thisispb Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hi all: I bought a Camry '99 (V4, Sedan) a couple of months back and it requires new tires. I checked a few sites, and they recommend tires with spec.'s 195/70R14. But the previous owner has 205/75R14. I wanted to know which are the ones that i should go with now? Are there any advantages/disadvantages of 205... over the 195... (The car has default rim's) Thanks ~ Pankaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 ......... ............ I bought a Camry '99 (V4, Sedan) a couple of months back and it requires new tires. ??? Maybe V6( 1MZ-FE ), or I4( 5S-FE ) ??? . dia wdth . V6( 1MZ-FE ) calls for a [ 15 x 6.0 JJ ] wheel , P205/65R15 tire . I4( 5S-FE ) " [ 14 x 5.5 JJ ] wheel . P195/70R14 tire ........... I checked a few sites, and they recommend tires with spec.'s 195/70R14. But the previous owner has 205/75R14. [195/70R14] is OEM 'reccomended' , 4_cyl engines [205/75R14} mite be an "up" sized tire ... ???? Tires have 2 "main" metrics ... "section" width & height. The "195" in [195/70R14} is a measured(mm) section width ... The "70" is a ratio , a "%" ... ( (sec_height/sec_width) x (100) ) ... . sec_ht(x), therfore is "x"/195=70 ... U do the math The "R" is radial , tire construct The "14" is the (steel) wheel diameter , in =INCHES= "mm" is a different "metric" than "Inches" . SOoooo ... the wheel diameter , with tire mounted , is ; ( (sec_ht) x (2) ) + ( wheel dia ) = ..... U do math and metric conversions. Looks like [205/75R14] mite be a 'taller', overall "wheel" ... ..... U do math and metric conversions. Check the wheel "rim" width to see if [205/75R14] mounts properly. :-) ........................... I wanted to know which are the ones that i should go with now? Are there any advantages/disadvantages of 205... over the 195... Use the 'tire' that matches your engine size , and wheel size , is a safe 'bet'. Your 'speedo' is calibrated to "them" ... :-) .............. (The car has default rim's) Assumed: "wheels" that came on the car, outta the 'factory I'm not all that sure of your measurements, or data. ???? You "seem", now, to have an "up" sized tire, mounted on a "std" 14" dia. rim, w/4_cyl engine. Ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pali4lyfe Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 The tires you have on there now are the same type i use on my 96 camry...the difference is in handling. If i were you i would go with the 205/75R14 because thats what it is riding on and its an easier to do an alignment on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.