Widest Tire on Stock Size Rims

Widest Tire on Stock Size Rims

Its time for me to get new tires. I'm going with Michellin HydroEdge. My dad's Camry has had them for a bit and the ride/grip/handelin with the tire is great. I have a CE and the stock tire size is 185/65/15. this size is available on that tire but i wanted to go wider. i know a couple of people on the forum have put wider tires on their car with stock size rims. I forget the usernames of all but one was RIck aka fgf001 (might be a lil off) and one was Walt i think. the dude from Montreal. Anyways i wanted to know what size tire did they use and have they had any problem. This tire is a little expensive so if there are doubts i dont want to risk 450 bux. Help is appreciated and i will try to search the forum for this information as well. hopefully i'll be able to get an answere soon but if u have any info please do let me know.

According to this:

http://www.michelinman.com/assets/pdfs/doc_hydroedge.pdf

you could go as wide as 215 (215/60/15), but a better choice would be 205/60/15. Stock rims are 6 inches wide - both of these tires will fit, but the 205 will be a better fit than the 215. Oddly enough, the stock 185 tires would be better on a 5.5 inch rim...

that's what i was thinkin. i've sent walt a email as well as a PM. i thought he left the site but he didnt. awaiting his advice since he has experienced the 205. thanx oxy u have been helpful as always. i was just lookin at that pdf too

Well, I haven't done it yet, but when it's time for the stock tires to go I'm going to go with 205/60/15.

which ones did your car come with?? i had the stock goodyears lately i've been having issues cuz they dont grip good and my tires lock up real easy. I also have a NY trip commin up next month around the 15th so i have to get these changed before then.

Uniroyal Tiger Paws. They're not great, but probably better than the Goodyears. I promised myself I'd wait until they were worn out to replace them. Problem is they're not wearing out and the grip is still OK.

I've been noticing the same with the tires on my 'rolla. It's really disappointing, especially in the rain, for a *new* car to be slipping like that, or for the tires to spin so easily.

I'd like to replace my setup with a set of nicer 17" (or maybe more, not sure, because I don't really wanna drop the car, at least not very much) rims and quality tires to match.

But....these are new fucking cars....that we pay 20,000+ (CDN) for, shouldn't they come with good damn tires?

Just replied to your PM...Hope this helps

it definitely did. i'm glad ur still around i thought u left i have no idea what gave me that idea. thanx

I'm not always around... but never too far either :mrgreen:

good to know. its almost midnight here, u still doin work work??

past midnight... still working, I'm late on a project, like usual!

thas the tires i got now..they squeal on almost every turn. i just put the stocks back on after having kumho 711 215/45/17...i miss the wider tires.

OEM tires either Goodyear or Uniroyals are really cheap and the handling is really really poor... Why did you putted back your stock ones? You had problems with the Kumbo?

yeah i know i've had a few close calls with the good years and no i have to change mine before school starts. i also got ur email walt and i think i'm gonna go with the 205's rather than the 195. i think the wider tire should help my handling a little bit

Are you lowered ?!

no not lowered.

Do you plan to lower it ?

It's the best mod you can do on this car.... the handling improvement is crazy event with a light lower kit (like Eibach or TRD).

yeah eibach is the plan for next summer. i'll be out of school then so i can afford to do the expensive stuff then.

putting the rolla back to stock form. only thing left that can be seen from the exterior is the drop and grill. nothing was wrong with the Kumho's really. it wasnt great, but it was waay better than stock tires.

why are you putting ur car back to stock? are you selling it?

I was about to ask...

Ireplaced the Goodyears on my 03 with 205-60X15's. They are great and after nearly 60,000 miles, still goin strong.

I replaced the Goodyears on my 03 with 205-60X15's. They are great and after nearly 60,000 miles, still goin strong.

I replaced the Goodyears on my 03 with 205-60X15 Michelin Harmonys. They are great and after nearly 60,000 miles, still goin strong.

getting a tC

so consensus..205 on a 6" wide rim...just making sure but a 215 or 225 would be good alright on a 6.5"?

i think those are both too wide for a 6.5 inch rim

yeah is that right 205 on a 6" rims is good????

and what bought for a 6.5"? i wanna at least put 215 on those.