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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage G4 1.2 automatic: 39.8 mpg (US) ... 16.9 km/L ... 5.9 L/100 km ... 47.7 mpg (Imp)
185/60/14 is too wide of a tire, will have balance problems, you need a wider wheel for that, trust me! I have been there!
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2024 Mirage SE
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2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)
Cap. Fantastic, whats your opinion on trading in the 165/65/R14 for the 175/65/R14? Any misgivings or its fine? Also thank you for your candor about the Canadian health care system, (makes me want to immigrate there even more.)
I'm not sure who Cap Fantastic is, but I'm running 175/65r14 for my winter tires and they are great. No issues with clearance at all, good efficiency, and a bit quieter/softer than stock (though maybe because of the winter rubber compound). I'd be happy with either for summer tires - depending on what was available.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE 1.2 manual: 45.0 mpg (US) ... 19.1 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 54.1 mpg (Imp)
The Mirage was designed for tires that have an outside diameter of 22.4" (165/65-14 tires) to 22.6" (175/55-15 tires). Anything within 3% of that is considered acceptable by most tire guys. Mirage owners explore other tire sizes, because factory size tire options are quite limited in the U.S.
Just as an example - Walmart usually offers 3-4 165/65-14 tire options. If you go with 175/65-14 size tires, the options jump to 80+ options. Many of the tire companies for the U.S. start with 175 width tires and go up from there. They don't even offer 165 width tires.
The two factory size tires used by Mitsubishi don't even match perfectly. 175/65-14 & 185/55-15 are a perfect match (both have a 23" outside diameter). In my opinion, Mitsubishi should be sending us these two tire sizes in the U.S. to begin with. A 23" tire (+2.7%) is within 3% of the current stock tire sizes.
Last edited by Mark; 03-16-2019 at 03:05 AM.
Staying within this topic - I would sort of stay within what's recommended. I know some go beyond that, but I don't see the need to do that. My Mirage has 4.5" wide rims, & I would stick with 165 or 175 width tires. These are common numbers I see for rims and tires -
Rim width = Recommended tire widths below -
4.5” = 145-175
5.0” = 155-185
5.5” = 165-195
6.0” = 175-205
6.5” = 185-215
For the winter ridge road driving that I have to do, I would always pick a skinner tire over a wider tire (on a small lightweight front-wheel drive car). Thus, I don't mind 165/65-14 tires as long as a couple good options exist.
If I lived in the South & didn't have to worry about snow, I wouldn't hesitate to use 175/65-14 tires one bit.
Last edited by Mark; 03-16-2019 at 03:18 AM.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE 1.2 manual: 45.0 mpg (US) ... 19.1 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 54.1 mpg (Imp)
Eggman (03-16-2019)
I considered those myself, but 13" rims will not fit on the 2017+ Mirages. The 14" rims just barely clear the larger disk brakes that were added to the updated models of the Mirage. If you own a 2017+ Mirage, you'll find 13" rims are no longer recommended. Just a word of caution to anyone new to the forum reading all this.
Last edited by Mark; 03-16-2019 at 02:42 PM.
Canoehead (03-16-2019)