14" tires

[David Pertuz]

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
>> Chicago
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