J15 Tyre Size Help Please

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J15 Tyre Size Help Please

Postby ChrisSpectre » Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:58 am

Hi,
I hope someone can help me. My J15 has 14"x6" rims (needed to clear brakes). I had Yokohama A048s on it before but they are perished so need changing. Sadly these tyres arent E Marked any more so cant stick with them.
I have 195/60 R14s on the rear and 185/55 R14s on the front which really limits the options.
About the only tyres i can find where I can keep the same configuration are Dunlop Direzza DZ03Gs which are expensive and I can't find anyone with both these sizes.
I'm thinking about using the same size tyre all round which would mean I could use the Nankang NS-2R (half the price of the Dunlops!) at 185/60 R14 which would mean a slightly less wide tyre at the rear (195 to 185) but a higher profile tyre at the front (55 to 60).
So question is, has anyone run a 185/60 R14 on the front of a J15? I'm concerned about clearance problems.

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