I read the faq but still had a question about tire sizes.
The car is a 91 940 wagon with 195/60/15 my question can i fit a 205/60/15? It looks really close so i think i can but wanted to hear if anyone has done it without rubbing the front tires on the the struts. Also suggestions on good all season tires if you have any.

I am running Firestone 205/60TR15 90T . Firehawk GTA 02.
They have been on the car for the 15 K that I have owned the car. The clearance is not a problem. The traction is very good. The wear on the outside of the front tires are due to the high caster in tight turns and the wide tread. I would not have it any other way. I have not attempted snow chains.

Keep a close watch on 'em. On my trip down from Oregon just a couple weeks ago, I helped another motorist at a rest stop. Broken belts on a Firestone GTA 02. 'twasn't an old or worn out tire either. It still held air, but it punctured the tread and lumped out very visibly. I gave the kid credit that he had enough sense to keep driving slowly on the shoulder until it was safe to stop.

Just a little caution.

-- Kane
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Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40

I decided not to risk the wider tire but to get more stick so went with 195 60 15 Kumho at tire rack... they have a VR rated tire darn of I can remember model but there is only one with V rating - not susposed to be a all season but super happy with wet road and dry and is quite.. for $42 ea. + 25 to ship all 4 it blows any other price away... lots of folks rated the H rated tire very well but there was only a couple raters for the V which is a pretty new offering from Kumho. I took a slight risk and like I said.. happy camper. Also had tires balenced on a hunter load balencer since a couple rims are far from perfect... no... not even a little wisper of vibration at 85+ mph. Hunter load balance worth the extra $5 a million times.. go yo I think Hunter.com and they have a store locator to find installer who has a hunter.. be sure to ask for load balence.

205/60/15 will be a tad bit taller, but it'll fit just fine.

And all-season, leaning more towards comfort or performance? If comfort, Yokohama Avid Touring. If performance, Kumho HP4 716. Check Tirerack for review and details.

-- Kane
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Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40

Dear Galaxian,

Good p.m. and may this find you well. This question recurs. Here's an extract from a spreadsheet, that comparies tire diameter and circumference:


WIDTH ASPECT WHEEL DIAM(") CIRC (")
185mm 65 15" 24.4685 76.8701
195mm 65 15" 24.9803 78.4780
205mm 60 15" 24.6850 77.5500

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

spook

I'm running 205/60/15 Avid H4 Yokos on my 95 944T. I've been using that size since I replaced the orginal 195/65/15 Michs that came on it new. You shouldn't have any trouble with tires that size on your 900 wagon. Anything wider could be trouble. The Yokohama Touring is a good tire for general use. I have them on three of my 240 Bricks. I'm happy with them so far. I'm running Avid H4s on my 940 Turbo. Good price and not bad performance. I still switch to snows in the winter. Hope this helps.

Thanks guys i bought tires yesterday in 205/60/15 from tire rack. I ended up buying BFGoodrich Traction T/A for all around tires they should be here sometime this week.