Wheels vs tires
#1
Wheels vs tires
Hi there,
I changed my suspension a bit.. it feels soooo much better a lot less rolling in the corners...
But i wonder about how to choose good wheels, my little Protege 1991 still has her stock wheels with Roadhandlers T Plus tires on her.
I have trouble with the size of the wheels to choose against the size of the tires, i think i have to keep the closest possible to the same total diameter of the original tires (wich i think is 185), i'll look tomorrow, but does it mean that i would have to put 15" wheels with 195X50X15 tires?
aaaaaaaahhh, I'm so confused and feeling so much like a newbie.. well i am a newbie to this.. anyway
thx
Al
I changed my suspension a bit.. it feels soooo much better a lot less rolling in the corners...
But i wonder about how to choose good wheels, my little Protege 1991 still has her stock wheels with Roadhandlers T Plus tires on her.
I have trouble with the size of the wheels to choose against the size of the tires, i think i have to keep the closest possible to the same total diameter of the original tires (wich i think is 185), i'll look tomorrow, but does it mean that i would have to put 15" wheels with 195X50X15 tires?
aaaaaaaahhh, I'm so confused and feeling so much like a newbie.. well i am a newbie to this.. anyway
thx
Al
#2
Also...
Which rims should I get:
163-6703 16X7 5 1/2 +40 4-100 & 4-4.5
163-6718 16X7 5 1/2 +40 5-100 & 5-4.5
I don't know what the offset and bolt pattern are (in red). Also, what tires would fit those rims? Thanks.
163-6703 16X7 5 1/2 +40 4-100 & 4-4.5
163-6718 16X7 5 1/2 +40 5-100 & 5-4.5
I don't know what the offset and bolt pattern are (in red). Also, what tires would fit those rims? Thanks.
#3
Re: Wheels vs tires
Originally posted by [-Albator-]
Hi there,
I changed my suspension a bit.. it feels soooo much better a lot less rolling in the corners...
But i wonder about how to choose good wheels, my little Protege 1991 still has her stock wheels with Roadhandlers T Plus tires on her.
I have trouble with the size of the wheels to choose against the size of the tires, i think i have to keep the closest possible to the same total diameter of the original tires (wich i think is 185), i'll look tomorrow, but does it mean that i would have to put 15" wheels with 195X50X15 tires?
aaaaaaaahhh, I'm so confused and feeling so much like a newbie.. well i am a newbie to this.. anyway
thx
Al
Hi there,
I changed my suspension a bit.. it feels soooo much better a lot less rolling in the corners...
But i wonder about how to choose good wheels, my little Protege 1991 still has her stock wheels with Roadhandlers T Plus tires on her.
I have trouble with the size of the wheels to choose against the size of the tires, i think i have to keep the closest possible to the same total diameter of the original tires (wich i think is 185), i'll look tomorrow, but does it mean that i would have to put 15" wheels with 195X50X15 tires?
aaaaaaaahhh, I'm so confused and feeling so much like a newbie.. well i am a newbie to this.. anyway
thx
Al
#5
#6
Ok so here are the true mesures...
I'm stuck with 13" Iron rims, with 175X70 R13 tires.
they are 4 bolts (is there any difference in 4 bolts paterns?)
i look either to get 14 or 15" rims the largest possible 195 sounds good...
any ideas?
(damn my handbreak cable just broke... and on of the rear ones was stuck... another 300 Can $ down the drain...)
Al
I'm stuck with 13" Iron rims, with 175X70 R13 tires.
they are 4 bolts (is there any difference in 4 bolts paterns?)
i look either to get 14 or 15" rims the largest possible 195 sounds good...
any ideas?
(damn my handbreak cable just broke... and on of the rear ones was stuck... another 300 Can $ down the drain...)
Al
#8
Yes, 16" would look very nice. In fact, I have the same size tires as you do, and I am planning to eventually get 16" rims with 205/45/16 are very close to stock diameter, the error is only about 2% or something. I have 14s right now sitting around, 15s or 16s would be the way to go I think.
#10
Originally posted by celi85
i went from a 13" rim and tire combo (stock) to a set of 17" rims and 215/45/17 tires. the spedometer is only off by 4 mph...
i went from a 13" rim and tire combo (stock) to a set of 17" rims and 215/45/17 tires. the spedometer is only off by 4 mph...
#12
Well, here's what I did...
My car came stock with 185/65/14 tires on 14" steel wheels. I upgraded to 17" alloy wheels and 205/40/17 tires. If you use the Miata.net Tire size calculator, the overall width was barely changed. It's only off by .1%.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Here's a breakdown of what those numbers mean on the size of you tire
205/40/17
/\ /\ /\
| | |
| | |
| | ------ Size of tire in inches from inner sidewalls
| | -------- Profile of tire...higher the number more sidewall you have
| ------Width of tire from side to side in millimeters
My car came stock with 185/65/14 tires on 14" steel wheels. I upgraded to 17" alloy wheels and 205/40/17 tires. If you use the Miata.net Tire size calculator, the overall width was barely changed. It's only off by .1%.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Here's a breakdown of what those numbers mean on the size of you tire
205/40/17
/\ /\ /\
| | |
| | |
| | ------ Size of tire in inches from inner sidewalls
| | -------- Profile of tire...higher the number more sidewall you have
| ------Width of tire from side to side in millimeters
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