Tires: Tire Size, saturn sw1, rim width
QuestionI want to replace the original 175-70R14 tires that came with my 1995 Saturn SW1 with either 185/70-14, 175/65-14 or 185/65-14. These are the closest choices available for the tire make & model that I'm interested in. I'm leaning towards 185/65-14. Which would you choose and why?
Thankyou...
AnswerThe most important thing about tire size is its load carrying capacity - you don't want to go smaller in capacity.
So the 175/65R14 is out - It's smaller.
The 185/70R14 is larger, but the 185/65R14 is nearly identical - both in load capacity and diameter.
The only question is the rim width - and your Saturn came with 6" rims, which is OK for all the sizes mentioned.
Hope this helps.