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Only OEM tire size for my 12 fit sport.
I bought 4 Arroyo Grand Sport in 185/55/16. Temprature A, traction A, tread wear around 500.
Cost only 58$ per tire. Made in Thailand. Plus 19.99$ per tire installation at local Pep Boys, ordered along with the tires on amazon.
Very pleased with the tires.
How do you like the sound levels on the interstate? I'm researching tires now. I was thinking of 205/50/16 since it may have better handling?
Steve
I recently bought Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 plus tires 205/50/16. They are quiet and grippy, and the tread pattern is nice, but I dropped about 3 mpg compared to my stock 185/55/16 tires.
TRMotorsports C1 with Vredestein Hi-Trac A/S, 195/60-15
Bought my 2015 EX in June 2022. Had stock alloys and some dry-rotted Sumitomo HTR A/S P02 185/55-16s with a date code from 2017. They screamed around spirited corners and nearly immediately got bubbled on some potholes... Yeah, it has taken some driving recalibration in Fitty. The 31s on the SUV have no such issues.
Putting a couple thousand miles into a road trip mid-December, so decided to go for new tires. Instead of same size, went for a new set of 15" wheels to increase sidewall. They are the TRMotorsport C1 from Tire Rack, 15x7 with a 42mm offset. Stock is 16x6 at 53mm. Figured the extra stick-out would fill in the wheel wells better, the stock tires are quite a bit inset from the sides of the car.
Went with Vredestein Hi-Trac all-seasons, 195/60-15, for the tires. Was looking more for ultimate wet and light winter conditions with some tread life instead of fair-weather stickies, not meant to be a track car (yet?) and we get snow maybe every other year any more.
First thing I did was weigh old vs new. OEM alloys with those Sumitomos were 37.4lbs each. The TRs with the Vredesteins were 32.2lbs each. That's 5.2lbs lighter per corner, nothing to sniff at.
On the rear, this setup is beautiful. On the front, the wider track really pushes these out and the sidewall exceeds the edge of the car by a tiny bit. Has a faint bit of a front-wheel-drive drag racer look to it.
I've only put maybe 10-15 miles on these yet, so these are first impressions, thoughts, etc:
Came from Tire Rack inflated to 36psi. They were pretty harsh. (Disclaimer: had just come off of several thousand miles in the plush SUV)
Door sticker for OEM sizes said 33 front, 32 rear. Tiresize.com (very useful site for all things tires and wheels, clearance calculators, etc.) has a tire pressure calculator to convert OEM pressure recommendations into different-sized tires, at least for load purposes. They say 28 front, 27 rear, so I put them all to 28. Much less harsh.
Mileage and wear TBD with upcoming driving
Now have full-size spare from one of the OEM wheels and the best Sumi I had.
Did you know the Fit is designed for a full-size wheel in the spare tire well? Styrofoam tool tray has to go, screw-down cone washer gets flipped over (and is actually labeled "spare" and "full-size" on the two sides), ditch the wheel center cap, floor hatch returns to completely flat. I lined the inside of the wheel with old carpet scraps and put the tools down in there, along with jumper cables, tire inflator, etc. Lots of room without the styrofoam tray in place. inside the rim and around the edges of the tire.
Will try to remember to update after I put some time on this setup... but I've already scraped once on the front left, going in hot around an exit ramp to the right. Suspension compressed nearly all the way on a dip mid-corner and SCRRRRFFFF. The driver's seat of this particular Fit does, uh, haul a lot of ass. Might have to roll the fenders or whatever it is the kids do nowadays. Dry-rotted bubble on a Sumitomo from 2017 Tire bubbled thrice, OEM wheels have seen less-crusty days. New Tires. Speedometer is dead nuts with a GPS check... MAYBE occasionally 1mph slower than actual. Didn't check OEMs in same manner. Technically, these are very slightly larger diameter. Fitty with new "bling". Meatier tires hopefully more pothole-proof. Plus their 5.2lbs lighter per corner, whatever that translates into for performance and/or mileage Rears are very nice fit. Fronts are a little more stick-out than ideal. Might try to find subtle spacers for the rear to get them out ever so slightly more, can't really pull the fronts in. Front stick-out
Will try to remember to update after I put some time on this setup... but I've already scraped once on the front left, going in hot around an exit ramp to the right. Suspension compressed nearly all the way on a dip mid-corner and SCRRRRFFFF. The driver's seat of this particular Fit does, uh, haul a lot of ass. Might have to roll the fenders or whatever it is the kids do nowadays.
What suspension do you have?
I'm also running 15's on my FIT but upgraded to the HFP suspension.
No diving around corners with this setup and the 15's are perfect for absorbing bumps/potholes/
What suspension do you have?
I'm also running 15's on my FIT but upgraded to the HFP suspension.
No diving around corners with this setup and the 15's are perfect for absorbing bumps/potholes/
100% stock everything and probably all OG components from when it was built for the 2015 model year. Will have to take a look at the "HFP" suspension... I'm a Fit newb. A taut suspension, maybe a growly (i.e. not fart-can) exhaust, and I'm looking around for a clutch delay valve delete option..... otherwise, I'm not looking to sink thick bank into Fitty. Yet.
The HFP setup keeps the car at almost stock height, but much more stiff when hitting bumps and potholes (that's why I downsized to 15's).
Last month my GF and I went for a drive along the coast highway.
When we were up to highway speeds (60-70 mph) I told her to keep her foot on the gas when going thru the turns...and NOT to lift off the gas/brake/slow the car in any way, just turn the steering wheel.
She thought I was crazy but once she did, she was amazed!
No tire squealing, no body roll, just a completely flat and capable suspension..it was almost like the car was begging you to push it faster and harder thru the turns!
After that experience, she understood why so many use these in racing and how they are able to keep up with Miatas and Porsches.
The HFP setup keeps the car at almost stock height, but much more stiff when hitting bumps and potholes (that's why I downsized to 15's).
Last month my GF and I went for a drive along the coast highway.
When we were up to highway speeds (60-70 mph) I told her to keep her foot on the gas when going thru the turns...and NOT to lift off the gas/brake/slow the car in any way, just turn the steering wheel.
She thought I was crazy but once she did, she was amazed!
No tire squealing, no body roll, just a completely flat and capable suspension..it was almost like the car was begging you to push it faster and harder thru the turns!
After that experience, she understood why so many use these in racing and how they are able to keep up with Miatas and Porsches.
My stock Fit is much the same.
I just corner at a steady throttle, and it hugs the road amazingly well.
