Anyone use 225/60R16 on their Accord

[Bigbucks1959]

I am just curious as to how it effected your cornering, ride stability and other various factors.

I have an 05 accord lx and want to get 16" rims and put my BF Goodrich Traction T/A s on it.

Thoughts? :notworthy

Thx,
Phil K.

[jintegra]

I've never used the BF Goodrich T/As myself but a friend of mine did buy a set recently & he's quite happy with them. As for the tire size, putting a 225/60R16 to replace OEM size of 205/65R15 will change your overall tire size & thereby affect the accuracy of your speedometer & odometer readings. For example, a 55 mph reading with the new tire size will translate to 57 mph actual speed (assuming your current tire size translates to actual speed correctly). You can try other tire sizes, such as 215/55R16 or 225/55R16, as these sizes will give you closer overall tire size to your original tires.

You can use the following chart (http://www.mpvclub.com/techinfo.php?action=tirespec00-02) as a guide to determine which tire size best suit you needs.

Edit: Oops, it should have been BF Goodrich instead of Bridgestones! :blush:

[Matman]

I have the EX-L Coupe with the P205/60 R16 Bridgestone Potenzia Tires. Close to what you were looking for. The ride is decent, little more tire noise then what I was anticipating but nothing over the top (I just crank the XM a little higher to tune it out). Cornering and traction are decent. I had a 98 Accord EX before with 16 inch Michellin Pilots on it, and these seem to have better grip then what I remember the old accord having. (Flip side they seem to be a little nosier)

Overall they seem decent, not spectacular, but not bad either. The car only has 2K miles on it so I can update you as they wear a bit if you want.

[Matman]

We have gotten a fair amount of rain this weekend so the roads were nice and wet. Good traction and braking, I was able to chirp them a little if I really hit it hard on takeoff, but otherwise good stopping and cornering even with the slick vt roads.

Hope it helps!