tire sizing help for your new wheels

[iroc2]

when choosing a new set of wheels and tires or trying to see what fits best with out really knowing, its hard to figure it all out. heres a few tire size calculators that i found to be pretty helpful

 

 

http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

 

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

it takes a little looking around but i would recomend this one since it has the overal diameter:

http://www.tiresafety.com/replace/replace_odc.asp

 

as recomended by the first site, try to keep it with in 3% variation or use a combonation of the sites if your not sure and dont fee llike using a good old fashion calculator

 

i hope this helps

[xtremerevolution]

Might be worth noting that you may have to make some sacrifices and use a size that's not ideal for your car due to budget constraints.

 

For example, I have 17" rims and i wanted at least 235 width. My "ideal" option was a 235/50/17 tire. The odd size makes it a pretty expensive tire compared to the 235/45/17 or the 245/45/17.

[BXX]

Might be worth noting that you may have to make some sacrifices and use a size that's not ideal for your car due to budget constraints.

 

For example, I have 17" rims and i wanted at least 235 width. My "ideal" option was a 235/50/17 tire. The odd size makes it a pretty expensive tire compared to the 235/45/17 or the 245/45/17.

 

Expensive my butt, your just cheap:lol:

[xtremerevolution]

Expensive my butt, your just cheap:lol:

 

LOL. I am a little cheap, but at least I didn't go Primewell. The price difference between the 245/45/17 tire and the cheapest available 235/50/17 tire just stupid.

[Andrew]

I like this site for comparos.

 

http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp