Hello forum,

I need new tires. I have searched the forum but don't see any detail regarding our OEM 16 inch, 6.5 inch width, ten spoke wheels.

I'm in California and I'm looking to buy either:

• 225 45 16 Roadstone Radial N6000(I am curious these lower profile wheels)
  

or the

• BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 225/50ZR16

Two questions:

1. The manufactures require a 7" wide rim. But my rims are 6.5. Is this ok?
2. Do these Roadstones suck?

As always thank you.

 

Jag4, the general rule when it comes to tires is that they need to be within 2 inches of the rim width when it comes to passenger car tires. In this case, your rims are 6.5" wide, but the tires are 9" wide. While they may mount on to the rims, you are going to find that this is going to round out the tire and cause the center of the tread to wear much faster than the edges. So, I would say that mounting the tires you are looking at is not a good idea. Granted, you will find that a lot of tire install places will not install something if they question the safety of it.

As for the quality of tire, I cannot speak on that. Not familiar with the tires in question. I tend to look at whether the tire has soft rubber or a harder rubber. You can normally get a pretty good idea based on the "wear number" The higher the number, the harder the rubber as a general rule. While the harder rubber allows you to drive longer between tire changes, they also tend to loose traction easier, especially when it is cold outside. On the flip side, the softer rubber gives you great traction, but wear out fast. So, where is the compromise number you are willing to deal with.