[200q20v] Tire size

[Mike Miller]

Alternatlively - 225/60/15 will also work - there are a few listers that are running that size, myself included. I use 205/60/15 as my snow tire size.

mike
waiting for that big Montana cold snap. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: WARATAP at aol.com 



In a message dated 12/8/00 7:10:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
calexlee at us.ibm.com writes: 




  and the "Technical Specs" lists the tiresize for the 200q20v to be 
  205/60-15.  Now is *THAT* the official tire size for that car and thus 
  gives the most accurate speedometer reading? 

  The reason I am asking this is that I am about to put on new rims on my 
  cars and I would like to use the tires that give the closest match to 
  the original spec for the speedo.  Thanks. 

  -Alex Lee 





Alex, 

Nope.  215/60 15 is the correct size (look at the inside of the fuel filler 
cover).  Alternately, you may (if you do a lot of highway driving) use 205/65 
 15 tires, which are geared more for comfort and are also pretty good if your 
putting snow tires on.  Speedo should be unaffected.  I bought my (used) '90 
v8q with these and they performed quite well.  But if you like to corner 
hard, stick with the 215/60 size.  Incidentally, 205/65 will give you 
slightly better gas mileage. 

HTH 

-Ingo 
'91 200q20v with a few mods... 
http://members.aol.com/Quattringo/index.html 
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