185/65/14 instead of 175/65/14 for snows?
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185/65/14 instead of 175/65/14 for snows?
Ok, I did ask this in the general forum last summer at the time of 08 Fit purchase but with winter coming sooner rather then later, I want to make really sure of this before it gets time to put the snows on.
As you know 08 Base fit has tire size 175/65/14. I have some still good 185/65/14 snows (Michelin X-ICE) from a previous vehicle. Other then changing the accuracy of the odometer and speedometer by a few percentage points, is it perfectly safe to use these tires, meaning no wheel wall rubbing or other improper size issues?
As you know 08 Base fit has tire size 175/65/14. I have some still good 185/65/14 snows (Michelin X-ICE) from a previous vehicle. Other then changing the accuracy of the odometer and speedometer by a few percentage points, is it perfectly safe to use these tires, meaning no wheel wall rubbing or other improper size issues?
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Ok, I did ask this in the general forum last summer at the time of 08 Fit purchase but with winter coming sooner rather then later, I want to make really sure of this before it gets time to put the snows on.
As you know 08 Base fit has tire size 175/65/14. I have some still good 185/65/14 snows (Michelin X-ICE) from a previous vehicle. Other then changing the accuracy of the odometer and speedometer by a few percentage points, is it perfectly safe to use these tires, meaning no wheel wall rubbing or other improper size issues?
As you know 08 Base fit has tire size 175/65/14. I have some still good 185/65/14 snows (Michelin X-ICE) from a previous vehicle. Other then changing the accuracy of the odometer and speedometer by a few percentage points, is it perfectly safe to use these tires, meaning no wheel wall rubbing or other improper size issues?
The 185/65x14 tires will be fine UNLESS YOU CHANGE WHEELS from stock specs to a more radical specification on offset and rim width. They re almost the same diameter as the 195/55x15 tires (23.46 vs 23.44) standard on the Sport. If your speedo and odo were calibrated for 175/65x14 tires (22.92") then you could have a small error of 2% fast (read 60 at actual 61 mph) but I kind of doubt Honda did that. Probalty calibrated for 195/55x15 tire.
Nothing wrong with X-ices either.
Last edited by mahout; Sep 11, 2008 at 09:37 AM.
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