Thread: Tire Ratios
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Old 24 Sep 2006, 01:48 pm
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ourkid2000 wrote:

> My new Civic has 16" (205/55R/16) aluminum wheels so I think i'm going to
> get some winter rims and tires for it for the comming winter.
>
> I was wondering if I could use 15" wheels & tires instead? If so, what size
> tire should I get to keep the right ratio? Anyone know how I can find out?
> 16 inch low profile winter tires, which would fit right, are just too
> expensive really and there's no need for such tires for the winter.


You could get a 195/65-15 and your speedometer would be off by only 0.4%.
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