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Hello
question...
I have stock alloys with 185/60/r14
the front has 4/32 left and the back has 2/32 left...
My friend gave me two firehawk 195/60r14 and they are in great condition however I dont know if 195 will be to wide...
Im worried about rubbing or alingment ...plus they would be wider then the 185 tires......
Reason is I dont want to spend 25 bucks per tire to mount and balance only to find out im SOL
Thanks....
people are running 205 16's and 17's so you wouldn't rub. but if you are going to use those. ABS might have issues? i think tires have to be within 3% so you should be fine. but just a warning.
i would also put them on the back.
The ABS should not be that much of an issue. You will probably end up stopping faster due to more rubber to the ground and not being worn even though it will slip a little more because of the imbalance of the tire size.
the only reason i am warning him about the abs is i put staggered tires on my mustang. i forget the exact sizes (been 5 years) but im 99% sure it was a 235/35r20 front and a 275/30r20 rear and anytime i got to highways speed the traction control light would start blinking, and any time i touched the brake pedal the abs light would stay on.
Get another set of matching tires. I ran 195/50/14's for about 15,000 miles (azenis 615's) and had no problems with rubbing, ride quality was better than stock tires and the grip was considerably better than stock.
Do you even have ABS? If not, then no worries about throwing it off.
I dont think I have ABS
So it sounds like i should put them on the back of the car?
I dont have the current cash flow to snag another pair of 195/60 r14 firehawks but could my breaking ability be reduced?
if you dont have ABS you will be fine to run them on the back.
if you put them on the front i "think" you will increase the understeer. but you might cause oversteer.
your braking wont be that affected by the tire size or weight
(a 14 inch wheel with those size tires probably weighs about the same anyhow)
Odd, those tire sizes are EXACTLY the same size. They are perfect for each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
I run 195/60R14's all the way round as my winter set, no problems at all.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1508&hilit=195%2F60R14
Thanks for the responses. 8)
when i bought my aveo it had the stock 185/60/14's on it and i found that it used to grab every crack in road. i switched to 195/60/14's and it made a world of difference. i know have to buy new tires before winter really gets here and i'm sticking with the 195/60/14's.
Whoreing out the car today... Here are my 195/60R14's on stock VW steelies.
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/5...9531fw2.th.jpg
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http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8...9528sr9.th.jpg
hey ClintCart like those grippy looking snows!!! i used to have a 71 Sun Bug that in the winter I would run snows all the way around. wish i still had the bug. what a great car!!
nice looking tires
i managed to find a set of goodyear ultragrip 185/60r14 on stock aveo wheels for under 200 with 80 percent left for when it starts to snow..
just my summer tires are getting really low and its hard to find the size 185/60
ill just put this in here for you guys:
http://tires-easy.com/
and for you canadians it is:
http://www.tires-easy.ca/
i know this isn't a topic about new tires. but 185/60r14 is the stock size on many VW's, the aveo, and like 8 other cars. So i dont know what makes them hard to find in your area, but i can believe it if you go to a everyday american tire source where nothing under a 15" wheel is in stock in under a 75 series.. but when you look for them either try searching by typing the size in online search or looking for them for a 85-98 jetta with a 14" rim.
Usually 185/65R14's are easier to find and typically cheaper because they're more common. I'm running that size on my snow tires and you can't really notice the difference.
how accurate is your mph/km?
do you have gps to see how accurate it is ?
The speedo will be 3% slower. If your going 100 km/h, the speedo will say 97 km/h.Quote:
Originally Posted by gsills
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Originally Posted by 07_aveo
Your speedo talks!!?, I got ripped mine doesn't say anything f*#kin' piece of sh*t.
I know...shut up... :lol: