195/50-16 or
205/50-16...explain why which one you pick is better please

 

well....wider is better imo

 

the 205's

why?
1) the height of the side wall will be stiffer then that of the 195, for better cornering.
2) it will have a bigger "foot print", for better overall grip.

 

what is the actual size of your rim? 16x? +? what car is it going on? will it be lowered?

 

x2 ive said this many a time. it also depends on the offset.

-wheel width
-offset
-Vehicle
-lowered a little or dumped

 

16x7
+35
2001 mitsubishi mirage
about to be dumped...a little lowered right now


also I was thinking about going with falken. what other brands of tires are good?

 

205

 

i would go with a 205/45/16 or 205/50/16. yokohama es100's are a very nice looking tire.

 

a 7" wheel works well with a 205 tire, in terms of how much the rubber sticks out past the rim, or vice versa. With a 195 series tire, a 7" wheel protrudes out a little too much for my taste, but in all honesty you're only talking about a centimeter of width difference, about 5%. You won't feel the performance difference from that type of change. Falken is good. What were you looking at specifically? It depends on your budget, you really get what you pay for in tires, and they are not something to mess around with. If you can afford it, roll on goodyears.