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Yaris-x · 03-10-2009, 10:45 AM

FYI 175, 185, 195, 0r 215 all have the same outer Diameter That is the width of the tire in snow you want narrow tires I run 175 in the winter and I pass 4x4 suv's all day I live in Syracuse NY the snow belt of the world. so 175 = 175mm of width 65 is the tire height so 65 = 65% of 175 and R14 obviously is the rim size

In snow wide tires are bad the wider the tire the bigger contact patch and the weight of the vehicle is spread over a larger area and the car is more likely to float on the snow causing a more unstable ride (My wifes xA is on 195 tires and I learned the hard way her car is horrible in snow) with narrow tires the car's weight is focused on a smaller area and the car is more likely to cut threw the snow.

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03-10-2009, 10:45 AM	#24
Yaris-x Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Syracuse Posts: 101	FYI 175, 185, 195, 0r 215 all have the same outer Diameter That is the width of the tire in snow you want narrow tires I run 175 in the winter and I pass 4x4 suv's all day I live in Syracuse NY the snow belt of the world. so 175 = 175mm of width 65 is the tire height so 65 = 65% of 175 and R14 obviously is the rim size In snow wide tires are bad the wider the tire the bigger contact patch and the weight of the vehicle is spread over a larger area and the car is more likely to float on the snow causing a more unstable ride (My wifes xA is on 195 tires and I learned the hard way her car is horrible in snow) with narrow tires the car's weight is focused on a smaller area and the car is more likely to cut threw the snow.