New Tire time!

[GalenOfEdgewood]

I have a 2000 Neon LX (yes, the Plymouth badging). Her OEM tires are P185/65R15's (yes, I run the 15" stock rims that came with her).

Here is my confusion.

Goodyear's website recomends 185/65R15's, like what the OEM tires are. All good and fine and no confusion. Michelin recomends 195/65R15's and say that I wouldn't need new rims to handle them. Anyone know if that is correct?

Oh yeah, if y'all have a suggestion about which tire company or specific brands of tire that I should go for, I'm all ears. This is my first new car and first time to need replacement tires on my own dime.

[rumblefish360]

Theres only a 10mm difference there. Nothing to worry about. Also since the "65" is the ratio for height to width, the diff in height is 6.5 mm's.

[GalenOfEdgewood]

Originally posted by rumblefish360
Theres only a 10mm difference there. Nothing to worry about. Also since the "65" is the ratio for height to width, the diff in height is 6.5 mm's.

So, the 195/65R15's are actually going to be taller than my 185/65R15's?

Is my guess correct in that that will screw up the odometer and spedometer a bit?

Hmmm... So a 205/55R15 would be of the same height as that 185/65R15?

Man, I knew that I didn't know much about cars, but sheesh! I didn't know that I didn't know this much...

[Hammer 74]

6.5 MM's is about a 1/4". Not a lot of difference. the 10 MM width is a little more than 3/8". You should post this question in the front wheel drive section and see if anyone has a different tire size that works good. Just a thought.