On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:23:44 -0700, sam8988378 wrote:
> The 195 60R15 87H is the only size on the door. I don't think the rims
> were swopped, as the car only had one owner before me, a woman med student
> who kept somewhat meticulous records in the original Honda owner's book
> -in doctorscript of course ; ) .
>
> At the TinyUrl link http://www.tiny.cc/qnJlb to the Michelin site where
> the tires were selected by model, make & year, they have P195/60R15 (
> 615x195, 24.2x7.7 )
> "Correct size for Accord. 87T". They also list P185/70R14 ( 616x185,
> 24.3x7.3 )
> Correct size for Accord. 87T. But the price difference between the
> smaller and larger size is $16.35 per tire. This makes me think that the
> smaller size choice was due to cost.
And she bought it new?
Somewhere along the line, something got swapped! If the door says a 15",
and you have 14", then something's amiss.
The other possibility is that she wanted to save a few bucks when she
bought the car, and had the alloys 'deleted' at the time of sale, and the
dealer swapped them.
In any case, unless you want to buy new wheels, I would go with the
185/70-14. These will handle OK and will not alter the speedo.
You can also try this:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
This is a tire size calculator that shows views of the different tire
sizes you plug into it.
I did a 185/65-14 and a 195/60-14 and the difference is negligible. The
195 will give you a slightly wider tread, and the lower profile (/60) will
give you less sidewall flex. This combination will give you slightly
better handling but a slightly harsher ride (probably hardly noticable).
But you'll also have to make sure they will fit on the wheels, widthwise.
And, as it is now, at 60 MPH, you're actually travelling 58 MPH with the
tires you have on. If you go with a 185/60-14, you'll be doing 57.5 MPH.
>
> As for the resonance, perhaps it was due to the fact that the tires are
> the same ones on the car when I bought it (and drove 12,000 miles),
> alarmingly now-worn BF Goodrich's. From the outside they look somewhat
> worn, but the tire that blew had the tread ripped away, exposing the
> metal. Definately time to replace all four, as well as get another rim w/
> tire, & get rid of that stupid doughnut!
>
>
>
> On Jul 7, 5:15 pm, Hachiroku <Tru...@AE86.gts> wrote:
>> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:18:25 -0700, sam8988378 wrote:
>> > My '92 Honda Accord LX tires are sadly in need of replacement, and as
>> > they came with the car I hadn't really looked at the size before. I
>> > looked at the inside of the door and the size is supposed to be 195
>> > 60R15. I checked the tires and they are 185 70R14.
>>
>> > Is there some funny business going on with the rims? Would there be a
>> > reason I couldn't replace them with the specified size? Is there a
>> > reason someone would have chosen the different size? Thanks.
>>
>> I'm with Jim on this, someone swapped the wheels, and either kept the
>> alloys or sold them separately.
>>
>> the 195 is the only size listed on the door? Sometimes Japanese cars
>> will have a 'stock' size, mounted on steel wheels for the standard size,
>> and a larger size mounted on alloys for an optional tire.
>>
>> The resonance may be because it's a cheap tire, or perhaps just a noisy
>> compound/belt setup.