Tire size
#1
Tire size
Just purchased a Black Chevy HHR 2007. Very nice ride. I am in the process of purchasing winter tires to install on my spare 16" rims. Currently stock summer tires are 215/55r16. I dont have many options in this size so I wanted to know if its safe/ok to change up a little.
I did find a website that allows you to enter the tire size and tells you the difference between stock and the ones you select. It seems that the 195/60R16 dont have that big of a difference, followed by 225/55R16.
Any advice?
I did find a website that allows you to enter the tire size and tells you the difference between stock and the ones you select. It seems that the 195/60R16 dont have that big of a difference, followed by 225/55R16.
Any advice?
#2
It really wont matter one way or another. Different sizes will throw your speedo off a bit if the overall diameter changes. I have ran 215/50r17, 225/55r16 and today went with 215/55r16. I wanted a taller narrower tire for fuel economy. But they were higher than a performance tire, so I just stayed with a performance one.
Good luck.
Good luck.
#3
Why change your tire size? Firestone makes one of the best winter tires for the money on the market. The Winterforce.
I used this tire in stock size on all four corners on my 09 panel, and never had an issue of grip.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....wtpackage=true
I used this tire in stock size on all four corners on my 09 panel, and never had an issue of grip.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....wtpackage=true
#5
Just purchased a Black Chevy HHR 2007. Very nice ride. I am in the process of purchasing winter tires to install on my spare 16" rims. Currently stock summer tires are 215/55r16. I dont have many options in this size so I wanted to know if its safe/ok to change up a little.
I did find a website that allows you to enter the tire size and tells you the difference between stock and the ones you select. It seems that the 195/60R16 dont have that big of a difference, followed by 225/55R16.
Any advice?
I did find a website that allows you to enter the tire size and tells you the difference between stock and the ones you select. It seems that the 195/60R16 dont have that big of a difference, followed by 225/55R16.
Any advice?
#8
#9
if interested here is test results (made for TRUE winter driving; emphasis on snowy and icy road driving, not summerlike circuit record breaking like mid-european tire tests have):
Best of the best are these three which have been among top-3 on most tests:
Nokian hp7
Continental contilice,
goodyear u-g arctic
Here is link to plain results of two leading finnish tire test magazines;
http://www.rengasvertailu.fi/talvire...ngastesti-2013
http://www.rengasvertailu.fi/talvire...ngastesti-2012
test results are in finnish, but you can translate them at google
nowadays the differences on same market-area tires are really minimal. just make sure when you buy tires that they are R, S or T speed class, not too-high-fast made-like U or V-class rated is made for emphasis on free speed autobahn-motorways)
Best of the best are these three which have been among top-3 on most tests:
Nokian hp7
Continental contilice,
goodyear u-g arctic
Here is link to plain results of two leading finnish tire test magazines;
http://www.rengasvertailu.fi/talvire...ngastesti-2013
http://www.rengasvertailu.fi/talvire...ngastesti-2012
test results are in finnish, but you can translate them at google
nowadays the differences on same market-area tires are really minimal. just make sure when you buy tires that they are R, S or T speed class, not too-high-fast made-like U or V-class rated is made for emphasis on free speed autobahn-motorways)
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