Tires for 14' wheels
01-20-2014, 10:43 PM
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Tires for 14' wheels
Currently I own 195/60r14 tires, my UTQG is somewhere around 300. I have been trying to find a tire that will have this longevity and is wider. The wheels i will be pairing them to will be 14x7 et 19 RPF1's
Any recommendations?
Any recommendations?
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01-20-2014, 10:47 PM
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(Hint: none exist. There are a lot of 205/55-14s, but they're all racing tires.)
Or are you actually interested in something other than just those few numbers, like cornering stability, wet traction, hot dry grip, and so on?
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Actually, it's even kind of depressing to me how some of the tires which I'd have normally assumed to be available in 15" fitment aren't even there anymore.
But then... how many performance-oriented vehicles have shipped with a 15" wheel in, say, the past decade?
(Answer: none at all that I can think of.)
But then... how many performance-oriented vehicles have shipped with a 15" wheel in, say, the past decade?
(Answer: none at all that I can think of.)
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01-21-2014, 08:04 AM
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Ah, yes. I forgot about the RT-615- good tire, and historically one of the popular choices for aggressively street-driven Miatae. (And I also forgot that TR doesn't sell Falken, which is why I overlooked it.)
That said, it's time to move to a 15x7 or 15x8 wheel. 949 Racing - 15x7 6UL
That said, it's time to move to a 15x7 or 15x8 wheel. 949 Racing - 15x7 6UL
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01-21-2014, 09:13 AM
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Actually, it's even kind of depressing to me how some of the tires which I'd have normally assumed to be available in 15" fitment aren't even there anymore.
But then... how many performance-oriented vehicles have shipped with a 15" wheel in, say, the past decade?
(Answer: none at all that I can think of.)
But then... how many performance-oriented vehicles have shipped with a 15" wheel in, say, the past decade?
(Answer: none at all that I can think of.)
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01-21-2014, 02:29 PM
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I have searched tirerack, but only came up with drag/autocross tires.
I chose 14' rpf1 because of the flat spokes, i would prefer them always to the curbed spoked rpf1's. i might just have to stick with 185 dunlops
Plus at 8lbs a wheel? who wouldn't want a smaller tire lol
I chose 14' rpf1 because of the flat spokes, i would prefer them always to the curbed spoked rpf1's. i might just have to stick with 185 dunlops
Plus at 8lbs a wheel? who wouldn't want a smaller tire lol
If those are literally your only criteria, then go to TireRack and search for tires with a width > 195 and a UTQG > 300. Problem solved.
(Hint: none exist. There are a lot of 205/55-14s, but they're all racing tires.)
Or are you actually interested in something other than just those few numbers, like cornering stability, wet traction, hot dry grip, and so on?There are still a few good performance tires available in the 14" size, but you'll have to let us know what you're really after. EDIT: Wow, forget I said that. Been a while since I looked, but it would appear that there are, in fact, no decent performance tires left in the 14" size, short of the few race-only tires intended specifically to cater to the stock-class AutoX crowd.
(Hint: none exist. There are a lot of 205/55-14s, but they're all racing tires.)
Or are you actually interested in something other than just those few numbers, like cornering stability, wet traction, hot dry grip, and so on?
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