Hello all,

How well would 195/60R15 tires fit on an '02 accent gl?
It is time to replace the 13-inch tires that are on the car and I happen
to have a set of fifteens laying around.

 

John W. wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> How well would 195/60R15 tires fit on an '02 accent gl?
> It is time to replace the 13-inch tires that are on the car and I happen
> to have a set of fifteens laying around.
You'll need 15" wheels with the proper bolt pattern before anything
else. Then according to tirerack a 195/50 15 would fit so the 195/60s
should also.

 

"John W." <nothing@here.com> wrote in message
newsan.2008.03.24.22.04.12.998042@here.com...
> Hello all,
>
> How well would 195/60R15 tires fit on an '02 accent gl?
> It is time to replace the 13-inch tires that are on the car and I happen
> to have a set of fifteens laying around.

Even if they fit, you're going to have to deal with calibrating the speedo.
Larger wheels are going to result in speedometer error on the low side. A
lot low.

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

John W. wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> How well would 195/60R15 tires fit on an '02 accent gl?
> It is time to replace the 13-inch tires that are on the car and I
> happen to have a set of fifteens laying around.

On my son's 2000 Accent I used 15" steel wheels from a '96 Saturn SL1
with 195/50 tires. The tread life is incredible with these oversized
tires. The sidewalls will wear out before the tread does.

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Mike Marlow schreef op 25-3-2008 :
> "John W." <nothing@here.com> wrote in message
> newsan.2008.03.24.22.04.12.998042@here.com...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> How well would 195/60R15 tires fit on an '02 accent gl?
>> It is time to replace the 13-inch tires that are on the car and I happen
>> to have a set of fifteens laying around.
>
> Even if they fit, you're going to have to deal with calibrating the speedo.
> Larger wheels are going to result in speedometer error on the low side. A
> lot low.

I found that easy to get used to, though my '95 Accent stands on 195/60
14-inch instead of 15-inch. They came off a '96 Lantra, so wheels which
fit that car also fit the Accent.

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eejee
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