WingZr0 Posted November 5, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 5, 2007 Heh I found a cool website for tire sizes! Type in the stock size tires, compare them to what you have on and then compare those to the rim and tire size you'd like to have I found that the 205/40/17 rims I''ve been wanting are appearently too big. Well give it a check, heres the weblink http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit Tire Size Calculator ~Z~ Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanman Posted November 6, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 6, 2007 For tyres and wheels:-http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.htmlFor tyres: -http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobc Posted November 6, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 6, 2007 What tire size do you guys recommend? It appears that 175X60X14 tires have very limited availability. Anybody got a good source for this size. If not what size and brand do you recommend? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_dog007 Posted November 6, 2007 Share #4 Posted November 6, 2007 I recently got 195x70/R14's. I wanted to go higher like 205, 215, or 225 but I heard that you can scrap your tires up front when turning. I didn't like that at all. I could have gone wider in the rear, but I couldn't find a good performance tire that was the same make/model for both sizes. I would have had different sets of tires and I do not like that idea one bit.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Sumitomo&tireModel=HTR+H4&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=97HR4HTRH4&fromCompare1=yes&place=8So I bought 4 of these. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted November 6, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 6, 2007 I've got 2256014 Yokohama A509's on my 78. The don't scrape during turns or at any other time. The key is probably the wheels you put them on. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted November 6, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 6, 2007 I have 195/70/14's on the Lime car, and 195/65/15's on the Yellow car. Both fit very well, and the speedo is also accurate (checked with GPS). Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingZr0 Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted November 6, 2007 What Tire do you guys recommend for a 17x7 wheel?I'm not sure what would fit but I saw a rim and tire combo package that comes with a 205/40/17 tire with the above rim size.on the Calculator in post #1 I put 195/60/14 as stock215/60/14 as what I have now205/40/17 for the wheel tire comboWhen I press compare tire sizes button it says, "WARNNING, when changing tire sizes we recommend staying within 3% of the original tire size, any more than that and you risk BREAK FAILURE!"Also I've been trying to find this thing called "The Wheel Tool" on the net which I saw advertised in a car mag within the last month.Cost about $20 bucks,It said you can put this on in place of your wheel and test offset, Rim Size and Backspace clearance. And with the "loop" thingy you can simulate the tire size also to help you order the correct rims ahead of time / the first time.Anyone heard or seen that yet, I've been trying to find it? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggarrard Posted November 6, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 6, 2007 Don't see how you can risk "break failure" if your tire diameters are 3% or greater... I have used the 1010 tire calculator when sizing snow tires, and actually opted for the 3% larger tire choice, as the 65 series profile tires are cheaper than the 60 series versions...Note your speedo will be off by the % calculated....Never heard of the wheel tool thingy :-)GWGarrard Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26126-tire-size-calculator/#findComment-227500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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