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4lti7ude
04-14-2008, 11:58 PM
Hi i have the newer Honda CRX Aluminum rims, and right now they have:
P185/60/R14

I was wonder what variations of the "P185" part can fit on my rims.

I found P195/60/R14 tires for sale and would these fit?


Lastly i know the middle number is the Inches of height and the R is the rim size. But can someone tell me what the first set of numbers mean.
Team_Mclaren
04-15-2008, 12:20 AM
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=46
4lti7ude
04-15-2008, 12:30 AM
Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=46
Weird lol i just read that before you posted it.
But i dont really get it, dose this mean that i can get different sizes then then P185? and itll be ok?
lumss
04-15-2008, 12:50 AM
correct me if im wrong gys but

the first number is how many mm wide the tire is, the second number is the percent of the width the hight is and the third number is the size of the rim
4lti7ude
04-15-2008, 12:53 AM
Originally posted by lumss
correct me if im wrong gys but

the first number is how many mm wide the tire is, the second number is the percent of the width the hight is and the third number is the size of the rim

You are correct =D
So dose the tire width really matter to the rim?
Cause the tire width is at the widest point of the tire.
SportEL
04-15-2008, 01:05 AM
You want to match circumference of non stock tire closest to stock tire size. Use this link to measure it out:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

I believe if you are within 3% variance, you are okay.

With the 195/60/14 compared to 185/60/14, your speedo would be 2.1% too slow so you are okay with those tires.
4lti7ude
04-15-2008, 01:30 AM
Originally posted by SportEL
You want to match circumference of non stock tire closest to stock tire size. Use this link to measure it out:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

I believe if you are within 3% variance, you are okay.

With the 195/60/14 compared to 185/60/14, your speedo would be 2.1% too slow so you are okay with those tires.

Thankyou so much for the quick reply everyone.
Thanks SportEL for the calculator.
Learned alot about tires tonight.