Tire size and gas mileage question
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Tire size and gas mileage question
Right now I get between 30 and 35 city/highway with my neon. I bought it with 185/75/14s on it. I will be getting tires sometime this summer and was wondering if anyone has had any experience going up a tire size (will 195/75/14s fit??). If so, did you see any difference in the mileage as far as highway? I would think there would be an increase, but was wondering if 195s fit ok or if it was a bit too tight.
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Well sometime next school year I will be transferring schools. The drive is 360 miles round trip. So even 1mpg more with a bigger tire size (which is probably on the low side considering the mph on the way) would make a considerable difference. But I wanted to make sure they would clear fine.
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hey rideordie
when the car was fitted with the original 185/75/14 the car's handling was really bad, the brakes were not as good as they can be, the rear end used to slide a lot, and it kinda wobbled when u do a fast right left maneuver, however, after fitting 195/65/14 the handling characteristics improved dramatically, its neutral steer with a much better grip, the car is firmer and tighter on corners, and no problems in that department for the last 10 years, i still manage 38 mpg highway, and 35 mpg combined "little traffic jam" .
however, choosing the right compound is vital, we tried an expensive fulda "thats german" which costs nearly 70$ per tire, and it was rubbish, we r currently using yokohama "japanese" and to be honest its the best so far.
when the car was fitted with the original 185/75/14 the car's handling was really bad, the brakes were not as good as they can be, the rear end used to slide a lot, and it kinda wobbled when u do a fast right left maneuver, however, after fitting 195/65/14 the handling characteristics improved dramatically, its neutral steer with a much better grip, the car is firmer and tighter on corners, and no problems in that department for the last 10 years, i still manage 38 mpg highway, and 35 mpg combined "little traffic jam" .
however, choosing the right compound is vital, we tried an expensive fulda "thats german" which costs nearly 70$ per tire, and it was rubbish, we r currently using yokohama "japanese" and to be honest its the best so far.
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guys, according to the service manual , the original tire was 185/70/14 , the 70 is the height to width ratio, so
70% of 185 = 129.5 "in mm"
the ones is propose are 195/65/14
65% of 195 = 126.5 "in mm"
this will account to 1 mile variation on the speedo, so i guess it will be fine
70% of 185 = 129.5 "in mm"
the ones is propose are 195/65/14
65% of 195 = 126.5 "in mm"
this will account to 1 mile variation on the speedo, so i guess it will be fine