The car is two years old now and the tires need to be replaced (23,000 miles). I am not sure which tires are on them as I can't find a brand on them.

The fit is very limited on tires it supports, I have all stock parts, no modifications. What tire would be the best for the car? We live in Maine so we did get snow in the winter but want all season tires. I want something that will last more than 23k miles which is ridiculous!

Thanks!

 

The only two stock tires that came on the Fit were either Dunlops or Bridgestones.

There isn't a wide selection in the stock tire size (185/55R16) -- I see 3 on tire rack -- but you can move to a slightly wider tire (205/50R16) with a lot more choices. The contact patch is wider, which has some pros and cons... pros include more traction since you have more rubber on the road and all that entails, but some people have suggested it might be more prone to hydroplaning.

If the tire selection is this abysmal when I need to change my tires, I will probably move up to the wider tire myself...

 

i would try the G19 Grids by BS when my GE's tires wear out. might be a while though since 35% of the year it's on snow tires and dont wear nearly as fast.

wow, $352 for all 4 tires... i can only get one tire for my G or Z at that price (RE050A Pole Position).

 

I just checked, I have the Bridgestones, and am very disappointed. I thought I had the Dunlops due to them wearing out at 23k miles. I don't want to move up to a different tire as I don't want to go out side of the manufactures recommendations.

 

There's really nothing to worry about going to 205/50's. They are the same diameter (no change to speedometer reading) and a only a little bit wider but they cause no rubbing at all. There wouldn't be any warranty concerns or anything.

 

I don't know anything about tires. All I care about is that they don't cause problems with inspection, work in the winter time/summer time and are safe enough for my wife.

 

What kind of sweetheart deals manufacturers get for putting weird tire sizes on their car?

There are always those who won't put anything but the stock size on their car, and if there are only 1 or 2 manufacturers in that segment, it is like printing money.

 

I found these, I really like Michelin tires as I have had very good wear on our other car with them. I found these on Tirerack.com and am wondering if these would be safe on my car: Pilot Exalto A/S. Size: 205/50R16

Can anyone explain how these would be safe/fit the car?

 

Let me recommend these--I have them and love them. They are also cheaper than the ones you linked.

Continental ExtremeContact DWS

I also have 205/50/16

 

With that tire size, from what I can tell they should fit. Is this size safe, and will it rub on anything on the car itself? What if I have to stop quickly or slide? I want to make sure the tires don't come off. Thanks,

 

To hijack the thread, but I purchased winter tires, and I am interested in these tires for 3 seasons. How are they for dry takeoff and wet traction?

 

If I still lived in Maine I would be getting a set of Nokian WRG2 in the 205/50-16 size.

 

I have an 09 Fit Sport with ~16K miles and had a flat (on the sidewall). Man, these tires are expensive.

The tire store/ Pepboys didn't even have a tire of the OE size in stock at all, and a special order was $165 installed. I went to the dealer and they charged the same, but $165 a tire is absolutely insane!

If I were you, I would look into another size (maybe the larger ones as suggested) because the original ones are expensive.

 

I not that fond of walmart but I noticed on there site that they have the
Dunlop SP Sport 7000 as a special order for 98.00. Not sure what it cost to get one mounted and all but I bet it be less than 65 bucks.

 

Bumping. Looking for an answer.

 

Let's do the math:

185/55R16 = 185 mm tire width = 7.28". Sidewall height is 55% of width = 101.75 mm = 4.0 inches

205/50 = 205 mm tire width = 8.07". Sidewall height is 50% of width = 102.5mm = 4.03", so a sidewall height difference of 0.75 mm, or 3 hundreths of an inch. Changes in tire pressure will cause a bigger difference than that.

The only significant difference here is that the 205 tire will be roughly 3/4" wider sidewall-to-sidewall. Others have already said that this size doesn't rub, so it should be OK.

(somebody check my math )

 

Taken from Tirerack.com Both Dunlop tires...

185/55R16 Overall
Diam. 24.2"


205/50R16 Overall
Diam. 24.1"

I personally am going to look at getting the Yokahama Avid Envigor 205/50-16's or the DT-YK520 205/50-16's in the next 6 months. Both have very good UTQG 500+ ratings and are all season tires. Our stocks are only rated at 340 .

 

Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it. I will also check with Tirewarehouse to see if they think it's ok to.

 

The tires will fit great and will not come off or feel unstable.
If anything, they will feel more stable.

205/50 is perfect on these cars imo.

 

What about 195 size? I was at Big O--tire dealer in my area and that is what they recommended?