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205/55-16 tires on 1998 900SET automatic for 50K....
Posted by REM in Seattle (more from REM in Seattle) on Tue, 7 Oct 2003 06:49:46
In Reply to: new wrinkle in tire choice, Bob F, Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:02:42
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I have been using 205/55-16 tires on my 1998 900SET (with automatic transmission) for more than 50,000 miles with no problems what-so-ever.
Your tire man is mistaken. Go ahead and use the 205/55-16 size if you want. Being able to choose between 205/50-16 and 205/55-16 tire sizes will give you a much larger choice of tires. And if you chose the 205/55-16 size, you will get a slightly smoother ride, better pothole protection, but a small loss in handling. The ride and handling changes are very small. The factors of tire pressure and tire sidewall flex/brand have as much to do with ride and handling as the slightly larger tire size.
There will be a slight shift in the speedometer. A speedometer programmed for the 205/50-16 tire size will read about 3% slow (i.e. speedo says 60MPH, car is actually going 62MPH) when using 205/55-16 tire size. If this bothers you, have the speedo programmed for the alternate stock 215/45-17 tire size which is only 1% slower than the 205/55-16 size.
Rob Mustard (aka REM in Seattle)
1991 Alfa Romeo Spider; Red; 2-door; 5-sp; 93,000 miles
1998 Saab 900SET; Silver; 5-door; Automatic; 62,000 miles
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Posts in this Thread:
- new wrinkle in tire choice, Bob F, Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:02:42
- I used 55's for a while with an auto (80k miles now), Schu, Wed, 8 Oct 2003 05:12:11
- I saw several used 9-3's at a dealer this weekend..., Saabing in KS, Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:35:31
- it's true!!, GM, Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:08:50
- were you only gonna buy 2?, JimBlake
, Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:17:11 - 205/55-16 tires on 1998 900SET automatic for 50K...., REM in Seattle, Tue, 7 Oct 2003 06:49:46 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: new wrinkle in tire choice, Dean, Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:43:01
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