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Originally Posted by kenchan
looks too wide for the wheelwidth for my tastes. steering response will be dull
vs wat 205's should be able to do on a say 7.5" wheel.
what was wrong with the stock 185's?  |
While a wider wheel would give a more upright and more rigid sidewall, steering response is just fine with the stock Sport wheels. Goodyear specs the rim width range for this tire in this size from 5.5" to 7.5", so while the stock 6.0" rim is on the narrow side, it's still well within the acceptable range.
Stock 185's suffer two problems that the 205's eliminated, the "highway drift" problem (straight-line instability at speeds over 60 mph) and the poor stopping distance of the stock tire/brake combo. Add in that Tirerack is still selling these tires on special at only $51 each and it was a good deal. My 185's are sitting my storage room, I can probably unload them for a decent price as they had less than 1K miles on them.
Also note that there is a lot more choice in the 205 size than the 185's.
I have these same tires on my M3 (225/45-17 & 245/40-17) and my Boxster (225/40-18 & 265/35-18), they're great tires for a climate like AZ. Excellent dry and wet traction, low noise, good wear characteristics, and reasonably priced.