Tire ?

[todpod]

How much can you vary the size of a tire. The focus currently has 205/50 r16 195/60 r16 seems to be quite abit cheaper.

 

[Apex]

That'll most likely work (for rims from about 5" to 7" or so wide). Your speedo and mileage will be slightly off though.

 

[Colt45]

195 60 should work, at the expense of having tires that look like pizza-cutters.

although if it snows where you live, its just as well to go down a size

 

[todpod]

Walmart.com and sears.com both are showing these as a replacement

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Colt45
195 60 should work, at the expense of having tires that look like pizza-cutters.

although if it snows where you live, its just as well to go down a size

195/60 isn't exactly a pizza cutter. My old 185/70's were though

 

[jsbush]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Colt45
195 60 should work, at the expense of having tires that look like pizza-cutters.

although if it snows where you live, its just as well to go down a size

195/60 isn't exactly a pizza cutter. My old 185/70's were though

Haha what? No they wern't.

My old 155's were.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Colt45
195 60 should work, at the expense of having tires that look like pizza-cutters.

although if it snows where you live, its just as well to go down a size

195/60 isn't exactly a pizza cutter. My old 185/70's were though

I was exaggerating a little bit

 

[todpod]

I'm am idiot, sears and walmart were showing 195/60 r15 not r16. Wonder who's bight idea it was to put 16" tires on a focus. BTW walmat has goodyear eagle ls for $63 ea

 

[bunker]

I've got a focus (2001 4 door) and it came with 195's. That's what I replaced them with as well.

 

[Banana]

THanks to Crackrabbit, I found this info from Discount Tires:

Plus sizing is one of the easiest ways to achieve enhanced performance and improve the appearance of your vehicle. In the example above, a 15x7 wheel with a 205/65R-15 tire is considered the O.E. (original equipment) size. Converting to a plus 1 size would mean increasing the wheel diameter by 1" (16x7.5) and selecting an appropriate tire to fit (225/55R-16). Likewise, moving to a plus 2 fitment would result in a 17x8 wheel and a 245/45R-17 tire. It is important to note that although the wheel diameter is increasing, the overall diameter of the tire remains consistent. As a matter of fact, this method typically maintains the overall diameter of the tire within +/- .04 inches. This is crucial to preserving the speedometer reading and gear ratio.

A couple of things happen with the tire to increase performance when we begin to move into plus sizes. First, the tire is wider (section width) and therefore gives us a larger footprint. Second, the sidewall becomes shorter (aspect ratio) and more rigid. The two added together give better lateral stability and increased steering response.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: todpod
I'm am idiot, sears and walmart were showing 195/60 r15 not r16. Wonder who's bight idea it was to put 16" tires on a focus. BTW walmat has goodyear eagle ls for $63 ea

looks & handling.

 

[TechnoKid]

You have the optional 16" tires and wheels.

The only way to go with the 195/60/15 tire size would be to get new 15" wheels; you cannot fit 15" tires onto 16" rims that you currently have.

 

[todpod]

You mean I just can't stretch them to fit. J/K I read it wrong actually, and seeing what I wanted to see.