I ended up choosing the 195/50R-15 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec based on a recommendation from one of the top drivers (in my opinion) from the local auto-x event. The ratings and test results on tirerack were also near the top... so after $460 with shipping for the tires I'm ready to give them a try. I just put them on the car hoping to get the car to an open track day tomorrow, but the weather is not looking nice. I'll have to see how they do on the track next month.
Its kind of hard to justify spending $500 on a set of tires on a car that most wouldn't pay $2000 for these days :) On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Les Noriel <[email protected]> wrote: > I've never tried the 205 width on my MKII. Much of the car's effective > spring rate are actually in the sidewall of the tire. There was an article > in the publication "European Car" several years ago that discussed the > differences in sidewalls and their effect on handling and ride quality. > (Don't see too many articles like that anymore) > > With that said, I do have two very similar Jeep Cherokees that my wife and > I use as daily drivers. All things being virtually equal, she runs a tire > that is 1 cm wider than the tires mounted on mine. The extra 1cm of width > does make a noticeable difference in ride characteristics. I sometimes > drive her car to work where I share driving duties with a carpool. They > have made mention that the ride comfort in her car is better than in mine > which has the narrower profile tire. 215/75-15 vs 225/75-15 > You may experience a little bit of rubbing on the inside wheel well with > the wider tire when steering is at its extremes (Such as parking)--it will > depend on the offset of your wheels. > > I noticed on the TireRack catalog, that 195-50-15s are not so plentiful > anymore when compared with a few years ago. 195s used to be "Plus 1" > Apparently the market has gone decidedly larger regarding wheels. > > > -Les > > On 2/8/12 10:43 PM, "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>I'll be looking for a new set of tires soon. I live in Florida so I >>don't need an all season tire. >> >>Based on price and reviews on tirerack.com I may just go with the >>Yokohama S.drive : >> >>http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?customSizeSearch=&widt >>h=195%2F&ratio=50&diameter=15 >> >>Is there any reason to switch from 195/50-15 to 205/50-15? The 195/50 >>profile is really pretty low so I figured a little extra sidewall >>could help smooth out rough pavement. >>_______________________________________________ >>a2-16v-list mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
