185/60/R15, confused - Toyota Yaris Forums

Veliar · 04-20-2007, 04:33 PM

Sorry guys for this post, i've read as much as i could on forum, but still confused.
In the great tread - "Official YARIS wheel & tire guide" is written that for 185/60/R15 stock tires would go 5"-6" rims.

So I went to the shop check new rims. There was much wider choice of 6,5'' rims then 6", and guys there told me that to 185/60/R15 stock tires would 100% woud fit 6,5" rims.

Is that true?
Im just afraid to buy new rims and then realize that they wouldnt fit to my stock tires.

St_G · 04-20-2007, 06:11 PM

Tirerack.com reccomends 185s for every damn wheel they sell for the Yaris. The concensus around here seems to be that a 185 will fit a 6.5" wide wheel, but that it will look stretched. To be honest, even after seeing pics of 185s on 6.5" wheels, I'm still not entirely sure what that means. Maybe if I saw side by side pics of different tires on the same rim...

Veliar · 04-20-2007, 06:50 PM

i also browsed fews sites and all of them recommended me that for stock tire 6,5" would go.
Technically wheel would be little wider then tire, how could it be stretched?

brickhardmeat · 04-20-2007, 06:57 PM

ok, they'll look fine

there are several pictures of this floating around

I am keeping my steelies for spares/back ups-always nice to have a set of those

Veliar · 04-20-2007, 07:09 PM

Cant find those bloody pictures ;) If happen anyone would see pictures, could you post them for me please.
I sort of dont mind buying 6" wheels, but as i already told the choice of 6.5" much wider, and im not sure i want spend for tires right now :( ;)

Veliar · 04-21-2007, 06:04 AM

Alright, i think i got how they'd look "stretched" after mounting 6.5" wheel. Here its pretty visible http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp?postId=906

But i got another question. Wouldn't this "stretched" combination reflect somehow on perfomance of this tire? I mean would it be dangerous for some reason?

Nimble · 04-21-2007, 01:05 PM

185 fits perfectly fine on a 6.5" wheel. You'll also benefit from less tire rollover as compared to the 5" stock steelies.

Veliar · 04-21-2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimble

185 fits perfectly fine on a 6.5" wheel. You'll also benefit from less tire rollover as compared to the 5" stock steelies.

Alright, so the question is solved!
Thanks a lot all of you guys!

PetersRedYaris · 04-21-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimble

185 fits perfectly fine on a 6.5" wheel. You'll also benefit from less tire rollover as compared to the 5" stock steelies.

Yes, agreed, you'll be fine with 6.5 wide. The stock 15 inch steelies are 5.5 inches wide, however, not 5.

El Jefe · 04-21-2007, 05:37 PM

i have the stock 185 tires on 6.5" wide konigs and they do not look stretched, they fit perfectly fine

Nimble · 04-21-2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PetersRedYaris

Yes, agreed, you'll be fine with 6.5 wide. The stock 15 inch steelies are 5.5 inches wide, however, not 5.

Thanks for the correction bud, always assumed they were around 5, so yeah, 5.5 works for me. It's the lame offset that makes them sit so far inside the wheelwell that urks me (especially in the back when you're dropped 2").

redyaris · 04-23-2007, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Jefe

i have the stock 185 tires on 6.5" wide konigs and they do not look stretched, they fit perfectly fine

Same here.

Black Yaris · 04-23-2007, 02:28 PM

I will edit guide to end confusion

04-20-2007, 04:33 PM	#1
Veliar Drives: yaris NG Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Prague Posts: 5	185/60/R15, confused Sorry guys for this post, i've read as much as i could on forum, but still confused. In the great tread - "Official YARIS wheel & tire guide" is written that for 185/60/R15 stock tires would go 5"-6" rims. So I went to the shop check new rims. There was much wider choice of 6,5'' rims then 6", and guys there told me that to 185/60/R15 stock tires would 100% woud fit 6,5" rims. Is that true? Im just afraid to buy new rims and then realize that they wouldnt fit to my stock tires.

04-20-2007, 06:57 PM	#4
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	ok, they'll look fine there are several pictures of this floating around I am keeping my steelies for spares/back ups-always nice to have a set of those __________________ SPONSORED BY Last edited by brickhardmeat; 04-23-2007 at 08:02 PM. Reason: second thought

04-21-2007, 01:05 PM	#7
Nimble Modification Condoner. Drives: 2007 Black Sand Liftback Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 360	185 fits perfectly fine on a 6.5" wheel. You'll also benefit from less tire rollover as compared to the 5" stock steelies. __________________ Tanabe DF, Debadged, stripped, Black emblems

04-21-2007, 05:37 PM	#10
El Jefe Drives: 07 yaris s sedan Join Date: May 2006 Location: california uber alles! (sacramento) Posts: 204	i have the stock 185 tires on 6.5" wide konigs and they do not look stretched, they fit perfectly fine __________________ 2007 S Sedan, NF210's, 5% rear windows, 35% front two, Sirius S50, 15" black konig heliums

04-23-2007, 02:28 PM	#13
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	I will edit guide to end confusion __________________

04-20-2007, 06:11 PM	#2
St_G Drives: Black 2007 Yaris Liftback 1.5 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis, TN USA Posts: 252	Tirerack.com reccomends 185s for every damn wheel they sell for the Yaris. The concensus around here seems to be that a 185 will fit a 6.5" wide wheel, but that it will look stretched. To be honest, even after seeing pics of 185s on 6.5" wheels, I'm still not entirely sure what that means. Maybe if I saw side by side pics of different tires on the same rim...

04-20-2007, 06:50 PM	#3
Veliar Drives: yaris NG Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Prague Posts: 5	i also browsed fews sites and all of them recommended me that for stock tire 6,5" would go. Technically wheel would be little wider then tire, how could it be stretched?

04-20-2007, 07:09 PM	#5
Veliar Drives: yaris NG Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Prague Posts: 5	Cant find those bloody pictures ;) If happen anyone would see pictures, could you post them for me please. I sort of dont mind buying 6" wheels, but as i already told the choice of 6.5" much wider, and im not sure i want spend for tires right now :( ;)

04-21-2007, 06:04 AM	#6
Veliar Drives: yaris NG Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Prague Posts: 5	Alright, i think i got how they'd look "stretched" after mounting 6.5" wheel. Here its pretty visible http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp?postId=906 But i got another question. Wouldn't this "stretched" combination reflect somehow on perfomance of this tire? I mean would it be dangerous for some reason?

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