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195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:38 pm
by timk
Anyone here running this combo?
The wheels I have fitted have quite an aggressive offset so I have to run the car quite high to avoid scrubbing. I'm hoping running the skinnier tyre might help a bit.
Thanks in advance
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:47 pm
by sailaholic
Not sure if your worried about it but that size will technically be illegal unless you can find a tire company that lists them as approved.
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Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:13 pm
by jorgan92
Yer, I do. It's fine don't worry about it, I wouldn't reccomend racing or anything on them but fine for spirted driving.
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:26 pm
by 16bit
me to. i have re002's on 15x8 0 offset and they are fine.
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:21 am
by Forshaw
I have a set of rims that I'm waiting on they are 15x8 with +25 and I'm wondering what would be an appropriate tyre for them, I have coilovers and planning on running the car quite low but still at a legal height, it's a 93 NA8. Thought someone from this thread would be able to help me out, I have the 195 x 55 in mind.
Cheers
EDIT: I don't know much about tyres at all.
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:15 am
by AUZJDM
195/50 will be fine for the 8's mate, pretty popular choice, I'll be running 195/50's on 8.5's so don't sweat too much haha
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:48 am
by MINX
Tim,
drop into Option1 Garage
They have lots of experience with guys stretching tyres for that JDMYO look.
They will also fit them for you no worries
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:02 am
by plohl
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:20 pm
by sleeptec
Sorry for necro and semi jack, but I am planning on getting the same tyres on the same spec rims.
Would a set of RE002s suffice for this? Or are there other brands/models that you guys running this combo, would recommend instead?
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:22 pm
by timk
I'm running RE002 and they have been awesome for street use.
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:08 pm
by sailaholic
Should really run a 205 on an 8. Even that is still illegal.
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Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:33 pm
by manga_blue
sailaholic wrote:Should really run a 205 on an 8. Even that is still illegal.
And you try and tell the young people of today that and they won't believe you.
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:17 pm
by sailaholic
Hehe, yeah we've all been there at some point though.
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Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:30 pm
by mx5002
I run 195/50/15 ku31s on my 15x8 wheels. I did have one fail on the track driving at 110% on a 40 degree day. Can't imagine what the track temp was.
However have since done alot of spirited driving (1500k's in 2 days) of nsw and Victoria's best roads no sweat.
Re: 195/50R15 tyres on 15x8 rims?
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:39 pm
by hks_kansei
manga_blue wrote:sailaholic wrote:Should really run a 205 on an 8. Even that is still illegal.
And you try and tell the young people of today that and they won't believe you.
Cue responses of:
"oh, but I know a guy who runs 165s on 11s and he hasn't had a blowout"
"they do that all the time in Japan, I saw a picture of it on the internet"
And other "I saw a picture of it once so I'm more qualified than the people who made the damn tyre" excuses.
I wouldn't go below a 205 on an 8, if you wanted to run 195s you may as well have kept the 6" wheels it started with.
Or, just bought 8" wheels that fit.
