Moose
11-17-2005, 10:47 PM
Well I swapped my Summer rims/tires off and installed my winters ...
When I stacked them beside the OE 17\'s I had to laugh.
Soooo I figured I would post this up to illustrate how much wider a 225 tire is by comparasin to a 205 ... granted the Goodyears are a touch narrower than some other 205\'s
205-50-17 Goodyear RSA on OE Mazda3 17x6.5 rims vs 225-50-16 Kumho MX on Kosei 16x7.5 K1\'s
http://i.pbase.com/g4/66/532966/2/52401420.IMG_0281.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/66/532966/2/52401407.IMG_0279.jpg
Keep in mind a fair bit of the additional tires width is due to the additional 1\" of rim width that the Kosei\'s have gives the tires a wider footprint.
Cheers
Moose
When I stacked them beside the OE 17\'s I had to laugh.
Soooo I figured I would post this up to illustrate how much wider a 225 tire is by comparasin to a 205 ... granted the Goodyears are a touch narrower than some other 205\'s
205-50-17 Goodyear RSA on OE Mazda3 17x6.5 rims vs 225-50-16 Kumho MX on Kosei 16x7.5 K1\'s
http://i.pbase.com/g4/66/532966/2/52401420.IMG_0281.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/g4/66/532966/2/52401407.IMG_0279.jpg
Keep in mind a fair bit of the additional tires width is due to the additional 1\" of rim width that the Kosei\'s have gives the tires a wider footprint.
Cheers
Moose