Bill G
'91 SE Auto
164K miles

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Bill G - 23 Mar 2004 11:12 GMT

Oh yeah, the 225's weigh about 2 pounds more than the
stock 205's.

Does this make that much difference?

Bill G
'91 SE Auto
164K miles

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Warner Crump - 23 Mar 2004 17:30 GMT

I did the same thing for a truck I once owned. Same exact thing. Worked
out fine. I actually liked the way the new tires looked a little fatter on
the rims. Your not really buying much by doing it thou. Maybe a little
traction, but mostly it just looks different. Tire rack may just not stock
that size cause its not a heavy seller or it just not listed on the web
site. Call them and ask if they can get it.

Warner

> Stock tires are 205/65-15
> Diameter is 25.5 inches
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> '91 SE Auto
> 164K miles

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David Efflandt - 24 Mar 2004 04:30 GMT

> Stock tires are 205/65-15
> Diameter is 25.5 inches
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> It appears to me that these 225's will fit just fine on the stock wheels.

I have used 225/60-15 on my newer (95) Maxima SE without any problems (it
came with 215/60-15 which are probably hard to find now, and I think
non-SE models came with same 205/65-15 size you have).

> I will lose a little of the section width (from 8.85" to about 8.65").
> But from what I can determine on Tire Rack's website, the 225's will fit
> my car.

Huh? BFG's data for 205/65-15 (Traction T/A) shows section width 8.2 and
225/60-15 shows 9.0. So as long as you have 1/2" clearance around your
existing tires, you should be fine.

> Also, anyone know anything about the BF Goodrich Traction T/A's?

With earlier generation BFG all weather tires, their VR-4 had noticeably
better traction, but did not last quite as long as HR-4. The Traction
T/A's seem to have same treadwear rating and traction rating for H or V
rated. Although, I would expect that the H might ride a little smoother
and V may be sturdier and better handling due to their higher speed
rating,

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