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TheTicTac · 02-10-2005, 03:29 PM

Obviously tires aren't made the same, so you can't just say get 205 blah blah blah and have them all come out the way you think it will. Case in point, I used to have brigdstones on my 7.5j, 205/55. The tires looked cool and performed well, now I have some cheaper tires made by dunlop with the same size and they look like 4x4 tires, and the sidewalls suck ass.

s134 · 02-14-2005, 03:46 PM

lol, i am gonna mount some 235/50s on some 15x6.5 tommorrow, i will post pics

s134 · 07-17-2005, 10:26 AM

well after many changes 25/50 on a 15x7 is my preference of tire size.. good all around, sidewalls aren't TOOO bad, lotsa contact to the road. doesnt bloon to much either

***FaLKoN240*** · 07-17-2005, 11:11 AM

I bought a pair of 16x7 +10 meshies from the junkyard a while back they came with 225/50/16 they looked bad ass. . . I loved em, til the junkyard tires died on me LOL.

krustindumm · 07-17-2005, 11:53 AM

195/50/15 is what i'm putting on my 15x7.5's.

Should provide a nice increase in steering responce vs. the 205/60's on there now. Less sidewall will make it alot stiffer.

r-b-x · 07-17-2005, 06:13 PM

195/50 or 205/50 looks like crap without lowering at least 2 inches. and even then they still look kinda small. aesthetically, i say try to maintain something close to the stock 205/60, like say 225/50.

on the other hand, tire size is limited by the sizes the tire comes is available in, such as falken azenis rt215's only 15in size is 205/50.

s134 · 07-17-2005, 07:26 PM

i dropped around 2.25 and i am running 225/50s rear on a 15x7 and 195/50 frotn on a 15x6.5... very good handling car

02-10-2005, 03:29 PM	#31
TheTicTac Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2002 Location: CA Posts: 449 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Obviously tires aren't made the same, so you can't just say get 205 blah blah blah and have them all come out the way you think it will. Case in point, I used to have brigdstones on my 7.5j, 205/55. The tires looked cool and performed well, now I have some cheaper tires made by dunlop with the same size and they look like 4x4 tires, and the sidewalls suck ass. __________________ GorgeousGarage L.oose S.ocks D.aisuke !

02-14-2005, 03:46 PM	#32
s134 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: indianapolis, in Age: 36 Posts: 634 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol, i am gonna mount some 235/50s on some 15x6.5 tommorrow, i will post pics __________________

07-17-2005, 10:26 AM	#33
s134 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: indianapolis, in Age: 36 Posts: 634 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well after many changes 25/50 on a 15x7 is my preference of tire size.. good all around, sidewalls aren't TOOO bad, lotsa contact to the road. doesnt bloon to much either __________________

07-17-2005, 11:53 AM	#35
krustindumm Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iowa Age: 36 Posts: 473 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	195/50/15 is what i'm putting on my 15x7.5's. Should provide a nice increase in steering responce vs. the 205/60's on there now. Less sidewall will make it alot stiffer. __________________ ASE Master Technician

07-17-2005, 07:26 PM	#37
s134 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: indianapolis, in Age: 36 Posts: 634 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i dropped around 2.25 and i am running 225/50s rear on a 15x7 and 195/50 frotn on a 15x6.5... very good handling car __________________

07-17-2005, 11:11 AM	#34
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 16,761 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	I bought a pair of 16x7 +10 meshies from the junkyard a while back they came with 225/50/16 they looked bad ass. . . I loved em, til the junkyard tires died on me LOL.

07-17-2005, 06:13 PM	#36
r-b-x Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: vancouver Posts: 118 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	195/50 or 205/50 looks like crap without lowering at least 2 inches. and even then they still look kinda small. aesthetically, i say try to maintain something close to the stock 205/60, like say 225/50. on the other hand, tire size is limited by the sizes the tire comes is available in, such as falken azenis rt215's only 15in size is 205/50.

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