Will 205/55/15 tires fit on Yaris?

[CrankyOldMan]

I have 205/50R15's on stock steel wheels, stock suspension. No rubbing, the ride feels fine to me, but acceleration is slightly worse than on my winter tires: 175/70R14.

[ljming99]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

I have 205/50R15's on stock steel wheels, stock suspension. No rubbing, the ride feels fine to me, but acceleration is slightly worse than on my winter tires: 175/70R14.

For normal driving and cornoring that is fine. The best size rims to use for 205/50/15 would be 15 x 7.

Im guessing that on stock wheels, the tire side wall would be bludging out and this would be dangerous on hard cornoring.

Acceleration would be expected to be worse but you have increased grip, change to lighter weight rims would help too.

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by ljming99

For normal driving and cornoring that is fine. The best size rims to use for 205/50/15 would be 15 x 7.

Im guessing that on stock wheels, the tire side wall would be bludging out and this would be dangerous on hard cornoring.

Acceleration would be expected to be worse but you have increased grip, change to lighter weight rims would help too.

As long as I keep the gas tank below half full, the acceleration isn't too bad.
As far as rims go, I'm looking at upgrading to something 15x6.5, but the physics have me gun-shy: adding an inch+ of rubber to the outer diameter--despite dropping 1/2" of diameter--made a noticeable difference in acceleration. I'd hate to drop another $400-$600 on my summer setup only to lose more acceleration.

The Dunlop Direza DZ101's have a recessed bead to protect your rims from curb rash. The sidewalls are almost flush with the hubcaps: