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205-50-15 tires


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alright,

 

are you saying yay or ney? they have a NICE sidewall, stiff. they have nice grooves that say they channel water good.

 

1) will i have to change my suspension and set it lower?

2) wil i have to mess with the speedo stuff to get it to read the correct speed?

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If you are fitting a SR20 engine you may like to consider your diff and gearbox 5th gear ratio too, assuming you are using the SR20 5 speed gearbox, as they all affect the speedo. I have the great FJ20DET engine and gearbox in my '77 and run a 3.9 R200 LSD and 15X7" wheels.

 

There is a formula for calculating what you need, tyre suppliers should be able to provide you with your tyre diameter/circumferance to include in the calculation.

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I'll be short and sweet here:

205/50 will be a little small (profile), but doable.

I run Falkens EXCLUSIVELY on my car and My Wife's Volvo 850!PERIOD!

I have worked (in the past) for a tire shop (4 years) and these are the best tyres I have found (factors: wear, grip {wet&Dry}, price, road noise etc). Several magazines have backed this up.

There are better tires, but the cost is SIGNIFICANTLY higher, and the performance only marginally better.

They have a very high natural rubber content (compared to most that use high amounts of synthetic)blah blah blah........

Tim

 

WARNING: WATCH OUT FOR THEM WHILE THEY ARE NEW> THE NATURAL OILS SEEP OUT OF THE RUBBER DURING SHELF STORAGE AND MAKE THEM SLICK>give them 100 miles or so to "bed in"

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what about 205-55-15,

 

I'm picking up a set of 15inch wheels from a RS30 skyline tommorrow, that fit no problem, just comes without tyres...

 

are 55 profile ok, as i don't want to get 60s as they are to fat, and don't want 50s as it makes the speedo go waco

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I have 195/60/14 falken azenis tires on my neon. once heated up, these are IDEAL autocross/performance tires. They are better than my old yokohama avs intermediates, and once heated up, grip the road like there's no tomorrow. My r/t feels very well controlled, very predictable and stable. With my neon's stock suspension save for a bigger rear swaybar, i can outhandle my Z (gc coilovers, tokiko illuminas).

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