Whoohoo, some input! Thanx guys!!!

Ok, a lil clarification.......
I've got stock gauges, no indiglo or new needles or anything. If I remember right (it's been a while), the stock tire for my stock 14's is 195/70R14. SOOOOOooooooooooooo, coming up to a 16" rim. I'd imagine it'd be a lil different. If I'm wrong pleaz correct me here.

The reason Y I say "I'm off" on my speedometer is from passing the copy radar things that tell U your speed as well as various peeps following me in their diff cars. All saying I'm driving 5mph slower than my speedo says. It's been like this ever since I got my tires w/ lots of tread, the treadwear is of no consequence.

If there's some way I can correct this difference, I'd much appreciate it. ALSO, this may correlate w/ my speedo B'ing off. On my old '97, my temperature gauge used 2 B always in the dead center... my '99 is a lil lower (noticibly so) than center. Also, my fuel gauge is also lower. Can't tell U about the tachometer, no way of knowing. So here's my question, is something maybe affecting my whole gauge cluster U think?!? I've been building my frustration 2 put the voltage booster mod thing on the fuel gauge sender sometime.

Now...........
Sumitomo's R on sale right now @ Sears @ $100 a pop I know w/ 50k mile warranty. The Bridgestone Potenza RE750 definately intrigue me right now. Especially coming off the S-02's, I've definately got a warm fuzzy spot 4 some Potenza's. If I remember right, they've gotta treadwear of 280. Looking @ getting those @ the moment, top contender.

I'm liking the Goodyears also Amish, but I think the warm fuzziness of the Potenzas R what's putting it up top.

As far as the cheapness of a tire. I do have somewhat of a budget 2 play w/. So the $50 & $60 tire I would equate w/ plastic tires. I just wasn't wanting 2 spend $200/tire on some S-03's or whatever.

I always say that peeps in FL R very good @ driving in the rain since we do it so often & I can tell very easily the difference in performance of wet traction between the various tires. Very picky w/ this 1. Looking 4 a Michellin Sport grade @ the least in wet traction.

A joke while we lived in TN was that if it drizzled, flurried, or anything... there'd B like 50 crashes on the way home cause TN Drivers don't know how 2 drive in anything. They don't have 2 very often, just get a lil bit of everything.

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2 sum it all up, I'm very warry of tire-size/gauge-cluster problem & REALLY would like 2 fix this offset. If it's NOT related 2 tire size, then if U could point me in any direction I'd appreciate it.

Also, in making sure..... no problems w/ 3" drop & 225/50R16? Thinking of the Potenza's unless some1 can give a compelling alternative. Maybe same quality but beat on price?

P.S.
Sorry 4 the book

Thanx so much guys!
- J

- J