I had the car alignment verified at 4500 miles.

 

Keep in mind that the tire with more tread belongs in the back.

 

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. About 90% of braking is done with the front and of course the redirection of the car as well. Sliding in the snow is much easier to control if the the front tires hold their line (even if the rear breaks loose). Also downshifting is a good way to slow in a controlled manner, provided you have adaquate traction on your drive wheels. If thats not what you meant, then sorry to go off on a tangent.

 

http://www.nebraskatire.com/tires_101/2tires.htm

 

Despite that one reference, I have confidence in my ability to compensate for oversteering situations. Regardless of traction, the rear tires are perfectly fine and will be rotated to the front in ,1k miles.

 

fm2n-
Thanks for the tire advice. As a truck/SUV driver for decades, I would have put the best tread tires on the drive wheels also. I'm still not certain that I completely agree with the info. on your link, but it is something to think about. With tires worn either on the front or back, I will probably replace all of them with a better brand than Dunlop. I only have about 1500 miles on my Fit, so this won't be an issue for a while.

 

I read your link and I still don't think I agree. I'm 47 with lots of years of owning and maintaining cars. I have always (on front wheel drive cars) wanted the best up front for driving, braking, and steering. The issue of losing traction on the rear would only come up in severe situations, which could happen in normal driving, but most often when "hot-dogging" and driving hard.
My son just had a 360 skid in a Jeep Cherokee at 70 MPH due to an immediate stop. That vehicle is so light in the rear that the drive axle can't hold traction in a turn or hard stop, so I'm getting rid of that vehicle.
I still like having my best tires up front on FWD vehicle....

 

More proof:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...6115642AAOctub


Last paragraph on page:
http://www.michelinman.com/care/tip6.html#5

 

Ok, thank you for taking the time to show your proof. I will take this into consideration with future tire changes. I am fine with admitting I am wrong. Thanks again for the information.

 

The previous series of posts have not been pertinent to the topic, and I was wondering if anyone else had the premature wear issue. I just want to know if it is a defect with my car, a fluke or otherwise.

 

^Thanks a lot!

 

No worries. Would rather people do it right than be killed. I've actually fishtailed in the rain while doing a small turn at a freeway outlet. I am quite proficient in my maneuvering and it all happened so fast that I didn't even have time to consider compensating. Right when my car came to a halt, I immediately floored it to get on the road again before someone came along hitting me.

 

I give in too... But I definitely believe Michelin more than I do Nebraska Tire.... Thanks for the tip.

 

How much difference in overall diameter with 205/50/15 on 15x7 vs Stock?

 

overall diameter with 205/50/15 is: 23.07 inches
overall diameter with 195/55/15 is: 23.44 inches

So 0.37 inches difference.

Also when running the 205's When speedometer reads 60mph (96.6km/h) actual speed will be 59.2mph (95.3km/h): 1.3% slower.

15x7.0 and 15x6.5 rim size difference has no effect on tire diameter.

 

Hi, I am new to cars and I am wondering if I buy new tires with specs of 195-60-15, will they fit on my Honda Fit Sport wheel (it currently has the original 195-55-15 Dunlop tire)????

If not, what size wheels do I have to buy? I don't understand the connection between sizes between tires and wheels.

Please enlighten me.

 

195 = width
55 = how tall the tire is from the edge of the wheel
15 = wheel diameter

Short answer to your question is yes, but they will rub and cause your speedometer to be incorrect due to the amount of rotations per mile that your speed sensor in your transmission will be reading.

 

Thanks for replying.

The rotations per mile error is fine since it is pretty insignificant (about 2-3 mph at 70 mph.). At least based on this site: http://www.paspeedo.com/calculator.htm

What do you mean they will rub? Is that serious?

*EDIT
What is the difference between the different types of all season tires (performance, grand touring, passenger, etc) in terms of road noise? Does performance tire generally produce more road noise than passenger tires?

 

there are two sides to any purchased part: performance and luxury. to perform better you have to give up some luxury, and vise-versa.

want better performing tires, you may have to sacrifice NVH (noise, vibration, harshness). check out tirerack.coms tire comparison guide, its a pretty good reference for a list of tires.

 

Any1 in the SoCal area know where to get mounting and balancing for cheap? No dismounting needed..just the mounting and balancing price.

Any help would b great.