14" tires

[David Pertuz]

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
> Chicago
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