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09 Jun 2007, 11:19 am
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
James Lewis wrote:
> When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is there > a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and > gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > > mike > > why?     
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09 Jun 2007, 11:21 am
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
"James Lewis" <jmpj@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:GfAai.286$O15.216@trnddc03... > When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is > there > a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and > gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > > mike > Are the 55s a problem? Most people go the other way, from higher profiles to lower ones. Mike
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09 Jun 2007, 11:38 am
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
> > When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is
there > > a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and > > gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > > > > mike why? Price and availablity at local tire stores. Most stores carry the 60 but have to order the 55 which costs about $25 more per tire.
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09 Jun 2007, 09:00 pm
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
"James Lewis" <jmpj@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:GfAai.286$O15.216@trnddc03... > When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is > there > a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and > gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > > mike > > How come you're worrying about replacement tires? You got a new car!
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09 Jun 2007, 11:09 pm
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
> > When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is
> > there > > a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and > > gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > > > > mike > > > > > > How come you're worrying about replacement tires? You got a new car! Just thinkin ahead:-) mike
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10 Jun 2007, 11:40 am
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
http://ejelta.com/tiresize/index.htm...=16&maxdelta=1
or http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Looks like 185/60/16 is your best bet. However, I don't know if going from a 205 to 185 won't actualy worsen the driving stability/comfort. "James Lewis" <jmpj@verizon.net> wrote in message news:GfAai.286$O15.216@trnddc03... > When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is > there > a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and > gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > > mike > >
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10 Jun 2007, 02:02 pm
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
James Lewis wrote:
>>> When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is > there >>> a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great > and >>> gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? >>> >>> mike > > why? > > Price and availablity at local tire stores. Most stores carry the 60 but > have to order the 55 which costs about $25 more per tire. > > that's no reason. 1. it'll change the accuracy of your speedo. 2. it'll have a negative affect on handling. and all for saving $100 on a $17K+ car 3 years from now! quitcher whining and get the proper tires. sheesh.
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10 Jun 2007, 03:30 pm
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:08:06 GMT, "James Lewis" <jmpj@verizon.net>
wrote: >When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is there >a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great and >gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? New tires will go somewhere between 40k and 80k miles, so you sure are thinking ahead! There's probably some wheel/tire combos you can use instead (what does the DX model come with?), but I don't really see the point, either. J.
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17 Jun 2007, 02:07 am
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Re: 2007 Honda Civic Lx
"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message news:XeWdnYh-8ulJ1_HbnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@speakeasy.net... > James Lewis wrote: > >>> When I bought this car, I didn't notice it had the 205/55/16 tires. Is > > there > >>> a safe way to change from a 55 to at least a 60? The car drives great > > and > >>> gets good mileage. Just wondered if this has been considered? > >>> > >>> mike > > > > why? > > > > Price and availablity at local tire stores. Most stores carry the 60 but > > have to order the 55 which costs about $25 more per tire. > > > > > that's no reason. > 1. it'll change the accuracy of your speedo. > 2. it'll have a negative affect on handling. > > and all for saving $100 on a $17K+ car 3 years from now! quitcher > whining and get the proper tires. sheesh. Your name is appropriate. Sounds like you may have had a few belts. When you drive 50k miles a year, it's not exactly a 3 year deal. Some people have to save where they can.
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