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Difference?
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:55 amby hatchin06
How big of a difference does it make having 13's and going to 15's? What difference as ride, maybe speed, or anything else?
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:36 amby kreasims
As long as your overall tyre diameter stay the same, there should be not much different. Anyhow, since your tyre profile w/ 15" rims is thinner, ride comfort must be sacrified a bit.
One sure thing, the car will look much better!
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:43 pmby BAXTER_EJ1
Your speedo will be a bit off, it will say you are going 60 when you're really going 62 or 63, but not a huge deal.
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:50 pmby Gorveatt
BAXTER_EJ1 wrote:Your speedo will be a bit off, it will say you are going 60 when you're really going 62 or 63, but not a huge deal.
Not if he gets the right size tires.
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:38 pmby Faded_Milano
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
use this site to calculate your needed tire size
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:52 pmby hatchin06
Ya that site didn't work for me lol. But I'm going to be getting 205/50r15. how will it sacrifice my riding comfort?
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Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:54 amby hatchin06
How will it sacrifice my riding comfort?
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Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:59 amby Greasedmonkey
with that tire size your speedo will be slightly slower. It will show 60 when your doing 62 or so.
You will feel a bit more of the road with the small sidewall, but nothing really noticable. If you are already lowered then you shouldnt really feel any difference. I didnt feel a difference going from 14s to 15s. Yet its not as drastic a change as you doing. If you want your speedo to read as acturate as possible, you will want to get 195/50R15 tires.
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Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:00 amby Got_Purp
It won't... Ive recently went from 195/60/14's to 205/50/15's and the ride is just as good if not better
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Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:09 amby hatchin06
cool thanks guys