Camry tire sizes

[bobnorth]

I know nothing about custom tire sizes, and I don't care because I've always run the stock 195 x 70 x 14's on my '95 Camry. But this size is now rare and more expensive. I'd like to know if 195 x 75 x 14 is do-able without much impact. The wheel wells seem to have a lot of room for larger sizes.

[Zembonez]

I'd stick with something with a similar overall diameter.

Go here.

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

Put your current size in and any other size you are considering. Easy to compare them there.

[uibalnme]

This one's better...

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

[Ahil]

195/75 R14 is perfectly fine.

The only thing is, the increased tyre profile will result in a slight (negligible) under-read of the car's speed. (if anything, it will reduce the standard 10% speedo over-read)

[Pvt-Public]

Do GPS's have a 10% standard over read? Cause my speedo and GPS read the same.

[Ahil]

It will differ from system to system, but usually they're fairly accurate (all systems ive tried read ~5% over).

[uibalnme]

I had the same problem trying to find 195/70/14 tires. So, I just picked up a set of stock Toyota 15" alloys for $100 at a salvage yard, and got a new set of 195/65/15 tires. They're a only 5mm taller, so basically no difference as far as the speedometer is concerned.

You may want to consider getting some 15" wheels from a salvage yard, and a new set of 195/65/15 tires. It worked perfectly for me.

195/75/14 tires are far too tall. Not only will your speedometer be way off, your car will much more sluggish under acceleration from a dead stop. Your city MPG will drop sharply with those tires.

[Ahil]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

195/75/14 tires are far too tall. Not only will your speedometer be way off, your car will much more sluggish under acceleration from a dead stop. Your city MPG will drop sharply with those tires.

What do you base those statements on?

The stock wheel has a circumference of ~197.5mm (diameter of ~62.9cm). The 195/75 R14 tyre results in a circumference of ~203.6mm (diameter - ~64.8). This 3% increase in circumference will result in a 3% increase in speed for the same reading.


This 3% increase will neither affect your fuel consumption (if anything, it will improve it) nor be noticeable during acceleration. Any differences in acceleration/fuel consumption would be down to tyre pressure/driving style

[Pvt-Public]

I've always run the stock 195 x 70 x 14's on my '95 Camry. But this size is now rare and more expensive.

I doubt that !

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/
11 tires from $60-$109 ea.
http://www.tirerack.com
16 tires from $55-$99 ea.
http://www.merchantstire.com
Selection depends on location in my area 5 tires starting at $55 ea.
www.ntb.com
Selection depends on location in my area 6 tires starting at $58
http://www.sears.com
19 tires starting at $51

And this was just a quick search.

[uibalnme]

Originally Posted by Ahil

What do you base those statements on?

Experience. I've had slightly larger diameter tires on my car before, and my city MPG dropped from 28 to 25. They also made my car noticeably slower to get up to speed from a stop. However, my Hwy MPG did improve from 36 to almost 40.

When those wore out I found a retailer with 195/70/14, and had those installed. My MPGs went back to 28city, and 36hwy. These were just about worn out in Oct. this year. Again, I had trouble finding the stock size. So, I upgraded to 15" wheels with 195/65/15 tires early Nov. Now, a month later, I still get 28city/36hwy, with a bit better handling due to the shorter side wall.

Originally Posted by Pvt-Public

I doubt that !

Yes, they can be found, but not in my area. Which sucks.

[esvipron]

Originally Posted by bobnorth

I know nothing about custom tire sizes, and I don't care because I've always run the stock 195 x 70 x 14's on my '95 Camry. But this size is now rare and more expensive. I'd like to know if 195 x 75 x 14 is do-able without much impact. The wheel wells seem to have a lot of room for larger sizes.

I use in my Camry 195 x 70 x 14 Michellin, and they are very good, worth every penny.

You can check here: http://www.michelinman.com/tire-sele...r.+Sedan/tires

[ComputerNjip]

I use a 17s with 225/45R17