have the 05 sunfire and looking for a low profile tire to fit on my stock 15' rim...under hard cornering can feel the tires literally wanting to rip off the rim.... its lowered and has front and back strut bars and koni yellows with sportlines,so im lookn into getting rid of that problem.......with the help of YOU GUYS.......knowledge on tires is limited to me so some good help would really be appreciated.......fellow j-body....and i live in florida so snow is know problem..
Low pro on 15's? erm...
I may be wrong but you probably need to upgrade those wheels.
Go with 17's and 225/45R17 tires... perfect amount of sidewall for a decent ride and great cornering.. low pros on the stockers would be retarded.
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Low-profiles on standard rims would seriously mess up your tire diameter, which would be annoying at the very least.
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At the very least upgrade to one of the factory 16" wheels.
It may also help to tell us what tire you're using now. If it's some el-cheapo tire then just upgrading to a better tire will help. I wouldn't run anything smaller than a 205/55/15 though, think of it like this. If you put some small tires on your stock wheels it will make the mileage reading wrong on your car. the odometer will start to read higher than the miles that have actually been traveled due to the smaller circumference of the tire.
dont they sell low pros for like player wire wheels and stuff? those are like 13s so i would say you might be able to find a sport tire for a stocker like a 50 sieries or something
Freak04 wrote:dont they sell low pros for like player wire wheels and stuff? those are like 13s so i would say you might be able to find a sport tire for a stocker like a 50 sieries or something
Why would anyone put a low pro tire on a 15" rim?? Thats just bad advice......
Don't mod your cars cheaply people you will regret it........Save up buy some 16"s or 17"s you'll be glad you did.....
I DONT WANT CLUNKY RIMS........thats my main gripe.....so what if i did put the stocker 16's with lo-lo's mileage and odometor reading stay the same?
no it will throw everything off. it will throw your miles off and your speedo off since you wont have the same overall size diameter.
what the hell is clunky rims?
clunky rims to me are anything over 16's only because thereto heavy thoose bigger rims take more power to push and im just trying to keep the stock look.......old fashion sleeper look...not that i dont think a nice set of rims wouldnt look alot better....just performance and origanl looks....
that is crazy to put low profiles on a 15. you said your car was lowered. do you know how low your car will be after you put LP tires on your 15"s that is insane. even on a 16 inch rim LP tires are way to low to the ground. take everyones advice and get a bigger rim. im on 18" rims and there is very little change in power. LP 15" your crazy. and you would not have a sleeper if you had LP 15" rims on it either. that reminds me of all these honda around here. do what you wanna do but it will be a wierd look post pics if you do it. good luck.
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george g wrote:clunky rims to me are anything over 16's only because thereto heavy thoose bigger rims take more power to push and im just trying to keep the stock look.......old fashion sleeper look...not that i dont think a nice set of rims wouldnt look alot better....just performance and origanl looks....
you do know they make light weight wheels right? stock wheels are heavy as @!#$. 5zigen and motegi make some real nice light weight wheels
ok well im not putting 15's on i want to use the stock rim or even go to the 16 in stocker... i dont want flash or good looks thats all i was saying and the stock rim only weighs 16 lbs compared to 20lbs or more for your fancy 18's......i have seen the light weight rims but everyone and there mom has them around me.....just want to keep it original....even though id still be pushin hub caps........but i do appreciate all the criticism and ideas
sorry not 16lbs but 26lbs contradicted what i said...sry
You want the stock sleeper look? You talk like you're going to make a fast car here..
But you don't even know the first thing about a simple wheel and tire combination.. dude, you have ALOT to learn.
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yea thats exactley what i said........except for the fast car part............ guess you know everything....i asked a question it got answered and you just added your nothing opinion...thanks i have alot to learn like "why does someone who owns a Camaro logs onto a J-BODY website"........so your cars fast doesnt meen you have to be a douche......but thanks for the wheel size....but i just want the stock look with a lp like i said dont care what you think itll look like
Don't worry yourself with low pro tires. Just get some of the factory 16" and put decent performance tires on there. That will more than likely accomplish what you want. Most people that are unhappy with their 15" or 16" wheels/tires and mandate that you must have 17" or 18" just didn't have good tires on their smaller rims. Yes, the larger rim/tire combo will probably be better, but you pay dearly on ride quality.
You didn't mention what tires you currently have, nor did you mention your budget. We can recommend tires all day long that range from $50/ea to $250/ea. It is mostly up to you on what kind of money you want to spend. Just go research the various performance tires and compare them with your budget. The only one's I can really speak of are the Fuzion ZRi. They don't cost too much and do a great job in the summer. Since you are in Florida, those would work great for you year round.
hey man a good size is 205/50 r15 my buddy at work runs that on his honda they look good, perform good, and they should be priced good. your total circumference is less than stock but that sounds like what your lookin for. hope this was helpful. peace
