15" tire size on 90Q

[Ed Kellock]

I love buying tires too.  Is it kind of like a shoe fetish?

Ed

On 4/10/08, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com> wrote:
> Aw dang, I was just going to fire off a reply and then realized since I'm
> on the digest.... y'all probably saw the query and replied already, so my
> answer won't help much.
>
> At least I'll add my vote! I've tried different footprints and profiles
> with 15" (between track tires and street tires) and HANDS DOWN prefer
> 205/50/15 for our cars.
>
> I think 195/50 is _OK_ but it certainly isn't aggressive enough. My 80Q
> doesn't tramline, so I am happier with the wider tire. I used to drive a
> Spider and 205s were just too tramliney; the car would get stuck in every
> truck rut there is. Have to cinch down to 195 there to get the nimbleness
> back.
>
> For a while I had 205/55s for street and 205/50 for my track tires and it
> was an annoyance swapping wheels. I'd always forget I had to jack
> up a little higher to get the one wheel on after I had the other wheel
> off. And this was always after I was already sitting on the ground,
> balancing the wheel between my feet and my knees.... The 55s were a tad
> 'cushy' anyway. Hey, if you've got potholes in your area, maybe 55 is a
> good idea. I didn't bother to check the measurements against OEM, though.
> I think another lister posted those measurements!
>
> I love buying tires!!! I wonder if it affects the price of oil.... &;-)
>
> Tess
> in Bellevue, WA USA
>
>
>
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