a while back i bought new rims and kept the stock tires because they were still good... now i plan to get new tires.. i have 185/65/14 i plan to get hankook 195/65/14 $48 a tire.. will they fit without a problem. so far i been told yeah but i thought i would check here too.

 

Yes they will fit...I have 195/60/14 Falken's on my neon.

 

Just a note (kind of a loose rule of thuimb): To keep the speedo as close as possible, for every 10MM you gain on the first number, drop five on the second number.
i.e. 185/65/14 = 195/60/14. 205/50/17 = 215/45/17. You get the picture. This will give you as close as possible to the same diameter, but you will gain about 1/2" more width. Good trade in my book. You will be fine if you use the 195/60/14. If you use the 195/65/14, you will be going faster than the speedo says by about 1.42 mph at 65 mph. This error increases as you speed increases. Hope it helps.

 

Also as an afterthought, if you know anyone running stock SRT wheels with the 205/50/17's on them, here is a tip. There are only three or four main line manufacturers of the 205/50/17 and they are really expensive, from 129.00 to 209.00 each. By going up to the 215/45/17 you gain 2/3" in width and save any where from 55.00 to 140.00 dollars a tire. I am running the Riken Raptors on mine and I pay 64.00 each for them. Riken is also made by Michelin. Can anyone say "replacement for the Pilot Sport"? I know this seems it is on the wrong forum, but Riken has about 35-40 different performance sizes. So I figured this would be good info for everyone.

 

^^^Why not run 205/40/17's and stay extremely close to the speedo?

 

i have 205/40/17 and the little radars they put on the side of the road is usally 1 off either way.

 

im only sticking with 14's cuz i just bought the rims in that size. i wasn't planning to keep this car so i figured i would keep stock size, just get some thing that looks better. plus i didn't want to spend money on new tires at the time too.
so 195/65/14 will throw off my speedo... and come to think of it i went and looked at my tires and they says 185/75/14 which isn't the stock size so i dunno whats up with those... definitely need some new ones tho.

 

Yes, by 1.42 mph. If your speedo says 65, then you will be actually going 66.42 mph. Not much difference, but thought you should know.

 

yes thats good to know.. according to discount tire direct tho it won't....so im a little confused..

 

The list below shows most of the Stock Neon tire sizes.

2002

4-dr Base P185/65 R14
4-dr SE/ES P185/60 R15
4-dr ACR P185/60 HR15
4-dr R/T P195/60 VR16

2001

4-dr Neon P185/65 R14
4-dr Neon (option) P185/60 R15
4-dr ES/LX P185/60 R15
4-dr ACR P185/60 HR15
4-dr R/T & Sport P195/50 VR16

2000

4-dr Neon P185/65 R14
4-dr Neon (option) P185/60 R15
4-dr Neon ES/LX P185/60 R15

1998-99

2/4-dr Neon/Sport/Expresso/Style P185/65 R14
4-dr ACR P175/65 HR14
2-dr ACR P185/65 HR14
2/4-dr R/T P185/65 HR14

1996-97

2/4-dr Base P175/70 R14
2/4-dr Highline/Sport/Expresso P185/65 R14
4-dr ACR P175/65 HR14
2-dr ACR P185/60 HR14

1995

4-dr Base P165/80 R13
2/4-dr Highline P185/70 R13
2/4-dr Highline (option)P185/65 R14
2/4-dr Sport P185/65 R14
4-dr ACR P175/65 HR14
2-dr ACR P185/60 HR14