I was driving today and blew out my front drivers side tire... so i need to replace it. I have 2 brand new 195 60 15's in my closet that I got for my saturn right before it was totaled... the stock tire is 205 65 15... will these ones i have in my house work, will it look stupid, and should i put them on the fronts or the backs? Also, where would a good place to go to have them put on the rims, will it cost a lot?

Matt

 

The 195/60R15s will physically fit, but don't bother. That tire is too small. It's over an inch less in diameter and your car won't handle right.

If you' put it on the front, the speedo will be off and the gap in the fender will look funny. If you put smaller tires on the rear, it really will look stupid.

Go here and do a comparison for yourself.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

ive got those on the rear of mine and they work fine

 

yea plus the tranny will mess up.

 

Why would the tranny mess up...?

 

it could mess with the differencial if you have to different hight tires on the front

 

nah thats only if the tires on the same axle are of differnt size.

 

exactly. you need all the tires to be one size

 

WTF?!
The ONLY time that would cause damage to the differential is if you had different sized tires on the left and right FRONT wheels.
if both front tires are the same size, the diff will not have a problem. it doesn't care what size they are, as long as they're both spinning at the same speed when you're cruising down the highway. otherwise, it doesn't matter a damn bit what size tires you have on the rear, or if they even match at all.. as long as the front two tires are the same size, you're fine.

 

ABS system might not like it but I doubt our primitive system could give a crap.

 

you could use them, just for a temporary replacment. i'd recommend getting the stock size though.

 

you'd be okay with them on the back, you're just pulling those anyway, so it really doesn't matter. They might look a little funny, but as close as the size is, you're probably the only one who's going to notice it. (except maybe another car nut) They'd be fine to run until you can get the right size. Might be a good time to think about some cool tires and wheels anyway if you've got to replace all four. The miata tire size calculator is priceless for determining what size to go to!

here's the link again: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

hi i was wanting to switch to 205/60/15 stock is 205/65/15 does anyone think this is to much of a difference? oh ya its a 94 se

 

trade the saturn tires in on some stock maxima tires at your local place, they usually do that. atleast ive done it before.

 

no wont matter i had 205/50/15s on for a while now i have 225/50/15s

 

slickblack, the tire size calculator will tell you exactly how much difference it will make. It will tell you what your speedo error is, plus or minus, and how many mph. check it out...