195/50 R15 or 205/50 R15 tire sugestions...

Post by **Zero** » August 27, 2006

im thinking of putting the 205/50 R15 Falken Altenzis on the TE37s but i have no idea what to slap on the Mugen MR5s' as they will prolly be the everyday rims...

(TE37s for car shows... or should the MR5s be?)

any one know of a good set of tires that give better then normal grip but are good for everyday type driving? i have a set of Bridgestone PlaYz on the TE37s right now but i cant buy those tires when i hit stateside as they are Japanese only kinda thing and 2 of them are done for now anyways... thanks for the help

SingleCamEJ8 · Post by **SingleCamEJ8** » August 28, 2006

you should sell me your TE's ....i would appreciate it....lol

Post by **Sean @ NDF** » August 28, 2006

i have 195/50 yoko avses100's...they'd make a good daily tire

Post by **kotomile** » August 28, 2006

go with 195/50

also, no need to put the "R" in 19550R15, it means radial, and all passenger and LT tires are radial. ( I worked at a few tire shops and all day people were calling saying "I need a price quote on a.. lemme see, I wrote this down... Peeeee two 1 five... sixty... Arrrrrr 16 " It became a pet peeve of mine real quick

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The 205 will look too tall IMO on a 15" rim.

Post by **Zero** » August 28, 2006

i can only get the falkens in 205 not 195/50....

tommybanzai · Post by **tommybanzai** » August 28, 2006

theres such a minimal difference between 195 and 205s...we are talking a 14 inch if that...just get 20's ..i've had falken azenis tires, and hated them (just my 2 cents). they were good for about the firs 5-7000 miles...then after that they were horrible.

are you looking for an inexpensive good tire?

Post by **kotomile** » August 28, 2006

Zero wrote:i can only get the falkens in 205 not 195/50....

Well.. guess that means falkens are not the answer.

Post by **Sean @ NDF** » August 28, 2006

Zero wrote:i can only get the falkens in 205 not 195/50....

I had 205/50's on my old 15's - lowest size I could get the Azenis in...I rubbed like a motha fucker

Post by **Zero** » August 28, 2006

hmm... the falken would be ment for shows or track... not much else id use them for... but i do need tires for dailies... rubber is really expensive here in Japan so spending $300-$400 isnt as bad as i thought as long as i dont have to do it constantly lol.... above adverage grip and not too expensive is what im aiming for

boostjunkie95 · Post by **boostjunkie95** » August 29, 2006

I've used my RT-615 Azenis at the track before and they really blow, i had better traction when i used Cooper Weathermasters lol. I still think they are a nice looking tire but if you want some traction i'd get another tire.