Jan 23, 2005, 03:12
i know this is totally off topic to photography, but i would appreciate some information from those more mechanically inclined.
my current set of tyres are 205/65R15 94V, now i want to replace them with another set (including the rims, of course) which size is 205/55R16 89V. I know that the first 3 nos. are the width of the tyre and the Rxx is the size of the rim. the middle nos. are some ratio between the height of the tyre and the width, and i have no idea what the last 3 mean.
now my question is, what effect will this new, but smaller (by about 15% by my calculation) tyre have on the ride and handling of the car? Are there any problems to watchout, say like overloading the new tyres?
my car by the way is a toyota camry. a mid-sized family sedan.
thanks in advance for the info and help.
my current set of tyres are 205/65R15 94V, now i want to replace them with another set (including the rims, of course) which size is 205/55R16 89V. I know that the first 3 nos. are the width of the tyre and the Rxx is the size of the rim. the middle nos. are some ratio between the height of the tyre and the width, and i have no idea what the last 3 mean.
now my question is, what effect will this new, but smaller (by about 15% by my calculation) tyre have on the ride and handling of the car? Are there any problems to watchout, say like overloading the new tyres?
my car by the way is a toyota camry. a mid-sized family sedan.
thanks in advance for the info and help.