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Originally Posted by wooohooo
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I'm buying winter tires for my girlfriend car (195/60/R15). I am looking on kijiji and find a variety of tires and I basically put it in a tire calculator and try to get something within 3%. Now my understanding is you need to check 1) Tire size and 2) Rim bolt pattern. The car is 5x100mm so no other pattern would work for that? And if I were to buy the rims itself, do all tires fit onto 15' rims if I buy 15' tires? So say the rims were to come off a Van, could they fit my car?
Thanks!
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I noticed no one directly replied. Not sure if too late.
When buying tires, the most important things to keep in mind are overall diameter, wheel/rim size and load rating. (Speed rating as well if you plan on driving like a maniac)
Regarding the wheel/rim, if 5x100 is your cars bolt pattern, you need to buy a rim to suit it. Some rims are have two different bolt patterns on them. However, this is not the only thing to keep in mind when looking for rims. Also important is the offset. The offset is how far towards the inside or outside of the rim that the mounting hub is located. Get this wrong and the tires can rub on the car or have other effects.