Either would be acceptable. Although it seems the hot ticket is to put the 225 on a x9.
Id thought about it but after doing some research and talking with Brian at Goodwin Racing 205's apparently will stretch nice on an 8 in wheel and give u the best feedback as to what the tire is doing. And for autocross that's what I want.
Not tremendous in the wet/cold and if I recall performance drops off quickly with age and heat cycles. For the price and dry use they are worth a look at.I am going to buy Kumho for this summer. Just wondering why they are not second in the voting. If you read replyes, they should be there
The Hankooks only come in 225 series and I want 205 series. Otherwise they'd be on there. And from what I hear too they r pretty terrible in the wet and take awhile to warm up and reach full traction, which is amplified by the light weight of the Miata. That's how my azenies were. If I raced in the cold they suck balls and even in 80 degree weather it took at least one run to get em warmed up. Tho I will say once they were warm they were awesome and I never had a problem with them getting too hot. All that being said before I even started this thread I'd already ordered a set of the Dunlops. And I see many agreed with my choice. They're all mounted up on my brand new Konig Wideopens and ready for some floggin'!
I use 225/45/15s on my autocross flat outs and 205/50/15 on my daily flat outs.
Same concept. Stretching a skinnier tire on a wide wheel. I know a 225 fits just fine on an 8 inch wide wheel but stretching a 205 on it supposedly gives u better feel and feedback especially at the limit. Which seeing as how the autocross season hasn't started yet I cant verify this but I will soon.Those 225 tires work perfectly fine on 15x8 wheels, but go put those same 225 tires on 15x9 wheels & you'll be blown away.
