195/60/15 or 205/55/15

[Guest Greg Donovan]

i need new tires for my 90 2wd sedan w/4w discs

i have acquired some 15x6 OB 6 spoke wheels and want new tires. not sure what to get though.

the choices are:

 

195/60/15 yokohama avs es 100

 

or

 

205/55/15 kumho ecsta supra 712

 

1.will the 205/55 fit the car?

 

2.how much grip will the 195/60 give up to the 205/55?

 

3a.will the 205/55 fit well on a 6" wheel?

 

3b.or will the sidewall roll over too much in hard cornering and risk popping the bead off?

 

price doesn matter since they are both nearly the same price. i will not get the yoko in the 205/55 though cuz it cost 30 dollars more than the 195/60. and the kuhmo isnt available in the 195/60.

 

any help would be cool, thanks in advance!

greg

[Guest Greg Donovan]

i wish i could edit my first post i meant 15 for both sizes in the title

[Guest meep424]

I think you'll be happier with the yokos. They're normally pretty firm tires, and despite the higher profile may still provide better stability than the kumhos. also, IMO, 60 series is a nice combo between handling and ride.

 

Meep

[Guest Legacy777]

you can edit your own posts.

[Guest Greg Donovan]

another choice is either of the tires in a 205/50/15

reviews in grassroots motorsports give the kuhmo better levels of grip and the yoko a better daily ride and a tire that is actually a good compromise between performance and ride quality.

[Guest TinyClark]

This is from yokohama tire, for legal rim/tire sizing...

 

50 Series

 

175/50R13 5.0-6.0

195/50R14 5.5-7.0

205/50R15 5.5-7.5

215/50R15 6.0-7.5

225/50R15 6.0-8.0

195/50R16 5.5-7.0

205/50R16 5.5-7.5

225/50R16 6.0-8.0

235/50R16 6.5-8.5

215/50R17 6.5-7.5

[Guest meep424]

Interesting.

 

The one set of low profile kumhos I'd ridden were "wobbly," like a thin sidewall feel. There again, that's only one set...

 

Meep

[Guest Greg Donovan]

i also get the impression that the 712 may soon be replaced. and for some crazy reason the yoko avs es100 in 205/50/15 isnt all that expensive and appears to be very similar in size and load requirements as the 175/70/14's that are on it now.

[Guest james hogan]

Having had these tires on my 90 Legacy 2wd back to back I have noticed a couple thing.

 

I really like the handling of the Yokohamas, even in an H rating, although the tire wears pretty quick. ( semi- aggressive driving, family car don't ya' know)

 

The Kuhmos are wearing well but the tires are smaller in the same size. ( 195/65's)

 

Two cents in your general direction.

 

Regards,

 

Jay