Best Tire For 200Sx 15" wheels?

T200Sx · Feb 2nd, 2005, 09:47 PM

Well I'm gettin some 15's for my car and I know they'll be 205 wide but im not sure about sidewall? Also what is the best tire to for the 15 I guess it would be the same as the best tire for the Se-R..So please help. For the tire im looking for somthing that rides decent.. Not really that big of a deal to me, but i would like them to last nothing like those 10k tires they sell thanks guys

Zac · Feb 2nd, 2005, 09:52 PM

YOKOHAMA AVID V4S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
500 tread wear rating meaning you could get upwards of 100k miles. great handling and overall a very well built tyre.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

and oh yea, like 70 bucks a pop

zlr101 · Feb 2nd, 2005, 09:52 PM

I liked the kuhmo 712 they were cheap and worked nice on my 240sx.

T200Sx · Feb 2nd, 2005, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NickZac

YOKOHAMA AVID V4S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
500 tread wear rating meaning you could get upwards of 100k miles. great handling and overall a very well built tyre.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

and oh yea, like 70 bucks a pop

Sounds good to me i'll be getting those now

they should cost me around 55 through my work even better

but what size sidewall should i get with the 15" rim?

Zac · Feb 2nd, 2005, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by T200Sx

Sounds good to me i'll be getting those now

they should cost me around 55 through my work even better

but what size sidewall should i get with the 15" rim?

I just selected 55 because it is a relatively standard size. I dont own a B14 so I cant tell ya for sure but I'm sure someone else will. Goodluck!

black_ser95 · Feb 2nd, 2005, 10:25 PM

i have 205/50/15 yokohama's

T200Sx · Feb 3rd, 2005, 05:30 PM

you like them? where'd you get them in a 50?

IanH · Feb 3rd, 2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by T200Sx

you like them? where'd you get them in a 50?

Using one plus and two plus formula gets you to 195/50/15
Mine give me a dead on speed reading at 75 mph compared to my GPS speed reading at 7/32 tread wear.
Yes I agree I should have got the 205/50 's
Do not get 205/55's they will be much to high or big. Your speedo will read slow.
Good Luck ....

I'm Slow · Feb 3rd, 2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by IanH

Using one plus and two plus formula gets you to 195/50/15
Mine give me a dead on speed reading at 75 mph compared to my GPS speed reading at 7/32 tread wear.
Yes I agree I should have got the 205/50 's
Do not get 205/55's they will be much to high or big. Your speedo will read slow.
Good Luck ....

i have 205/55/15 but i need new tires they dont seam too big

Ninety-Nine SE-L · Feb 4th, 2005, 12:08 AM

for the 15" wheels, the stock tire size is 195/55/15. If you go up one size in width, you're usually going to want to go down one size in sidewall percentage, therefore, 205/50/15

195mm x 0.55 = 107.25mm <--- Stock size
205mm x 0.55 = 112.75mm <--- +5.50mm radius
205mm x 0.50 = 102.50mm <--- -4.75mm radius

the 205/50 is closer.

Ninety-Nine SE-L · Feb 4th, 2005, 12:22 AM

BTW, the difference between the 2 is pretty much on paper. We're talking about +1.1cm or -0.95cm difference in overall diameter, or if you compare the 2 directly, it's 2.05cm diameter.

The bigger tire may have slightly added comfort at low speeds, but the only real difference is that when you are actually going 80MPH, the bigger tires will cause your speedometer to read 78-79 while the smaller tires will cause a reading of 81 or so.

myoung · Feb 4th, 2005, 03:02 AM

205/50/15 Toyo Proxes T1-S

myoung · Feb 4th, 2005, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by zlr101

I liked the kuhmo 712 they were cheap and worked nice on my 240sx.

::coughjunkcough::

pete? · Feb 4th, 2005, 08:06 AM

I see you live in PA. Since you and I live farther north it gets unseasonably cool some times. The problem with high performance summer tires is that they are temp dependant and if you are of a damp road (either at night or if its chilly out) it can be like riding on ice. I got a set of se-r wheels from wickedsr20 (cool dude

) and they had Dunlop sp8000 tires on them and I was on 695 one time doing 30mph and floored it (I had no mods at the time) and I could spin my tires! At 30mph! With 95whp! That’s not good. If you are not going to be racing I would recommend a set of ultra high performance all seasons like falkin ziex. We just got these on my mother’s murk. Sable wagon and they are incredible for all seasons! Soft compound, big ol' "valley" down the middle, great in the rain, and they weren’t too shabby in the snow either.

IanH · Feb 4th, 2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninety-Nine SE-L

for the 15" wheels, the stock tire size is 195/55/15. If you go up one size in width, you're usually going to want to go down one size in sidewall percentage, therefore, 205/50/15

195mm x 0.55 = 107.25mm <--- Stock size
205mm x 0.55 = 112.75mm <--- +5.50mm radius
205mm x 0.50 = 102.50mm <--- -4.75mm radius

the 205/50 is closer.

Yes I agree thats the std size for the SER SR20 cars. However I have a GXE with 175/70/13
So 1+ is 185/60/14 and 2+ 195/50/15
So thats what I went with, I also checked the size including wheel dia and concluded that was the best size.
As I mentioned my GPS gave the correct speed at 75 compared to the speedo at about 7/32 and 8/32. At 9/32 (when new) it was slow.
So if you want your speedo to be correct don't go to far from this size unless you have an SR20.
Good Luck.....