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  • Feb. 16, 2010 2:23 p.m. petegossett SuperDork

    Well. we've had our '09 Fit Sport just under a year, and the 38,000mi we've put on it have been great. Unfortunately, now it's time for new tires, and the OE-size 185/55/16 seem to be a real oddball(Tire Rack only shows the OE tires, no others to choose from).

    What I really want is a true 4-season tire(like the Nokian WR G2 and/or Continental DWS mentioned here). The Continental is available in a 195/50/16, which I figure is the closest "normal" size I can find(although I've heard they're on national backorder, Tire Rack shows they are available though). The Nokians are only available in a 195/55/16, and I'm concerned about fitment issues if I go much larger in width and/or diameter.

    I've searched high & low online, and also stopped in 6-tire dealers yesterday, but those are really the only two options I found. Do any of you have any other tire/size suggestions?

  • 93celicaGT2

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:30 p.m. 93celicaGT2 UltraDork

    205/50-16 should be fine. How wide are the wheels?

  • Feb. 16, 2010 2:37 p.m. petegossett SuperDork

    6"

  • snipes

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:39 p.m. snipes Reader

    yup 205/50/16 will be a nice upgrade. If the wheels are 6.5" or 7" they will fit great. Any one had 205s on 6" wheels?

  • blaze86vic

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:47 p.m. blaze86vic Reader

    The suggested wheel width range for all the 205/50/R16 tires include 6" so it will work great, be a whopping 1mm larger in diameter, and 20mm wider.

  • Carson

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:48 p.m. Carson Dork

    I have a set of 215/60/14 on a set of BMW bottle caps, I believe they are 6" wide.

    They aren't currently on anything and those tires were on the wheels when I got them, but they fit.

  • 93celicaGT2

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:49 p.m. 93celicaGT2 UltraDork

    snipes wrote:

    yup 205/50/16 will be a nice upgrade. If the wheels are 6.5" or 7" they will fit great. Any one had 205s on 6" wheels?

    Yeah, i have. It's fine.

  • mith612

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:52 p.m. mith612 New Reader

    Hankook offers the Ventus V2 in a 185/55/16

  • jrw1621

    Feb. 16, 2010 2:57 p.m. jrw1621 Dork

    http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp
    Plug your values into this website and it should give you a visual and quatitative representation of the difference.

  • bludroptop

    Feb. 16, 2010 3:31 p.m. bludroptop Dork

    jrw1621 wrote:

    http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp
    Plug your values into this website and it should give you a visual and quatitative representation of the difference.

    Bookmarked. Thanks!

  • Gimp

    Feb. 16, 2010 4:01 p.m. Gimp Dork

    We run 205's on my fiance's 2007.

  • wbjones

    Feb. 16, 2010 8:18 p.m. wbjones HalfDork

    snipes wrote:

    yup 205/50/16 will be a nice upgrade. If the wheels are 6.5" or 7" they will fit great. Any one had 205s on 6" wheels?

    I a-xed my Integra with the OEM wheels (6") and 205-50's (15's not 16's) though the fit should be ~the same... didn't have any problems

 

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