Tyre advice needed

LCBXX said:
You bunch of plonkers. Off course you can put a 15" tire on a 14" rim. Heck you can put a 22" Tire on there. What you cannot do is put a 15" tire on a 16"-22" rim.

OP is not asking if putting a 15" tire on a 14" rim will work. OP is asking for opinions on 3 tyre options.

Erm...No it is not. Is is the diameter of the hole. 185/60R15 refers to the sidewall aspect-ratio (vs the width (the 185 number)), or the height of the sidewall in your example.
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Sinbad said:
no.
R15 is the rim diameter.
185 is the tread width, /60 is the sidewall height as a percentage of width.

Rim width is the J number of the rim itself, eg a 15" 6J rim.
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Yes, my mistake.
 
Dylan_G said:
Hahahah I should have specified the fact that I am changing the rim... But I do appreciate the advice given by the others as well.

Basically I wanted to know about opinions on Dunlop vs Yoko. People I've spoken to have been on both sides of the fence for this one.
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I would go Yokohama over dunflop.
 
Dylan_G said:
Hahahah I should have specified the fact that I am changing the rim... But I do appreciate the advice given by the others as well.

Basically I wanted to know about opinions on Dunlop vs Yoko. People I've spoken to have been on both sides of the fence for this one.
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Yeah I was trolling.

You need to decide what it is you want from a tyre. I am not a boy racer nor do I drive and corner aggressively, so I care little for expensive Michelins/Toyos/etc. I go for known, but less expensive, brands with high-treadwear, like a Dunlop SP6060 or tyres marked as "Eco", with a tread-pattern that is not blocky/diagonal to the road surface, especially at the corners of the tyre. The latter results in road noise.

I recall switching from OEM Michelin Pilot Sport SP2 (or whatever) to Dunlop SP6060's (225/45/17) and driving away from the shop I was staggered at how quiet they were in comparison to the Michelins.
 
Dunlop.. k@k van die duiwel. Always gets a sidewall bubble in them from the tiniest pothole/ super shallow hole in roads where other brands, cheaper and much more expensive can survive a cave in (compared to the Dunlop anyway)
 
Zenthrax said:
Dunlop.. k@k van die duiwel. Always gets a sidewall bubble in them from the tiniest pothole/ super shallow hole in roads where other brands, cheaper and much more expensive can survive a cave in (compared to the Dunlop anyway)
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we've had completely opposite experiences. i only use dunlops on my high mileage car. i do on average 300km a day. in ****ty area's too, constructions sites the works. never had a bubble before never had a blowout before. maybe you're just a crap driver :whistle:
 
Zenthrax said:
Dunlop.. k@k van die duiwel. Always gets a sidewall bubble in them from the tiniest pothole/ super shallow hole in roads where other brands, cheaper and much more expensive can survive a cave in (compared to the Dunlop anyway)
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To be honest most sidewall bubbles I've seen are on low profile Continentals.
 
I think people are scarred by previous experiences. My Hyundai i20 is a 2011 model still going on the original Kumho tires (@ 65k kms). They are starting to really need replacement but they've never given me any problems either.

Doesn't mean it a good tire tho, maybe I'm just lucky.
 
Gnome said:
I think people are scarred by previous experiences. My Hyundai i20 is a 2011 model still going on the original Kumho tires (@ 65k kms). They are starting to really need replacement but they've never given me any problems either.

Doesn't mean it a good tire tho, maybe I'm just lucky.
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Kumho is a decent brand. I've used them before, would use them again.
 
Sinbad said:
185/60R15 would be a better size match.
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Whilst this is the closest dimension match please remember that you'll be in for a firmer ride as you'll be be losing sidewall dimension to a larger rim.
A 185/65R15 will match the ride. However the overall diameter will increase by 21mm so your speedo will be more accurate and your fuel consumption calcs will have to be revised. Theoretically you'll be using more fuel because the circumference changes from 1886.84mm to 1952,5mm.
 
Gnome said:
I think people are scarred by previous experiences. My Hyundai i20 is a 2011 model still going on the original Kumho tires (@ 65k kms). They are starting to really need replacement but they've never given me any problems either.

Doesn't mean it a good tire tho, maybe I'm just lucky.
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True, for me though recommending dunlops comes from experience, i finish a set a LEAST once a year due to how much i drive. and for the last 7 years i've used dunlops with no issues. best one so far was the sp sport 570 i THINK. had a rim protector even though it was a very competitively priced tire. performance was insane. under braking it matched my Hancook ventus v12evo's on my other car.
 
My Honda has Yokohama tyres and they are approaching 80000 km now but am going to replace them anyway since they are 5 years old
 
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