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Old 11-17-2012, 04:13 PM   #1
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Default Narrowest tire on RS wheels?

Hey all. Just wanting to find out what the narrowest snow tire size everyone would feel comfortable putting on a set of 1999 RS wheels I just picked up to put over my 4-pot?. Just looking to get the most pounds per inch^2 to get down to the road.

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Old 11-17-2012, 04:31 PM   #2
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If you are using snows on a subie, you'll get down the road JUST fine, regardless of tire width...

Go with a "normal" width
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Old 11-17-2012, 07:05 PM   #3
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Thanks for the input, I've owned subies for nearly 20 years now and can vouch for their snow capability. But I am still interested in going thin. Anyone?
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Old 11-18-2012, 04:43 AM   #4
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175/80......be just fine.....really
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Old 11-18-2012, 12:57 PM   #5
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US are you kidding? That seems REALLY narrow.
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Old 11-18-2012, 02:29 PM   #6
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hes ****ing with you, hes the resident troll here.
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Old 11-18-2012, 03:17 PM   #7
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US are you kidding? That seems REALLY narrow.
Here's an idea, how bout you go figure out what the narrowest tire you can find IS, that YOU want and get back to US here...

I gotta feeling it's not going to be as narrow as you might think..
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Old 11-18-2012, 06:57 PM   #8
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hes ****ing with you, hes the resident troll here.

if im the resident tr0ll...that makes YOU the resident idiot...or one of them, anyway
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:05 PM   #9
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Not really, you just think your right about everything and assume everything before you open your ear holes and blurt **** out your loud box
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:06 PM   #10
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and there IS a REAL easy way to know what size fits what

ya go to tire rack and pull up the specs and LOOK at the ****ing suggested rim width range for the ****ing tire ya want

and NOT COME HERE and expect to be spoon fed and ass wiped and coddled and get told you are an idiot for not taking advice of those that KNOW BETTER
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Not really, you just think your right about everything and assume everything before you open your ear holes and blurt **** out your loud box

jizzbreath....go back under your rock until you are called out again
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:25 PM   #12
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Ah internet forums. Lots of trolls. Minimal help. Maximal ego.

Back to the original question...anyone running 195's or more narrow? Would love some firsthand accounts by experienced and educated posters. The idea of getting a really heavy contact patch seems like it would be fun to try out for a winter.
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Old 11-18-2012, 08:32 PM   #13
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Ah internet forums. Lots of trolls. Minimal help. Maximal ego.

Back to the original question...anyone running 195's or more narrow? Would love some firsthand accounts by experienced and educated posters. The idea of getting a really heavy contact patch seems like it would be fun to try out for a winter.
sweetie....the original tire size was 205/55

that is a bloody small tire already...yew wanna go smaller???

beware the load index of the tire....ya may have a blow out at the wrong time and kill a hundred people if you are stupid and buy the wrong ****ing tire by screwin around with **** you dont know about

how about you just not think yer all k00 an **** and just buy the CORRECT tire size and forgetabout tryin to **** with **** that may kill you and others???
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Old 11-18-2012, 08:51 PM   #14
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Don't throw out terms or numbers without some link to back up data. The load index of modern sidewalls will not be an issue on a 3000lb car. Even the lowest of low index numbers on respectable winter tires is well over 1000lbs per wheel.

Again looking for educating posters please.

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Old 11-19-2012, 02:18 AM   #15
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ya go to tire rack and pull up the specs and LOOK at the ****ing suggested rim width range for the ****ing tire ya want
Where the hell do you find tire in THAT size?
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Old 11-19-2012, 02:41 AM   #16
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Where the hell do you find tire in THAT size?
d0000000000000d....the op is a taint and cant figure out what the hell he wants to do because he's a f00l and thinks he's gonna be all k00 and **** bein st00pid with tires

he's an idiot so i gave him an idiot tire size

he dont know jack about tires an wants to get spoon fed....sorry, aint doin it
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oh yeah.....there are very few tires smaller than 205/55 in 16"

but ****....ida had THAT figured out a LONG time ago

the OP is tilting at windmills.....
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d0000000000000d....the op is a taint and cant figure out what the hell he wants to do because he's a f00l and thinks he's gonna be all k00 and **** bein st00pid with tires

he's an idiot so i gave him an idiot tire size

he dont know jack about tires an wants to get spoon fed....sorry, aint doin it
If OP knows the answer he's looking for, then he wouldn't be posting here.

& if you aren't gonna help... then just S-T-F-U!
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you can get a dunlop Graspic DS-3 in 175/60/16 which will fit.

you can also get a blizzak ws70 in a 185/55/16 i think.

If you like to slide around and have fun I wouldn't run those sizes on a 7" wide wheel. Stretching a tire makes it extremely easy to pop it off the bead. And honestly, both of those choices would not be at the top of my list.

I would much rather use a proper fitment general arctic altimax, nokian hakka, hankook i-pike, kumho kw19...

If you're dead set of a narrower tire, get the yokohama ig20 in a 195/55/16. That's a good compromise and an awesome tire...

or better yet, get some 'rally spec' 15" wheels that fit over 4 pots and run a narrow tire that actually fits properly.
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or just stop bein st00pid and buy the right size to start with and not have any issues
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Back to the original question...anyone running 195's or more narrow? Would love some firsthand accounts by experienced and educated posters. The idea of getting a really heavy contact patch seems like it would be fun to try out for a winter.
I ran 195s on my 15" wheels a number of years back. I can't say they felt any different/better than other setups I've run. It's hard to compare, since I've changed to a different tire or wheel/tire almost every year.

It doesn't look like there's much selection in narrower sizes, anyway.
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Old 11-19-2012, 10:33 AM   #22
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Thanks Zefy and Patrick. After reading the articles on Tirerack, C&D, etc...on the advantages of more narrow tires it got me interested if anyone actually did this with their winter setup. Obviously stretching is gonna be a horrible idea, I'm just looking to find out what size will increase my lb/ft^2 a bit without sacrificing sidewall mechanics. I'm leaning towards the Blizzaks in 195/60/16. About half an inch more narrow than original OEM, minimal change in diameter, and more than an inch less than my 225/45/17 summer set-up. Some rough math is spitting out about 13% reduction in contact patch, which I would think translate into much better snowy/icy road traction. I can't imagine I'm the first one to do this, but I'll definitely post on the results if any are really discernible.
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Old 11-19-2012, 11:13 AM   #23
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Oh and so any data supported thoughts on 195's on those 16x7's?
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Old 12-05-2012, 01:01 AM   #25
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195's are on!!!! Just for completeness sake I'll get some pics up tomorrow. The contact patch is even smaller than I anticipated. I didn't realize how loud my star specs were after driving on these Blizzaks. Pretty excited about getting them onto some ice to see how it works out.
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