Ok, after driving on these 195/65/15 for a couple of days they just did not feel right. It felt a tad sluggish...

So I brought it back and asked for the ones that they were supposed to install in the first place (195/60/15). I even asked the supervisor to waive the installation fee this time because of the extra time I had to spend due to their error.

So now I've got on the 60's and they feel 'normal' again

I'm glad they were able to waive the install fee ($11 cdn)/tire.

Hope these tires will run great and last a while. My old tires were Bridgestone RE92's and they were slippery in the rain!

I had 195/65/15 for at least 5 years. I've changed to stock 195/60/15 few months back and generally the 65 provide slightly better comfort over holes etc as you had observed. There's a bit more body roll when taking corners with the 65 but other than that no problems at all.

You will have a speedoemter error, though small. Here's a site to find out how much it will b off. Compare with the stock tire size from the door edge label or owner's manual.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html


If you end up with the error reading low, you are going faster than your speedo indicates, but the radar trap cop won't know that!!

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)

Hi Frank,

Yeah, the 195/65R15s will work just fine. That's what my 745 NA has on it (both summer and winter tires). It had them when I bought it. I'll probably put 195/60R15s on when I replace them just because it's the correct size, but the 65s will work just fine. From what I've seen though, 195/65R15s are usually less expensive then 195/60R15s. Not much, but a little usually, you might want to check it out. Costco might owe YOU money :)

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Chris. Halifax N.S. '91 745Ti, 290K km and '91 745 NA, 380K km.

Im running 205 16 15s on mine, when i purchased it it was running 195/65/15 i only went to the 205's for better ride and grip. You should be fine