When it comes to taking care of your vehicle, tires are a big part of your maintenance budget. You can't afford to overpay, but good tires are essential for safe driving. Even with the high quality brands we offer, we'll see major differences in overall performance, especially in wet…
Many drivers of the Honda Civic are looking for tires that provide a good combination of treadwear, ride quality and all-season traction. Safety and reliability are also top considerations among Civic drivers. Since the Honda Civic uses common tire sizes, there are many choices on the market to…
The Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 (shown below left) is being discontinued in select sizes to make room for the new Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 (shown below right). If you have a set of Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 and maybe had a road hazard last winter or need to get the set matched up, now is the time to do…
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Tire Tech: Diameter Comparison of Light Truck Tire Sizes Tire diameters provided are typical for the tire size. However, different tread designs and molded tread depths can result in slightly different overall tire…
The Honda Fit has proven to be very popular in the subcompact segment, providing economy, utility and an engaging driving experience. When it comes to replacing tires on a Fit, what are the best options? Fits come in both a regular and Sport version. The base Fit comes standard with 175/65R15 tires…
When purchasing winter / snow tires for your '00-'04 Ford Focus, you have the opportunity to downsize to a 14" package with steel wheels available. For the '05-'10 Ford Focus, downsizing to 15" is best. NOTE: The SVTs follow a different set of rules, 16" minimum for them. My pick for…
Bought a set of the EcoContacts %28175/55R15%29 for the front of a 2008 Smart Cabrio. I have juggled a number of tires on this vehicle. I have previously ran ContiProContact 155/60R15, Falken 195/40R17%27s and Kumho 195/50R15%27s on the front. %3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EI am not a %22performance driver%22-…
Tire Size Conversion Chart Shop by Size 1949 to 1964 1965 to 1970 1970 to 1980 1960 to Present 1980 to Present NUMERIC ALPHA NUMERIC* EURO-METRIC P-METRIC EURO-METRIC or P-METRIC "90-" to "80"-series 78- to 50-series "82"-series 80-, 75-series 70-series 65-series 60-series 50-series 5.20-10 145R10…
…245/45R16 Which of these tires is the widest, and which is the tallest in overall diameter? Dissecting the code you find the the first number 195 is the actual width of the tire in millimeters. Divide this by the 25.4 to get the section width in inches. In this case 7.6" or about 7-5/8"…
Bought a set of the EcoContacts %28175/55R15%29 for the front of a 2008 Smart Cabrio. I have juggled a number of tires on this vehicle. I have previously ran ContiProContact 155/60R15, Falken 195/40R17%27s and Kumho 195/50R15%27s on the front. %3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EI am not a %22performance driver%22-…
Bought a set of the EcoContacts %28175/55R15%29 for the front of a 2008 Smart Cabrio. I have juggled a number of tires on this vehicle. I have previously ran ContiProContact 155/60R15, Falken 195/40R17%27s and Kumho 195/50R15%27s on the front. %3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EI am not a %22performance driver%22-…
Tire Size Conversion Chart " onclick="openInfoBox(this.href, 'New Search', 'default', 'default', 'none');return false;">Shop by Size 1949 to 1964 1965 to 1970 1970 to 1980 1960 to Present 1980 to Present NUMERIC ALPHA NUMERIC* EURO-METRIC P-METRIC EURO-METRIC or P-METRIC "90-" to "80"-series 78- to…
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