In my want to make my econo box (Mazda 2) handle a little better I may have purchased the wrong tire:
I got some Dunlop Direzza D102 from the Tirerack.com, they are sitting in the garage awaiting mounting and some direction from some experts...
I know the car may look funny with the wheel gap and the speedo may be a touch off but I can fix one of those things from Racingbeat...
One tire calculator calls them 5.5% wider can this fit on my stock Mazda 2 6"rim ok... I know a 6.5" rim is probably ideal but I have what I have and I made a boo-boo... Will these tires fit for the 10k miles I want them to?
Stock miata tire size is 195/50 on a 15x6.
(Chuckle)
http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator
Thats a perfect size tire for that rim
gl21133
New Reader
5/3/15 10:56 p.m.
I run a 205/50/15 on my 15x6 autocross wheels. They're Rivals so they're probably even a bit wider than that. They pooch a bit but they work fine.
If you look on the specs page for that tire on tirerack, you'll see "Rim
Width Range" is specified 5.5-7", a 6" rim is within that range, it's even the width they used to take the tire measurements (Meas.
Rim Width).
gamby
UltimaDork
5/3/15 11:46 p.m.
In reply to Brokenbrakes:
Super common combo back in the days when EG Civics were plentiful. Zero concerns about it as others have stated.
Thanks guys and gals! Now it will be time to see what my little 2 will do!
Will
SuperDork
5/4/15 6:55 p.m.
195/55-15 is stock fitment on the MR2, which runs a 15x6 in front.
way back in the day we used to run 205/50-15 on a 15x6 for ES Saturns
whenry
New Reader
5/5/15 6:53 a.m.
We have run the 15x6 BBS wheels from '95 Miata M on my wife's '92 yellow Miata for over 10 yrs with 205/50 tires. No problems ever.
aw614
New Reader
5/5/15 7:56 a.m.
Will wrote:
195/55-15 is stock fitment on the MR2, which runs a 15x6 in front.
That is what I am running on my Integra on stock wheels, I ran 205/50 before, but I might go back to it again, it didn't feel as fast as sharp as the 195/55, but the 205/50 felt faster.
I did notice irregular wear on my 205/50 tires on a 15x6.