which fits better on the P5 185/55/15 or 195/55/15 for winter tires?

davemsc

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mazda protege5
I'm looking for winter tires for the P5 and am wondering if those two sizes are viable options?

Thanks!
 
I've had 195/55/15 on all my proteges. Cheap and works just fine.
 
195/55/15 will work very nice. If you want even cheaper go 14" and you can run a 185/70/14.
 
205's meaty? What size sidewall are we talking about 45/50/55? Narrower is better to cut through the snow and for a little comparo here are shots of my 205/50/16s (summer) vs my 185/70/14s (winter). Now that's meaty. :)

P5-WinterTiresvsSummerTiresMar20-3.jpg

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205's meaty? What size sidewall are we talking about 45/50/55? Narrower is better to cut through the snow and for a little comparo here are shots of my 205/50/16s (summer) vs my 185/70/14s (winter). Now that's meaty. :)

picked up some 195/55/15s. thanks for the help!
dave
 
How do your cars handle with snow tires? This is the worst car I've ever driven in the snow, but I have never used snow tires. I am considering getting some due to how bad last winter was.
 
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205's meaty? What size sidewall are we talking about 45/50/55? Narrower is better to cut through the snow and for a little comparo here are shots of my 205/50/16s (summer) vs my 185/70/14s (winter). Now that's meaty. :)

picked up some 195/55/15s. thanks for the help!
dave

Your welcome Dave but think Valk deserves that. ;) The 195/55/15 is the same size I'm running for winter use on my Miata.

How do your cars handle with snow tires? This is the worst car I've ever driven in the snow, but I have never used snow tires. I am considering getting some due to how bad last winter was.

In the snow and nasty stuff they handle great (I've run Blizzaks WS-50s and now have Nokian Nordman 2s), on a dry road with warmer temps...not so good. But this is expected due to the softer compound, just have to remember it won't handle as well when the roads are clear. The payoff is well worth it though!

I never owned a set of snow tires until getting stuck in my P5 while running Kumho ASTs. I now have three sets for each car!
 
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