LW200 tires

Time to replace those 'wonderful' affinity tires on our LW200.
I know the brand, tread, type etc I am going to put on it, but was
wondering if anyone had moved up a size and had any thoughts on the topic.

Standard are 195/60R15, I was thinking of putting 205/60R15 on.

I had a smaller car years ago that was dramatically improved with the
slightly wider wheels (quieter, stable, etc.). The LW200 has a fairly good
[for a Saturn] turning radius, and the 10cm difference should not affect it
much right?

 

you should probably use a lower profile tire too.
Tire size breaks down like this
205 60 15
205 = tread width in milimeters
60 = 60% of width. Height of tire or profile (205 * .60)
15 = Rim size

so you can calulate out using those algebra skills you learned in 9th
grade the diameter of the wheel with different tires profiles. Probably
a 55 would be okay.

 

did that same size change. no problem.

 

wrote in @g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Why should I use a lower profile tire?
I was only thinking of increasing the tread width and not switching rim
sizes. I can see if I wanted to put 16" wheels on the car I would need a
lower profile tire to keep the odometer/speedometer close to accurate.

 

If you are going from a 195 60 to a 205 60 you are increasing the
diameter of the wheel.
Remember the 60 is a percentage of the width of the tread.
Going to a 55 would be just slightly less in diameter than standard
where as a 60 would be slightly more than standard.

Check out tirerack.com I bet they have a listing which will help you
choose an alternate tire or call em they are good on the phone too.