new tires for aspire swap

[kingstonpygmies]

Hi all, Im just finishing up pulling all my aspire suspension and getting everything ready to swap over to my festy. I would like to go ahead and get some new tires for the aspire rims that way im done with it for a little while and can enjoy driving it. I would like to get some of yalls feedback/expertise on some tires. Keep in mind i will not be cutting my aspire springs or lowering my car in a any way. I would like a little taller tire and all the ground clearance i can get. I use this car as a daily driver to and from work and also use it around the farm to do odd jobs.
So in a nutshell im looking for a little taller tire for the 13" aspire rims. Ive found some on ebay and love the tread. If anybody has any input i would greatly Appreciate it.
TIA

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-DENMAN-EXPRESS-ST-ST175-80-13-TIRE-N27181-NEW-/161128215531?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Tires&hash=item2583fd73eb&vxp=mtr

[nitrofarm]

Hi all, Im just finishing up pulling all my aspire suspension and getting everything ready to swap over to my festy. I would like to go ahead and get some new tires for the aspire rims that way im done with it for a little while and can enjoy driving it. I would like to get some of yalls feedback/expertise on some tires. Keep in mind i will not be cutting my aspire springs or lowering my car in a any way. I would like a little taller tire and all the ground clearance i can get. I use this car as a daily driver to and from work and also use it around the farm to do odd jobs.
So in a nutshell im looking for a little taller tire for the 13" aspire rims. Ive found some on ebay and love the tread. If anybody has any input i would greatly Appreciate it.
TIA

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-DENMAN-EXP...fd73eb&vxp=mtr

Any time you see a "ST" in front of a tire discription it means it was designed for trailer use.
You can get fairly cheap tires at Tires Plus for your Aspire rims. 175/70R13 cost @ $40.00 mounted and balanced if my memory serves me- But those Denmans you looked at are boat trailer tires.

[kingstonpygmies]

Didn't know that about the st. I just liked the 175-80-13 size and it seems like all of those are trailer tires. I'll check out tires plus. Thanks a lot

Sent from Kingston Ga from my hillbilly handheld

[nitrofarm]

Didn't know that about the st. I just liked the 175-80-13 size and it seems like all of those are trailer tires. I'll check out tires plus. Thanks a lot

Sent from Kingston Ga from my hillbilly handheld

No problem its a common mistake.Tirerack.com is great also,I'm currently running 2 Aspires with Generals purchased from them. I worked for Good Year many years so I still get "Government Discounts" at my old work place. And the manager there always gives me dirty looks, when I show up with them for mounting. But they cant beat the prices we get from Tire Crack. :thumbs_up:

[kingstonpygmies]

What size tires are you running Nitro? I cant find the tires i want that arent trailer tires. I might just have to do alot of tire size calculations to get the tallest tire i can for a 13

[kingstonpygmies]

I may just have to go up to a 14 inch wheel to get more options on a taller tire. I want to get out cheap as possible but i am willing to spend a little more money to get it right the first time.

[nitrofarm]

I may just have to go up to a 14 inch wheel to get more options on a taller tire. I want to get out cheap as possible but i am willing to spend a little more money to get it right the first time.

I would stick with the 13's but thats just me. They are light and cheap and still fairly easy to purchase.

[nitrofarm]

What size tires are you running Nitro? I cant find the tires i want that arent trailer tires. I might just have to do alot of tire size calculations to get the tallest tire i can for a 13

175/70R13 with Aspire shocks in the rear. (the Aspire shock has the perch raised to accommodate the wider tire) Thats whats on my Festy,my Aspires both have 14's- But the 14's are heavier due to extra rubber and aluminum wheels.MPG got worse with the 14's so you have to be carefull what you put on. Thats why I said just go with steel 13" wheels and rear Aspire shocks. Easy,Cheap and MUCH MUCH better than crappy 12's- You'll be happy with 13's :thumbs_up:

[bhazard]

Keep the diameter down. Trust me.

[Safety Guy]

My limits to a street car would be:

175/70-13 or 155/80-13
185/60-14 or 175/65-14
195/50-15

I think the 175/65-14s above are a bit taller than the others, which are all within 3 to 4mm in height, the group being around 20mm taller than the stock 145/80 or 165/70-12s.

A set of proper 175/80-13s would be 16mm taller than the 155/80s, putting them 36mm taller than stock. Not a good idea, even if they fit, unless you really know what you're doing and intend the car for off-road or other specialized use with appropriate upgrades in suspension and brakes, etc.

Karl

[Jblair]

185-70-13 are what i just baught, was that a bad idea? I havent done my apsirr swap yet, i baught rims and tires 4x100 and now im going to do the swap. Anyways, i have no idea what im doing or what will work. I saw the rims, liked them, baught them without researching .ha, impulse.

[Jblair]

What do the numbers mean, 185 hight? 70width? Why do they work better in the different combinations? Safetyguy have you tried the sizes you listed?

[sketchman]

These will work nicely for 13s.

http://www.tires-easy.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=175&Quer=60&Felge=13&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&s_p=&m_s=3&x_tyre_for=ALL&suchen=View+Tires

[Safety Guy]

Now I'm running 175/60-13s, but I'll be changing to 175/70-13 snows soon. They do sometimes rub a bit in the back on the fenders when I hit a bump.

Karl