# Tire question. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943 "2007-08-21T12:32:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/1 "2007-08-21T12:32:09Z")
My xA came with 185/60/15 on 15x6 steel wheels. I’m putting on 15x6.5 Rota Slips within a week or two, and I’m looking into tires. do I go 205/55/15? i was looking at 205/50/15, but the 55 profile makes the diameter closer to stock. ---
**Author:** ![YellowZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/edb3f5/32.png) [@YellowZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/YellowZ)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/2 "2007-08-21T12:39:50Z")
Probably will have more choices in 205/50. Looking for all seasons? If not, the Falken Azenis are great in that size. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/3 "2007-08-21T12:49:58Z")
> [@God NYSpeed needs this](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/god-nyspeed-needs-this/32059/13): > > Probably will have more choices in 205/50. Looking for all seasons? If not, the Falken Azenis are great in that size. i was thinking ZE-512, but i heard they quit making them. i want something with decent tread life, with curb protection (i parallel park a lot), and NOT kumho. as for all season? before i would have said no, but now that i’ll be driving less i think i’ll be needing these year-round. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/4 "2007-08-21T12:52:21Z")
ZE512s have a pretty poor tread life. I haven’t measured mine but they’re too close to the wear bars for only being 4 months old. Good handling in the rain. I got them for $60/ea. for 17s so I’m not gonna bitch. The plus side is that they have a pretty good curb protection. However, superb parallel parking skills trumps curb protecting tires any day. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/5 "2007-08-21T12:55:42Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/2126): > > ZE512s have a pretty poor tread life. I haven’t measured mine but they’re too close to the wear bars for only being 4 months old. they had average tread life on my old car, but they were dirt fucking cheap for the tread life i got out of them AND they saved my wheels once or twice when trying to parallel park in Bellevue. Traction T/As were a little better, but they were $30 more per tire. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/6 "2007-08-21T12:57:04Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/2126): > > However, superb parallel parking skills trumps curb protecting tires any day. treacherous curbs in bellevue have kicked my ass a few times. there are places on my girlfriend’s street where the curb is a foot high and leaning out into the street. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-question/191943/7 "2007-08-21T14:22:48Z")
[http://www.pittspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22994](http://www.pittspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22994)