Guest zcars74 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Right now I have 205-70-14's on the car and I've always hated how tall they looked.... Can I use a 185-60-14's instead or will they not fit the rim?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 the 185's might be a little tight. you can lower the profile and get rid of that tall look without going to a narrower tire. in fact, a 205/50 on the rims you have would look mean, and the width itself would get rid of some of the appearance of height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zcars74 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 the rims are only 6 inches wide wouldn't the 50's be to wide for the rim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 ya got it backwards. the first number, the 3-digit one, relates to the width, think tread. the second, the 50 i was referring to, is your profile, or sidewall height, the distance between rim and tread, the third is the size of your rim. hope that helps!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 This is what all those numbers mean for anyone who doesnt know... Ex. 205/50/14........205 would be the tire width in millimeters/ 50 would be your side wall height, which would be 50% of the tread width, so it would be 102.5mm/ and the 14 would be the rim size in inches So your tires would be 8.07" wide/ 4.035" of sidewall/ and 14" rims *The tires(205/70/14) you have now would be 8.07" wide/ 5.649" of sidewall/ and 14" rims *If you go to a 185/60/14 you will have a 7.28" wide tire / 4.368" sidewall/ still 14" rims obviously I think the 205/50/14's would be the best option for you. You would loose about 1.5" of sidewall and keep the width. This way you dont look like your riding around on pizza cutters! LOL Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zcars74 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Thank you guys that helped alot unfortunately I could find a really good deal on the 205-50-14's that you suggested so i'm gonna be going with the 60's. Thanx again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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