Mazda 323 tyres

[Dennisk]

i bought my 323 manual 2 months ago...i recently just found out that my 3 tyres was Econti..... something like that...i forgot the spelling already...and one of the back tyres was Bridgestone... and my spare one was BS too...was so confused....what was the original one? should i change my tyres? which one is better?

[Ivan0507]

new car or old car

[Linus]

depends when ur 323 was originally registered. wats the current size of the tyres ?

 

mine was at june 03. 185/65/14 bridgestone B391 stock tyres.

 

up to individuals preference and budget. no one tyre is best. some prefer quiet than performance. some like more grip in dry than in wet.

 

so do source and ask ard for one which suits ur needs and $$$.

[Linus]

cannot be new 323. they stopped selling 323 since they launched the mazda 3.

[Dennisk]

mine is registered 2001 tyres rim size is 14"

[Linus]

if i am not wrong, the bridgestones shld be the stock tyres.

185/65/14 is the size. u can double check with the current BS ones in use. shld be BS B390 or B391.

 

if upgrade to 15 inch shld be 195/55/15, which is the size i am using now.

[Dennisk]

if i wanna change the tyres to 195/55/15, need i change the rim also?

[Linus]

yup u hv to. if u r using the stock mazda rims, shld be 14 inch.

[Dennisk]

which is better? Bridgestone GR80 or Michellin XM1?

[Teddi]

Can fit 185/65/R14 or 195/60/R14

 

I'll go for 195/60/R14, more stable and no need to up rim size

Edited March 28, 2005 by Teddi

[Linus]

hmm... paiseh. not too familiar with this 2 models. u can do a search and see the comments made by the MCFers.

[Dennisk]

what is the difference?

[Dennisk]

what the difference btw 185/65/r14 and 190/60/r14?

[Starian]

the difference is the tyre width is wider. check the below site for visual difference http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html.

 

btw, no tyre is of "190", maybe you got typo error .

 

I had this upgrade without changing the rim, mine also stock rim 14" change from 185/65/14 to 195/60/14, it has more grip on the road cos of wider tyre, but this translate to more "feeling" of the road.