ok, I am getting Potenza RE750s for my next set of tires. Finally wore out the shitty OEMS.

our stock size is 205/55-16

when i look up the tire at tirerack is recommends 205/45-16 for the CL

BUT the do make the 750 in a 205/55

SOOOO will i have any problems with 205/45, i doubt it since its just a lower profile, BUT how off will my speedo be if any?

 

speedo will be off and fender gap will be MUCH bigger..stick with the 55's even if you cant get potenza's. I had some Kumho's on my stockies for a while, it was a good tire, quiet, goot wet traction, etc and they were pretty cheap.

 

Cool, ill stick with getting them in 55 then.

Thanks.

 

That had to be a typo. There is no reason to go to a smaller tire like that.

 

One of the best tires at Tire Rack is the Firestone Firehawk SZ50EP. It is a bit more expensive than other brands, but it is an awesome tire. Wet weather handling is very re-assuring, and the highway noise is the lowest of any tire I have ever seen in 30 years of driving!

The tire is being discontinued by Firestone (which is a disappointment) but can be had still at Tire Rack for now.

Z

 

By the way, I looked carefully at fitments of wider tires in the 1997 2.2CL (with the stock Acura rims) we have and came to the conclusion that trying to fit anything wider than 205/55-16 would be a mistake. Some of the suspension components look awfully close to the tire ...

Z

 

Please also look at the Firestone SZ50EP. It is only a bit more expensive than the above, and a way better tire, IMO. The ranking at Tire Rack also reflects this.

Z

 

I just checked them out. I'm sure they are very similar to the potenzas since they are the same company. The potenzas have AMAZING stiff sidewalling.

Ive had the RE950s on my old lude and loved them, and now that im west coast i want the summer perf. version.

Firestone royally pissed me off several years ago, and i swore id never give them any of my money. Well, i guess im semi-hypocritical since i love bridgestone, but i just cant parade around the name firestone.

 

I got 205/50's the speedo is a little off but other than that its fine. I dont like 55's too much with my drop the tires look f'n huge.

 

I used to run RE940's on my Q45 and liked them. But I had a serious problem with sidewall cracking - fortunately, I was not going too fast! The SZ50EP's are superior in every way. I understand that you may not want Firestones due to past experience, but do think about it. Look at the reviews at Tire Rack!

Z

 

Go here http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

 

I justed looked up that RE750 on tire rack and it does come 205/55/16.

I dont know what the hell you were looking at.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

 

are you kidding?? I got 18x7.5 rims and 225/45/18 tires dropped about 1.75 inches and I am not rubbing at all.

 

Sorry - I wasn't clear in my post. I meant that with the stock rims and wheel offset, it looked a bit too tight to try wider widths in the 16" rim size!

Hope that clarifies!

Z

 

i was thinking of going bigger tire size on my car aswell with stock 16" wheels...
stock size is 205 55 16
i was thinking of going

225/50r16. its exactly same radias as the stock tire...but do you think this tire will fit on stock wheel and do you think it will rub the suspension or wheel wells when turning?? any comments welcome! thank you
mc

btw my first post.... please be nice..

 

welcome! where in IL? btw .. i dont know some1 else prolly does but yea HI

 

schaumburg,il..
wat bout you?