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Originally Posted by justjohn
The car I just got came with two sets of rims:
185/65 R14 Steelies
These are on the car, have PrimeWell PS830 tires on them
205/45 R16 Rotas
These have Kumho Ecsta tires on them but 2 are blown out
I originally figured I would put LRR tires on the Rotas since bigger is supposed to be better for fuel economy, and just use the steelies for winter.
However, (disclaimer I don't know anything about tires or where to find them) I can't find any LRR tires at that size, and it seems the smaller size is significantly cheaper. Is there some way to find what LRR tires are available at those 2 sizes?
Also, your thoughts on getting the bigger tires vs switching out the smaller ones and just craigslisting the rims?
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You have to be really careful when we talk about "bigger" when it comes to tire sizing. Yes, 205 is bigger than 185. Yes, 16 is bigger than 14. But, No!, 45 is NOT bigger than 65.
The net effect is that a 205/45R16 is SMALLER than a 185/65R14.
And where I would go with this is to find 185/70R14's and see what is available. But before you do that, make sure there is enough clearance - and the worst case is when the spring are fully collapsed and the steering wheel is fully turned.