215 or 225 60/15 tires

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  1. mkmaverick

    mkmaverick New Member

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    I am going to put 15" rims on my mav. and want all 4 tires the same size. Does anyone have pictures of a mav. with 15x7 rims with either of these tires sizes so I have some idea of how they will look?
     
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    I had 225/60r15 on only the front. I thought they filled the wheel wells nicely.

    This was on my stock suspension, before I swapped it all out.

    Not the best pictures, but the best I have from when I wore those tires.

    I had 215s on there before, but I thought they seemed a little small.
     

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    stock but fresh suspension, 225/60/15 all around

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    There's hardly a difference in the physical size here. A half inch in height and a half inch in width. Pick one.
     
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    on the 7" rim the 225-235 is the correct recommended size. as far as height goes, this was as close to stock height on the 14's as i could get as i didn't want to change that. however i will be lowering the whole car about 2" in the future.
     
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    I prefer 225s up front.
     

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