Tire for 05 Echo

[phil]

Hi there,
I am buying a new 05 Echo 5 door hatch next week.
Stock size is 175-65-14, just wondering if 195-60-14 would fit
on there without rubbing. Everything is stock, no mod.

Thanks

[90Tercel]

I'm not sure about the rubbing part, but I think it should be ok. One thing you should check when you change sizes is if your overall tire size is the same so your speedometer isn't affected. The sizes you indicated are pretty close together, so you shouldn't have to worry about it. It's within like 0.1", which won't amount to much speedwise (you will be going faster than your speedo says, but not noticable).

[echo_hrs]

You're speedo will actually say that you're going faster than you actually are, by about 3%...I have 185/55/15s on mine which are the OEM size for Yaris T-Sports...55 series maintains the correct speedo reading

[phil]

Just an update, the 195-60-14 fits perfect.
No rubbingat all.

[roc]

Originally Posted by echo_hrs

You're speedo will actually say that you're going faster than you actually are, by about 3%

Here is a link to a site that will give you exact #'s
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html