# tire question **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 3, 2005, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407 "2005-04-03T11:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/1 "2005-04-03T11:35:14Z")
well, I cut the wheel hard on the Max to park yesterday and noticed that im running on the cords, so i guess its time for new tires. Stock tire size is 205/65-15. thats a bit too much sidewall for me. Is it alright to drop down to 205/55-15, or will that fuck things up? Thats what came stock on the lude and they didnt look all that bad. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/2 "2005-04-03T11:39:08Z")
Why not just do a +1 sizing to keep your overall diameter about the same and not screw up your speedo? Can you fit a little wider in there? ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/3 "2005-04-03T11:40:27Z")
why not get new wheels? ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/4 "2005-04-03T11:40:40Z")
your speedo will prob be 7-10mph off ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/5 "2005-04-03T11:52:53Z")
> [@Jeff95TA](#): > > Why not just do a +1 sizing to keep your overall diameter about the same and not screw up your speedo? Can you fit a little wider in there? yeah I probably could. but the whole point is to reduce the amount of sidewall. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/6 "2005-04-03T11:55:20Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > why not get new wheels? i’d like to. Those stock 15’s suck my ass. There are some cheap 18’s on [Maxima.org](http://Maxima.org) that look nice, but I dont really have the scrilla to throw down $700-800 right now. Maybe I’ll just go to Wal-mart and have them throw on some cheapo shit tires on the stock wheels and then get some decent rims a little closer to summer. My pay raise should be kicking in this paycheck too, so thats gonna be about an extra $400/mo. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/7 "2005-04-03T11:56:15Z")
thats what i would do, get some new wheels for the whip ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/8 "2005-04-03T11:59:26Z")
it should be fine,abs will have to reset itself! ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/9 "2005-04-03T12:12:23Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > thats what i would do, get some new wheels for the whip Mille Miglia Evo5 19’s. 😋 ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/10 "2005-04-03T12:16:05Z")
thats what was on my corrado but in 17s… mad pimp ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/11 "2005-04-03T12:21:10Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > thats what was on my corrado but in 17s… mad pimp fo shizzle. So clean. Its very rare for me to find a set of rims that I can stomach, let alone ones that I love… and i love those. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/12 "2005-04-03T18:43:51Z")
just ended up having Parts Plus throw on two new $40 Goodyears on. it’ll do. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/13 "2005-04-04T05:19:37Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > Mille Miglia Evo5 19’s. 😋 What a gay plate. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/173407/14 "2005-04-04T05:41:19Z")
how wide are the stock wheels? if they are 6.5 or bigger then go with something like a 225/55/15