14" tires

[David Pertuz]

Yikes?! I had no idea. A bit surprised because the engine was around until
the early 2000s or so.

This will remind me to keep a list of parts to pull off of scrap cars if I
have the chance.

Eventually, non-OE is not necessarily bad. At least with some cars. Some
non-OE parts for my 911 are better than OE.

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com>
wrote:

> Don't go looking for a new ignition coil.  I think I got the last OEM in
> existence and it took something like 4 weeks for them to "find" it.   And
> cost like $400!!!
>
> kieran
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> *From:* se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org> on behalf of David Pertuz <
> d.pertuz at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:46:56 PM
> *To:* Jaret Rapp; se-r at se-r-list.org
> *Subject:* Re: 14" tires
>
> I remember, in the late 90s or so, wanting to put those or a set of 195/55
> AVSes on my SE-R, but as a relatively poor student I couldn't really
> justify that at the time.
>
> It makes sense that my 36-year-old Fiat has absolutely everything under
> the sun easily available, while this 24-year-old Japanese car doesn't - but
> it still seems odd. It's not that bad (yet), though. I mean, if I want to
> re-bush my suspension with stock rubber bushings, I can still buy new
> OE-replacement control arms, for instance.
>
> David
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Jaret Rapp <jaretr1 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> The second set of tires I put on my SE-R were Dunlop D40M2's in
>> 195/55-14.   Those tires were awesome.   Those were the days.   I think I
>> spent $125 a tire back in 1993 or so on those.   That was a HUGE expense
>> for me back then.  I rode those tires down to the cords!
>>
>> I want to keep my SE-R alive as long as possible, but parts are becoming
>> scarcely available, and now finding tires is just another item to add to
>> the list.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>> To: Jaret Rapp <jaretr1 at aol.com>
>> Cc: se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 3:56 pm
>> Subject: Re: 14" tires
>>
>> At one point it looked like you could get a BFG G-Force Super Sport A/S
>> in 185/60-14, but despite what any listing says, they're not actually
>> available anywhere in that size. They do show up on Discount Tire's site in
>> 195/60-14, but I'm skeptical of that, too. That would have been perfectly
>> good for my wants.
>>
>> I do see that Falken is available in a 195. While I am sticking with
>> snow/non-snow tire setup for the car (though I have to deal with replacing
>> two of the snows on it, too - plenty of choices, but an extra annoyance)
>> getting a tire like the Falken more or less requires that I have something
>> else for December - February.
>>
>> Otherwise you're left with something like the General Altimax RT43, which
>> seems fine for what it is...just isn't what I'd like. Boo. I just
>> dismounted and disposed of a set of dry-rotted Dunlop D60A2s (remember
>> those?) Good tire. The woman at the tire store remembered them, too.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Jaret Rapp <jaretr1 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, its sad because that was a hugely popular tire size in the 80's
>>> and 90's.
>>>
>>> The last time I replaced my tires on my 91 SE-R I went up to 195/60-14
>>> and went with the Falken Azenis RT615K.   It throws the gearing off a
>>> little, but the larger tire looks better, and those were very sticky when
>>> they were soft.  I wasn't worried about tire wear since I am barely putting
>>> 500 miles a year on my car.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>>> To: se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>>> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 3:40 pm
>>> Subject: 14" tires
>>>
>>> As those of you remaining with stock-wheeled B13s know, there ain't much
>>> for 185/60-14 tires these days, and what is available seems underwhelming.
>>>
>>> Anything that you're particularly happy with?
>>>
>>> I need a new set of non-snow tires for my car, and lament that I cannot
>>> use my Bridgestone RE970s - they are old but not dry-rotted, but there is a
>>> puncture in one that tire stores will not repair due to being on the outer
>>> tread.
>>>
>>> I have thought about going to B14 wheels and 195/50-15 tires, where
>>> there is a better selection. But I wouldn't mind keeping the OE wheels.
>>>
>>> David
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