tire size?

[kumalaba]

im thinking about going with a 13" tire on a stock 323 steel wheel with a stock festy setup. my question is should i go with a 155 80 13 or 175 60 13 or is there a better choice? whats the pros & cons of the different sizes tks in advance danny

[Team Lightning]

I'd go with the 175 in either a 70 or if available, 60 series.I'm running 175-70-13 on my silver 90.
My original 13's were 155-80's I like the 70's due to being slightly shorter and wider

[htchbck]

I love my 155/80s on Green Car, but the 175/70s on chuck are more stable. If you can find the 175/60s for a good deal that should be a great size to run

[kumalaba]

tks j & j !

[navdoc101]

I have 175/70's on 323 steels , they ride good. Everyone tells me 165/65's are better, but I can't find any around here at a desent price.

[TominMO]

+1 on 175/60 for stability/handling, or 175/70 for the better ride. Either is better than 155/80. 175/60-13 is somewhat limited in selection. Tire Rack doesn't list any at all.

Here is a 175/60x13: http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...1+77h+bsw.html

[kumalaba]

tks

[TominMO]

For a really good 175/70-13 all season, I'd strongly recommend this Kumho Solus KR-21: http://www.kumhousa.com/tire/categor...2-F117F7942A2D

They do everything well and last forever.

[pyrothehitman]

Not to hijack the thread, but i think it relates to the subject.

How much leeway does one have generally with the width size? for example jumping from 155 to 175 seems like a lot

[Safety Guy]

Tread width and fit depends on at least four things:

-tire height (aspect ratio) consider this first, or your width comparisons mean nothing
-wheel offset
-if your car is lowered
-if you have Festiva spec or Aspire spec rear struts

There are more factors, but I think these are primary.

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As for 175/60-13s, here is what Tires-easy has right now:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=175&Quer=60&Felge=13&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

Plenty of Falkens left, but their price keeps going up. I like mine when I had them on the front for a few weeks. Switched to all snows now and will mount all Falkens around the end of March.

And for 165/65-13:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=165&Quer=65&Felge=13&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

Funny, these split the difference between 175/70 and 175/60:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=175&Quer=65&Felge=13&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

I've always had good service from Tires-easy every one of my three orders in the past two years.

Karl

[TominMO]

I'd still recommend the Kumhos. Known good-quality tires and much higher treadwear value (640).

[Safety Guy]

Tom could be right. I'm liking the 175/70-13 size a bit more myself these days.

Karl

[TominMO]

Tom could be right. I'm liking the 175/70-13 size a bit more myself these days.

Karl

I've got these tires in 185/70x13 on my Aspire and love 'em. I don't try to drive them as sport-car tires, since that size does not permit that. These same Kumhos in 185/60x14 on my Festy are driven much more aggressively. I've put a bunch of miles on them in 2+ years and they still look great.

[htchbck]

+1 on 175/60 for stability/handling, or 175/70 for the better ride. Either is better than 155/80. 175/60-13 is somewhat limited in selection. Tire Rack doesn't list any at all.

Here is a 175/60x13: http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...1+77h+bsw.html

Not a bad price per tire, but $110 to ship a set of four? OUCH! lol.

[Safety Guy]

Okay, building on what Tom has said about the Solus KR21, check these out:

175/70-13 Solus and ecoSolus:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?suchen=Ordern&cart_id=35578487.135.12857&ranzahl=4&Breite=175&Quer=70&Felge=13&kategorie=6&Transport=P&dsco=135&sort_by=brand&Ang_pro_Seite=15&weiter=30

And the 165/70-13 Solus, sized better IMO and cheaper to boot:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=82107106.135.27216&typ=R-216762&ranzahl=4&Breite=165&Quer=70&Felge=13&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=135

Compare prices, mileage, number of tires available, and again, IMO the 165/70-13 will fit on a Festiva better than the 175/70-13, especially if you are running 5" wide rims.

Consider getting five or six tires just in case one of them gets a non-pluggable hole (it happened to me with one of my expensive Nokian all season snows!). One can serve as a spare and be rotated in, while six would be perfect for replacing the fronts when they wear down too much.

Finally, check out Tires-easy shipping quotes. Around $50 for a set of four of the 165/70-13s to me. I've found their shipping to always be reasonable, and quick too.

Karl