will my tires fit

[helena]

i tried to find tires for my 89 celica(205/60/15)no luck anywhere.i had to settle with 205/70/15, will this work on my car?i know it will throw off my speedometer.

[asphalt victory]

it might not throw off the speedo mine came stock with 15ish steel wheels with the moast unstylish hub caps then i got a set of 16 alloy wheels and now i have the 17 scion tc low profile wheels on it i took a handheld gps with me and its dead on balls accurate (they doo rub a tiny bit when the wheel is all the way over)

[catric69]

should work on your car and will throw off your speedometer. 195-65-15 will be a better size for you application.

[Bdub215]

ever heard of tirerack.com??

[Rick89GTS]

Originally Posted by helena

i tried to find tires for my 89 celica(205/60/15)no luck anywhere.i had to settle with 205/70/15, will this work on my car?i know it will throw off my speedometer.

1989 came with 205/60/14 stock.
Do you have a JDM 1989, which is a 5th Gen (not a 4th Gen; North America)?

[helena]

ya, it turns out I couldnt get the tires because they dont make that size anymore.I could have ordered them but I had a flat and needed them NOW.So I went with the suggested size.Thanks for the help.

[new echo owner]

Bdub215 suggested tirerack.com: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...=1&RunFlat=All

N.E.O.

[concealer404]

Originally Posted by asphalt victory

it might not throw off the speedo mine came stock with 15ish steel wheels with the moast unstylish hub caps then i got a set of 16 alloy wheels and now i have the 17 scion tc low profile wheels on it i took a handheld gps with me and its dead on balls accurate (they doo rub a tiny bit when the wheel is all the way over)

wut

You do realize that wheel diameter has no bearing on speedo accuracy, right?

[slayaplaya]

omg someone cut that guy the size of the wheel diameter will effect the speedo reading...FACT

[christine_lives!]

Originally Posted by slayaplaya

omg someone cut that guy the size of the wheel diameter will effect the speedo reading...FACT

Only if the overall diameter of (wheel + tire) changes. If you are getting larger wheels, you can adjust the tire size so overall diameter is the same, and speedo will not change. If you do not adjust, sure, speedometer will be way off.

Just make a proper conversion based off your OEM size.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...currentpage=34

[concealer404]

Originally Posted by slayaplaya

omg someone cut that guy the size of the wheel diameter will effect the speedo reading...FACT

Sure.... if you're that guy that just keeps the same profile tire when you upsize your wheels. Which you shouldn't do.

So....


FICTION.

I have 16 inch wheels on my 92 GT that came with 15s. Care to tell me exactly how my speedo reading is affected?

[concealer404]

Originally Posted by christine_lives!

Only if the overall diameter of (wheel + tire) changes. If you are getting larger wheels, you can adjust the tire size so overall diameter is the same, and speedo will not change. If you do not adjust, sure, speedometer will be way off.

Just make a proper conversion based off your OEM size.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...currentpage=34

Might find this handy, too.

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

I love this tool.

[asphalt victory]

you guys are so silly everone knows that the speedo works via a 99 cent wirly gig you get at at the checkout line in wal mart lol

[christine_lives!]

Originally Posted by asphalt victory

you guys are so silly everone knows that the speedo works via a 99 cent wirly gig you get at at the checkout line in wal mart lol

I've not tried a whirly gig on my speedo while swimming. I might get some better reactions!

[concealer404]

I wear my speedo to walmart all the time.