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215/65/15 or 205/65/15?

Old Oct 26, 2001 | 05:54 PM
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215/65/15 or 205/65/15?

It's in the subject line. Will going with the 215 affect the way the car drives.

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Old Oct 26, 2001 | 06:05 PM
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http://www.miata.net/garage/garagetires.html

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It shouldn't change diameter enough nearly enough to matter, IIRC. A speedo that is 2.0% too slow is within acceptable changes.

No, it shouldn't affect the way the car drives appreciably. The change in tires (from worn to new, from brand to brand, etc.) will affect things many many more times more. e.g. going from stock Goodyear RS-A's to sticky Bridgestone RE730's is much bigger change than just 10mm in width.
Old Oct 26, 2001 | 06:35 PM
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Originally posted by brianw
http://www.miata.net/garage/garagetires.html

Tire Calculator.

It shouldn't change diameter enough nearly enough to matter, IIRC. A speedo that is 2.0% too slow is within acceptable changes.

No, it shouldn't affect the way the car drives appreciably. The change in tires (from worn to new, from brand to brand, etc.) will affect things many many more times more. e.g. going from stock Goodyear RS-A's to sticky Bridgestone RE730's is much bigger change than just 10mm in width.
Thanks for the info, I'll check out the website.

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