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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

155's will fit on a 5" rim right?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes i have them on 5.5
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

These smart car tires fit stock smoothies, correct?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone have pic's of the smart car tires on a 4.5" x 15" rim?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

145/65/R15s mounted on a 5" rim on the front. The fronts are from Smart Car tires pre 08 (In 08 they now have wider rims front and back). The wider ones would probably fit the 5" rim better (some rubber to hit against the curbs rather than the rim). These cars are feather weights in the front and she will plow if I'm on it. But one little blip and she is drifting so that solves that problem Laughing .
Rears are 245/60/R15s on the back mounted on an 8" wide rim. Cool

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

O M G ! ! that thing is sick!! i love it man Drool
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey thanks guys. Here is another angle that looks kind of cool.

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Anyone have pic's of the smart car tires on a 4.5" x 15" rim?


I would say they would fit better on 4.5" rim. I mounted mine on the 5" wide by hand and had a hell of a time getting the beads to seat. Just about had to do the rope around the center with a stick in it and wind it up type trick.

Curious.... how many balanced them. I didn't bother and she runs smooth up to 130KPH.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the smart car 175-55s fit nicely on a stock 4" smoothie
i was running firestone 125s for the longest time, the 175s are a tiny bit shorter and the contact is probably twice as much.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So basically, the place to get these is Tirerack.com?

I've talked to a ton of tire places in my area and all of them look at my like I made that size up in my head or something.

I'd really like to find some local to avoid shipping but it is what it is. If anyone has any news on this stuff clue me in. Thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

EdgeKid3 wrote:
So basically, the place to get these is Tirerack.com?

I've talked to a ton of tire places in my area and all of them look at my like I made that size up in my head or something.

I'd really like to find some local to avoid shipping but it is what it is. If anyone has any news on this stuff clue me in. Thanks


That's where I got mine.
155/60/15 front
195/65/15 rear
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow these seem like small tires, how do they handle/ride? Currently I am running 195/50-15's on 5.5" wheels.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes i'm interested to know how they handle as well

im currently running 135's on my square. does anyone know exactly how much shorter in overall diameter the the 155/60's are compared to nankang 135's?

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm pretty sure a 135R is 23.4" tall. A 155/60 is right at 22.3" tall so a full inch shorter.

For me I'm downgrading from 145's so the difference is a little more than an inch and a half.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tire rack lists the tire diameters. Note that the recommended wheel width may be different for each tire and the diameter will be listed for that wheel width.

I have 155/60s mounted on 5.5" BRMs (see above) and some 165/45s mounted on 5.5" polished 5-spokes. I also have some 195/65s & 185/55s...maybe I will line them up soon and take some comparison pics against a stock 165. I don't have any 145/65s or 135r or 145r tires.

Here's a pic of a 165/45 on a 5.5" 5-spoke compared to a 125 TEMP on a 4.5" chromie.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

djsun wrote:
Anyone have pic's of the smart car tires on a 4.5" x 15" rim?


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I think 135`s look really nice on a 4.5 but on a bus? Hell nah I needed a little more rubber touching the road and am happy how they look on a 4.5 and I`m ultra picky!
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