awesome new tire size

[FestYboy]

ok, just ordered some tires from Tires-easy on tues, got them today!!!!

set one up against a factory 155R12 tire/rim and they are a C hair larger.

the size you ask?

155/70/13 (i got a winter tire for my justy GL) but they offer 6 styles in this size between $40 and $94.

we now have a REAL solution for those who want to keep the factory sized tire but can't find 12s anymore.

[Festiva_Fred]

Sweetness!

[kumalaba]

nice & great price also!

[Pu241]

I thought OEM were 145-80-12 steelies and 165-70-12 for alloys?

[FestYboy]

^ but those are not available any longer and the accepted factory size is the 155/12R

in either case, they're slightly larger than the 165/70/12s and we all know they're a touch too small for the speedo from the factory anyway.

[Pu241]

I guess the OEM tire, like this is can't be had even though it says it's "In Stock"?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...80&diameter=12.

I like the 155-70-13 option, probably be good for MPG too, but the OEM tire is still available, but not cheap!

[FestYboy]

^ i'm sayin', have you tried to GET any? everytime i run into someone looking for 12s i shoot them to tire rack and tires easy. and every time I've tried to order them (in stock, no less) i get an e-mail: "sorry but we don't have enough tires available to fill your order...." i hear the same things from others as well (those whom i sent to those sites).

besides, you can still get aftermarket 13s.... last i looked, aftermarket 12s weren't available in this hemisphere.

[JoDan]

I was guna go to 13" because I couldn't find the tires. But now I can get 155R12's through my work for $32 I also noticed that 3 other places in town now have the order option too. Maybe they are becoming more available?

[Pu241]

I have to say it has been a while since I needed 12" tires, so no I haven't bought any lately, but Tire Rack wouldn't lie would they?

[jbuck1975]

I had some priced around here for $200 a set

EVO deck'd out with Bruce Lee

[FestYboy]

just thought about something else.... honda VX rims... they're 13, aren't they?....

[Festiva_Fred]

just thought about something else.... honda VX rims... they're 13, aren't they?....

Yessir.

[crazyrog17]

I've heard the small cars like the Chevy Spark and Mitsubishi miev will run 12s. They're coming back.

[FestYboy]

i wouldn't bet on it... too much sidewall squirm under load

[Safety Guy]

Zack wrote:

"I've heard the small cars like the Chevy Spark and Mitsubishi miev will run 12s. They're coming back."

Where did you hear this? I wish...but I also doubt it. I bet the smallest they'll go is 13" or even 14".

On the other hand, some electric low speed vehicles still run 12s. There are a bunch at OSU.


As for the 155/70-13s, that's one size I'm considering for my Honda VXs. Either those or 165/65-13 for an MPG build.

I'm also considering putting my 175/60-13 Falkens on the VXs too.

Dale (Link****) just bought a set of those. He had them on at our little meet. He got the Achilles all seasons.

Here's a link to all the choices in that size:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?suchen=Ordern&cart_id=18815559.135.3253&ranzahl=4&Breite=155&Quer=70&Felge=13&Transport=P&dsco=135&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&sort_by=preis

Maybe Dale will post his impression of the Achilles 155/70-13s he's been running for the past couple weeks. I'm eager to know how he's liking them.

Finally, according to my math, this size is about 1/4" taller than the OEM sizes, and just one or two millimeters shorter than the 155/80-12s. More or less the same height, as Arty said. FWIW, the 165/65-13s are the same height as well. Here's a link to the choices in that size:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?suchen=Ordern&cart_id=18815559.135.3253&ranzahl=4&Breite=165&Quer=65&Felge=13&Transport=P&dsco=135&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&sort_by=preis

Karl