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> Yet another tire question, 195-55-15
Robnxious
post Sep 10 2017, 02:41 PM
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Yes, I know they will fit on a narrow body, that's not my question. My question is, if you have gone to the lower profile tire, how did you like it? How much does this lower the car as well, since I already scrap coming out the driveway, and just now went and bought one of those Bridjit curb ramps. I plan on also adding Mark's fiberglass airdam on it too. So basically my questions are

1) I know you get better handling due to less tire sway, but how is the ride compared to a higher profile tire? I have never driven on low profiles, and think they would look and perform nicely, but haven't heard (or remember reading) about people who have the lower profile tires. I think the 195s are the biggest I can fit in there from what I have seen, and I sort of like the narrow body look.

2) Will they make the car so low that clearance is a major issue? Does no good to lower the go kart down further if I can't get over one of Sacramento's MANY speed bumps

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Robnxious   Yet another tire question   Sep 10 2017, 02:41 PM
arne   Overall diameter of a 195/55 is about 23.4", ...   Sep 10 2017, 02:52 PM
Robnxious   Overall diameter of a 195/55 is about 23.4",...   Sep 10 2017, 03:29 PM
mepstein   205x60 fit most cars with 2.0 Fuchs so there's...   Sep 10 2017, 03:12 PM
Robnxious   205x60 fit most cars with 2.0 Fuchs so there...   Sep 10 2017, 03:26 PM
Olympic 914   I have the Dan Gurney Western Wheels on it right...   Sep 12 2017, 07:50 AM
Mark Henry   I think the low profile tires on a 15" wheel ...   Sep 10 2017, 03:46 PM
arne   It may be just me, I'm not a fan of low pro ti...   Sep 10 2017, 03:46 PM
arne   I agree that the Fuchs don't look great with t...   Sep 10 2017, 03:55 PM
Robnxious   All right, I will yield to more learned minds than...   Sep 10 2017, 05:00 PM
Coondog   Here's what my 205-55-15 tire look like   Sep 10 2017, 06:36 PM
steuspeed   I am running Dunlop Direzza Star Spec 195-55-15 ti...   Sep 10 2017, 06:36 PM
GeorgeRud   I'm running Michelin Exalto 195-65/15s on my 1...   Sep 10 2017, 06:58 PM
Dave_Darling   I used to run 195/50-15s. I liked them at the tim...   Sep 10 2017, 11:53 PM
Guberif   I used to run 195/50-15s. I liked them at the ti...   Oct 27 2017, 04:04 PM
Dave_Darling   .... I would like to have more accurate speedo ...   Oct 27 2017, 11:18 PM
euro911   Hey Darling Dave, I totally agree with you I love ...   Oct 28 2017, 10:09 AM
BK911   195.60.15 I like them.   Sep 11 2017, 06:27 AM
Philip W.   ive run 4 diifferent rims and tire set ups on my c...   Sep 11 2017, 08:41 AM
Philip W.   current look front   Sep 11 2017, 08:50 AM
Racer   imho, a 195/60-15 is the right tire for a -4. Ran ...   Sep 11 2017, 03:41 PM
JamesM   Are you running on stock rims? I think anything o...   Sep 12 2017, 03:33 PM
Hans Jan   205/40/16 is the size on my tires. The overall dia...   Sep 12 2017, 08:39 PM
Philip W.   205/40/16 is the size on my tires. The overall di...   Sep 12 2017, 08:54 PM
pvollma   And (of course) my speedo is way-off. You can c...   Sep 13 2017, 10:43 AM
euro911   I run with 195/65-15s on the 'BB' (2.1L) ....   Sep 13 2017, 12:49 AM
ThreeV8s   Slightly off-topic, but is everyone replacing thei...   Sep 13 2017, 09:38 AM
mepstein   Slightly off-topic, but is everyone replacing the...   Sep 13 2017, 10:30 AM
ThreeV8s   It wont make any difference on the front. I dont ...   Sep 13 2017, 11:16 AM
GregAmy   Reading thread with interest...street car needs ne...   Sep 13 2017, 12:00 PM
Robnxious   This weekend, I'll be headed to the tire deale...   Sep 13 2017, 12:52 PM
GregAmy   This weekend, I'll be headed to the tire deal...   Sep 18 2017, 08:36 AM
Robnxious   This weekend, I'll be headed to the tire dea...   Sep 18 2017, 09:09 AM
Perry Kiehl   My vote is 195/60's. Wouldn't it be nice ...   Sep 13 2017, 08:37 PM
Larmo63   205/60 15s on deep sixes...... These fill the whe...   Sep 13 2017, 11:05 PM
steuspeed   Here is how the 195-55-15s look on a stock set-up....   Sep 14 2017, 02:38 PM
Robnxious   Here is how the 195-55-15s look on a stock set-up...   Sep 14 2017, 03:54 PM
maf914   I've had 205/60 x 15 on my car for quite a whi...   Sep 15 2017, 08:05 AM
Dave_Darling   If you drop down to 50-series, there are still ver...   Sep 15 2017, 11:19 AM
GregAmy   If you drop down to 50-series, there are still ve...   Sep 15 2017, 11:29 AM
drifter914   I used to run the Eagle GT's in a 195/60x15 ...   Sep 15 2017, 03:37 PM
Robnxious   I used to run the Eagle GT's in a 195/60x15 ...   Sep 15 2017, 04:05 PM
euro911   I have Kumho tires on one of the 914s ... they gri...   Sep 15 2017, 10:39 PM
Robnxious   I have Kumho tires on one of the 914s ... they gr...   Sep 15 2017, 11:08 PM
euro911   Good all around tire ... I was quite impressed wit...   Sep 16 2017, 12:02 AM
GregAmy   Thanks! Yeah, I'm leaning toward 195/60-15...   Sep 18 2017, 10:39 AM
Jamie   I've been running Michelin Exalto 205/65x15 on...   Sep 18 2017, 01:19 PM
horizontally-opposed   Used to run 205/55R15s. Liked the width and perfor...   Sep 18 2017, 03:09 PM
horizontally-opposed   Used to run 205/55R15s. Liked the width and perfor...   Sep 18 2017, 03:10 PM
ThreeV8s   I picked up a set of Firestone Firehawk AS tires t...   Oct 26 2017, 06:51 PM
GregAmy   I picked up a set of Firestone Firehawk AS tires ...   Oct 27 2017, 08:30 AM
ThreeV8s   I picked up a set of Firestone Firehawk AS tires...   Oct 27 2017, 08:51 AM
GregAmy   So that was you...I was hoping it was someone on t...   Oct 27 2017, 05:14 PM
ThreeV8s   So that was you...I was hoping it was someone on ...   Oct 27 2017, 07:46 PM
euro911   Heck, at that a price, how could you go wrong? :u...   Oct 26 2017, 07:09 PM
ThreeV8s   Heck, at that a price, how could you go wrong? :...   Oct 27 2017, 04:24 AM
GeorgeRud   195/65-15 Michelin Exaltos on 6x15” Fuchs look r...   Oct 26 2017, 08:42 PM
Cairo94507   George, your car looks terrific. :trophy:   Oct 27 2017, 08:16 AM
ThreeV8s   I had the Firehawks mounted today. From the ride ...   Nov 21 2017, 08:24 PM
Mike1981   Hello On my last car I ran 205-50-15 Potenza summe...   Nov 22 2017, 01:55 PM
rhodyguy   Pep boys had some great pricing on 185/65-15 all s...   Nov 23 2017, 11:13 AM


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