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Hello
my tires are looking really low and im looking at a set of tires that are near new for 150 which is cheap.....
however the size is P185-65 R 14 BF..... currently on my car I have 185/60/ r 14.....
In my book and on the door it says 185/60/r14...
would the 65 be a big deal and not fit....think it would rub on turns.... ect..
what do you the experts think....
Thanks!
you should be fine. Just be careful, you will be going 3% faster than what the speedometer is showing.
well i got them as they are in good shape...
it looks like the car will ride a bit higher... not a big deal to me as long as it works....
i have to drive another 15 000km before i switch them over but now i dont have to panic when they run out of tread......
I ran 185/65R14 for a while with no problems. You'll be fine.
5 mills wont matter your speedo will be out like a quarter of a kilometer if your lucky
its actually 18.5 mm added to the diameter of the tire.
if you have 3/4 of an inch, or 19 mm for you canadians, of clearance around your tire now you will be fine.
when i first got my aveo back in july of 2004 as a new car it came with kuhmo 185/65/14's on it. it drove really nice but sometimes it felt like it grabbed every little crack in the road. maybe it was just me being used to my 2002 suburban with the 265/70/17's bf goodrich longtrails and that truck drives really nice. at 50000 when the tires were almost slicks i put on the aveo 195/65/14 bridgestone hp50's. i'm gonna stick with the 195's on the car. i felt it improved the way the aveo handled the road.
195/65R14 is quite the jump, it's 1 3/4" larger diameter than stock. It may ride better but i'm guessing it handles a little sketchy with all that sidewall.
i'm actually very happy with the way the car handles. i feel the its an improvement.
right slow day lolQuote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
i have 215 40s there pretty sweet they stick but they dont heat very quickly because the cars to light but when they do its always a good timeQuote:
Originally Posted by 07_aveo
That is all dependent on tire composition more than tire size
right you areQuote:
Originally Posted by aveodude
Wow, old thread, but relevant to my question! I am looking at tires right now - there are more options for the 185/65's than the 185/60's. I have used and love the Michelin Defender series tires. No doubt they are a larger tire by 3/4", not a huge jump, but I was wondering how this size affected MPG? It should go up, but just curious - of course the odometer may have to be adjusted - some vehicles don't have to be adjusted, I went up on size on my Nissan truck and it actually was spot on at 80mph. I have heard that some manufacturer's set the speedo so that you are going slower than you actually are. I have not checked my current speedo setting - anyway any answers would be greatly appreciated!
MPG are directly related to mile travelled. If your tire change is 3-4 or even 5% you car does not know it is going that difference in distance if you are using the odometer to calculate mpg.
If you really want to hyper mile, then you need to include some sort of method of calculating the actual distance traveled.
1-3% isnt a huge difference in these tire choices in this thread. but you could run a 135 metric tire and reduce friction patch and pick up close to @ 10% rolling diameter. Which is significant (one of my friends ran these on a civic, those of us air cooled vw guys know a thing or two about tire sizes :P )
I thought I made that clear in my question - explaining the speedo settings, however, if the speedo is not corrected it should show that you are getting less mileage by about 3%, I wanted to know if anyone has reset their speedo, and checked their mileage? also, the width (friction) plays a roll - not here since the width is the same, but then there is wind resistance raising the car allows more drag from various areas on the car. I was wondering if that was anything noticeable or not. do you pick-up that mile per gallon, or does it stay the same? just curious. thanks for the reply!
I am also looking at tires, Thinking of Kuhmo Solus. I see there are KR21 and KH16 (OE size). I see a lot of highway miles (100+ daily). Are these okay or should I try another brand?
TiA
Justin
looks like KR21s are decent, this thread helped me...
http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f85/good-tires-14481/
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