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yeet

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After today's storm, I need winter tires. I've got a late 90's toyota corrola with 14 inch wheels. Bought Michelin X-Ice last year, hated the sloppy handling, and sold them. I mainly drive the 407 at 130-140km/h. Want to get 'performance' winter tires this year. (Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip GW3) The smallest sizes any performance winters come in are 15 inch wheels.

Before I fork over the money on Tire-Rack, Is there any issue with putting 15 inch wheels on a car that was only designed for 14's?

The wheelwell is pretty snug as it is, but the 15's are lower profile (55 series vs. 65 on the 14's), so overall size should be similar.

Thanks for any assistance.
 
yeet said:
After today's storm, I need winter tires. I've got a late 90's toyota corrola with 14 inch wheels. Bought Michelin X-Ice last year, hated the sloppy handling, and sold them. I mainly drive the 407 at 130-140km/h. Want to get 'performance' winter tires this year. (Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip GW3) The smallest sizes any performance winters come in are 15 inch wheels.

Before I fork over the money on Tire-Rack, Is there any issue with putting 15 inch wheels on a car that was only designed for 14's?

The wheelwell is pretty snug as it is, but the 15's are lower profile (55 series vs. 65 on the 14's), so overall size should be similar.

Thanks for any assistance.
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You will lose some suspension. Your car was designed with x sidewall in mind to act as part of the suspension. You will find you have a stiffer ride. Also, your speedo may not be as accurate.
 
Here is a little tool which will help you and show you how much you're speedo will be off by. I don't think it would be off by allot. Anyway just input you're OEM tire info and the new rim/tire combo you want to go to.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

As ride comfort it really will not make a huge difference in a small car, if it bigger sedan or truck yeah, but not much of a difference.
 
poonhunter said:
There's something just wrong with performance tires on a Corolla
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I was thinking the same thing. In winter no less. To each their own.

BTW, have you been following what Fantino has to say about winter drivers that cause accidents?
 
kumamake said:
what's the rush?
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I was just thinking that if you're driving at that speed when you think you need snow tires, maybe you should be re-evaluating your driving habits while you're at it...

I guess you're one of those guys the rest of us shake our heads at when you go smokin' past... ;)
 
Never heard of anyone doing a "Plus One" for winter, but okayyyyy.... :rolleyes:

Believe it or not, Wal-Mart sells a decent winter tire in the 14" size. No, seriously.
 
When I put winter cars on my sport(y) car, they recommended -1, not plus 1. Of course, when you're starting with 14", it is a different matter from 18". I would go same diameter, no more than 1cm wider, and lwoer profile. Width can be an enemy in snow.
 
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