what is the best tire size and PSI for 99 corolla

[hdsalinas]

My recently purchased corrolla came with a set of 195/60/14" tires from different brands on the stock steel wheels. I want to replace them with something a bit wider, I was thinking on something like 205/60/14" (on the same black stock wheels).

Will this tire fit fine on the corolla? I actually want to raise my Corolla a little just to give it a little bit more of ground clearance. Although we have very good paved roads here in Honduras there are still times when I rub the bottom of my car against bumps.

I want a set of tires that are quiet and provide a soft ride, what would you recomend.

Also, what is the ideal PSI? I found 40 psi gives me a very agile and effortless steering but the ride gets hard.30 psi seems to give me a better ride but steering gets harder- 35 seems to gives me the best of both but i have read that you get better gas mileage when the tires are pumped to 40psi... is this true?

[soulibrium]

let me understand what your asking. you want to install a 205/60/14 on your stock 14x5.5 wheels. ok, stock corolla size for that year shold be 175/65/14. if you want to go that wide i would recomend you find wider wheels to fit 205's on ! 195/60/14 would be the over size on that car.

as for air pressure , i recomend stock pressure. i beleve its 32/34 setup. if your running 40psi on a oversized tire that does not fit your OEM wheels properly, there will be problems.

run 195/60/14's and if you want a responsive feel run at 36psi. cause at load, depending on your tires, there is a max pressure. usually on 14" that max PSI is 38@load.

double chk your OEM tire size, and its max pressure@load. you might be comprimising your sidewall integrity

[hdsalinas]

Well I did not know how thin the stock wheels were on this car. 195/60/14 is what is currently on the car. I just wanted to know if it was possible to fit a wider tire in there. I guess this is the widdest I can squeeze in there.

anyways, any recommendation on what brand of tires to get?

[soulibrium]

do some research on what tires will suit your needs and demands. if your looking for all seasons or if you want a dedicated summer/winter combo is up to you !

do some readin on the net. a good site is the tirerack.com site.they give pretty good reviews. once youfigured out what you need, then go price hunting !

goodluc,k !

you can put wider, but if your concerned about gas milage, then i recomend stayin with a skinner tire. less surface area on the road equals less friction hence better milage. but since less rubbers on the road means no traction on turns. so you can decide !

[Nx2k]

stock size was 175/65?
that's odd, my 93 came with 185/65 stock
but ya man, if u gonna go 205, i would recommend atleast a 6" wide wheel
more psi = more gas mileage, but im jus cheap so take it for what that's worth

[boroEF]

Originally posted by Nx2k
stock size was 175/65?
that's odd, my 93 came with 185/65 stock
but ya man, if u gonna go 205, i would recommend atleast a 6" wide wheel
more psi = more gas mileage, but im jus cheap so take it for what that's worth

for 205 at least go 6.5. even than that's pushin it. 7 is optimal 205 is much wider than 6 inches

[soulibrium]

booya BORO, now you can work at wheels direct. ! hahahhaa

nx2k: more psi = more stress on side walls. stress at 140km/h = boom. cheap got nothing to do with it !

[Nx2k]

i never drive at 140, if i did, it would offset putting 40psi in tires, cuz im sure going 140 would waste even more gas
i drive slow to save gas, i never go over 115