PuckHead
www.mn-mason.org
Hey all,
I'm looking at getting new tires and wanted to know if anyone had any opinions or experience with THESE tires, and more importantly, if the 225/55 HR17 size is a decent fit with my '93 ATX with Tokicos and Eibachs.
I'm currently running Yokohama Avid H4's in 235/45 HR17 size, and I'd like to get back to a closer to OEM size for performance and fuel economy, and yes, cost is a huge driving factor right now.
The tread pattern of the Sumitomos remind me of my old Bridgestone Potenza RE910s, which I was fairly happy with.
I must have All-Season performance, as the SHO is my daily driver, and I am now looking out my window & watching the snow fall.
Cost is a huge factor right now, and these Sumitomos are about as cheap (price-wise) as I've found.
With the research I've done, it looks as though they will physically fit just fine, but my speedo will read 1.3 MPH slow. Not a big deal to me really, as my speedo reads 1.9 MPH too fast right now with the smaller diameter Yokohamas.
Correct me if I'm wrong but this is what I see:
215/60-16 (OEM) measurements:
Sidewall= 5.1"
Radius= 13.1"
Diameter= 26.2"
Circumference= 82.2"
Revolutions per mile= 771.0
225/55-17 measurements:
Sidewall= 4.9"
Radius= 13.4"
Diameter= 26.7"
Circumference= 84.0"
Revolutions per mile= 754.0
Am I reading all this right? Seems to me they'd work out just about right. Opinions welcomed, the sooner, the better!
Later!
:burn_out:
I'm looking at getting new tires and wanted to know if anyone had any opinions or experience with THESE tires, and more importantly, if the 225/55 HR17 size is a decent fit with my '93 ATX with Tokicos and Eibachs.
I'm currently running Yokohama Avid H4's in 235/45 HR17 size, and I'd like to get back to a closer to OEM size for performance and fuel economy, and yes, cost is a huge driving factor right now.
The tread pattern of the Sumitomos remind me of my old Bridgestone Potenza RE910s, which I was fairly happy with.
I must have All-Season performance, as the SHO is my daily driver, and I am now looking out my window & watching the snow fall.
Cost is a huge factor right now, and these Sumitomos are about as cheap (price-wise) as I've found.
With the research I've done, it looks as though they will physically fit just fine, but my speedo will read 1.3 MPH slow. Not a big deal to me really, as my speedo reads 1.9 MPH too fast right now with the smaller diameter Yokohamas.
Correct me if I'm wrong but this is what I see:
215/60-16 (OEM) measurements:
Sidewall= 5.1"
Radius= 13.1"
Diameter= 26.2"
Circumference= 82.2"
Revolutions per mile= 771.0
225/55-17 measurements:
Sidewall= 4.9"
Radius= 13.4"
Diameter= 26.7"
Circumference= 84.0"
Revolutions per mile= 754.0
Am I reading all this right? Seems to me they'd work out just about right. Opinions welcomed, the sooner, the better!
Later!
:burn_out:
