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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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Hi folks, does someone know what is the correct size for snow tires on a 2001 tiburon?

I searched in the owner manual but didn't find any info about this!

I currently have P195/60R15 that came with the car when i bought it, but it now needs to be changed. I can have a great deal on 4 P195/65/R15, and i was wondering if putting a bigger tires would cause some issues like tires rubbing and stuff since i have KYB GR-2 with eibach coils.

What do you think?

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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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65's will rub i think, i could have tried some free 195/65/15's on my stock suspension; but i never did... would it rub on a stock setup?
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 06:48 AM
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http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 07:32 AM
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i rocked 185/75r14s on the failwgn

you should be able to run a half inch taller tire easily
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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Thanks for the link Visionz, very useful!

And thanks for the comments!


I think i'll go with the same size i had during summer, 195/55R15 even if winter tires of this size are considered "sport performance" so more expensive sad.gif

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