165/45R15 vs 165/50R15 on a 15x7

[jeremyuhh]

i recently bought a set of 165/45R15 to put on my 15x7 wheel.
the sidewall was extremely thin and didnt look good on my car. i had a lot of the wheel well to fill in. it made my wheels look smaller, but the stretch was perfect.

if i go with a 165/50R15 would the sidewall look the same? or would i see more sidewall?

i was also thinking a 175/50R15 but i cant find those anywhere. any help/input/advice is greatly appreciated. thanks.

[jeremyuhh]

anyone? i dont wanna buy them to test and have them end up looking identical, then id be stuck with 2 tires i dont need.

tyrestretch.com's pictures arent really helping me out either.

[nateee]

were would you get the 165/50's?

and i dont think the 50s would be much of a difference, to fill in a lot of gap :S

[saddest6day66]

165/50/15 on a 6.5 def noticeable size difference between that and the 45's IMO

[Tuck&Poke]

what car do you have that your throwing on such small tires?

[Tuck&Poke]

oh and its a .3in difference in sidewall height and radius, so its not a big difference measurement wise

[Dirty Octopus]

whoa... what? the 50series sidewall is bigger. soooo... why wouldnt you see more sidewall?

wait.... is this a prank? where da cameras at?! ~looks around frantically~

[punkhop83]

Do 155/60r15 then

[nateee]

^ awee yeah smart car tires :P

or 175/55/15's

[jeremyuhh]

were would you get the 165/50's?

and i dont think the 50s would be much of a difference, to fill in a lot of gap :S

i know a site online...46 each

[jeremyuhh]

what car do you have that your throwing on such small tires?

83 toyota corolla with huge wheel wells...
this is what it looked like with the 165/45R15s on

Do 155/60r15 then

yea i think im gonna try that instead, the 50 sidewall looks almost identical to the 45..

this is what my car looks like now with 195/50R15 ...

my options are:
new 155/60 tire on my 15x7 0 wheels
old 195/50 tires on new 15x8/8.5 wheels
new 205/40, 195/45, 195/40, or tires on new 16x8/8.5 wheels