Here is a useful tool I thought you all might enjoy.  I recently got a set of used rims and tires that differed in size from my factory's size and everyone gave me a different answer(not on this site) about what the effects would be.  The following link will take you to the calculator.... 
 http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
 
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html