What tire is a good fit on 15x6.5?

[SilviaSR20DET]

I currently have a 195/60r15 tires on my rims right now. Im currently in the process of finding new tires. What size tires would look and perform the best? Im leaning toward the 205/55 size tires but need some opinions before i make my final decision. Thanks

[Bill Roberts]

I run BF Goodrich 205 60 15's. Unfortunantly, the sidewalls are a little soft for any high speed cornering. They have a treadwear of 360, temperature is A and traction is A. Very good street type tire.

[TheSparo]

i have the same size as bill here, but i got sumotumos, or however its spelled, 205/60/15 feel very nice, but im waiting on wheels b4 i get "high performance" tires

[citizen]

205/55 is what i run, khumo 712s, solid tires

[240racer]

If you have 6.5" wide wheels then run either 205/55-15 kumho 712, or 215/50-15 sumitomo htr, or 225/50-15 potenza so-3. if you get a different size then that you will have incorrect speedometer readings.

[Bill Roberts]

Damn dude, a 225 50 will fit the rim and clear the turning stock??? outragous. I did not know that.


I may get a set for drift purposes...looking at another stock set of rims now! Do I need to put anything behind them for offset? (sorry, I am uneduated in the tire, suspection, rims, deal with my car.) I had a few bad experiences on other cars from dummys running non stock rims or different sized tires.

[240racer]

they will fit the rim no problem, they will have some buldge and may not be the best size. I haven't installed them, but I assume since lots of people run 225 or 245 or whatever on 240s all the time that they should fit okay. you don't want to get some for drift though, they are expensive and sticky, both things you do not want for trying to slid around artfully

[Bill Roberts]

Actually with stock springs, the 205/60 15 BF goodriches and their ability to be sticky when needed but break loose freely when asked, the weaker sidewalls for feel make them the perfect, street/drift tire IMHO.\

I got mine at walmart for 81 per, and the total ticket was less than 4 bills with warrantee/hazard/etc.

I got 7500 miles on them, done my share of rosting them off at times and rest assured thwy will last 20K miles between drift and steet. When you drift with them, I don't drift to dig them in, I drift to "drift", light on the suspention, heavy on the show. Keep your car level and slide, but not to the extent of a flat spot. Do it smooth, do it right, drift.


Bottom line, drift your car without taxing the car, make it float like a butterfly and stink like a bee.

Guys that wholesale rawhide their ride and wreck it....BOOOOO BOOOO


Very smooth folks.


A really great drift tire would be a balance between sidewall and skill. Let the suspention work less, the tire work more and float.


Drifting is about: Looking good, not tearing up your car or tires, keeping a balance, doing a show of ballet with the car. The easier and smoother, the better.

Bill: Not a drift master, but as drift artist.

[AKADriver]

Originally posted by 240racer
If you have 6.5" wide wheels then run either 205/55-15 kumho 712, or 215/50-15 sumitomo htr, or 225/50-15 potenza so-3. if you get a different size then that you will have incorrect speedometer readings.

Er...

195/60-15 and 205/60-15 are both stock sizes.

The sizes you listed are all shorter than stock, but not by much.

The stock speedometer is already a couple mph off anyway. It takes a BIG variation in tire size to throw things off more than 3mph or so via tires.

[240racer]

I've never seen 205/60-15 stock, but I would believe that they would do it. However, that points out that 205/50-15 would definatly be on the small side though, since the error from 195/60-15 is to the high side

[AKADriver]

'89-'90 sport package, '91-'93 with HICAS.

Look inside your glovebox, it should have a sticker with tire inflation specs for both the 195/60 and 205/60 versions.