Help with tires!

[rawr]

I need new tires for my EM1, stock rims, and I wanna get them today.

So Quick few questions

Ideal size of tire?
Good tyre brand and model (I'm no balla)?
Good place (liverpool region or thereabouts)?

Any help would be much appreciated!

[EK1.6LCIV]

195/50 R15

Im using Khumos, theyre excellent :) no noise

got mine from tempe, see them

[krogoth]

check ur placard

on the door jamb(spelling?)

should like 185 70 r14 or something

birdgestones turanzaz

120 a corner

[EK1.6LCIV]

Em1s didnt come with 14s lol

[krogoth]

posted almost same time,just took a guess

[rawr]

Tempe is a bit too far for me :)

[rawr]

Just checked my current tires. they are 195/50R15... but they look wierd? like not the right size....

Also i have bridgestone turanzaz out front :) might try them out again.

oh and the door jam read 196/55R15

[EK1.6LCIV]

196 doesnt sound right lol

should be in intervals of 5? :)

[rawr]

195* my bad yo typooooo

[EK9]

stock size is 195/55/r15... generally if you were to get replacement of the same oem size, they are quite expensive.

there is nothing wrong with getting 195/50/r15... difference is they would most likely be a little more cheaper then 195/55/r15, lower profile (tyre looks thinner from side) making overall size of wheel/tyre smaller then stock size... this causes your speedo to be slightly off, it might read 100km/h but you're actually travelling like 97km/h.

if you don't get what i mean, check this out
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[rawr]

I get what you mean :) thank EK9!

I think i'll head out too the local tyre store now! Thanks heaps for the help guys!

[finalazy]

id go 195/50/55.. can you afford re001s?
head over to jax in liverpool

[krogoth]

since ur asian and im asian

[rawr]

id go 195/50/55.. can you afford re001s?
head over to jax in liverpool

Did exactly that, they had a special on re001s. $125 a corner. WOOT WOOT! new rubber!