lower profile 13" tires

[old yellow]

want to put lower profile 13 inch tires on my festiva, what tires do you reccomend? i have 175/70/13 on now

[TominMO]

http://www.tires-easy.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=47903243.135.15795&Breite=165&Quer=65&Felge=13&Speed=&LoadRange=&kategorie=6&Marke=&ranzahl=4&tyre_for=&x_tyre_for=&rsmFahrzeugart=ALL&search_tool=standard&details=Ordern&typ=R-170603

[old yellow]

ok

[TorqueEffect]

You can go a bit smaller with 175-60s.

http://www.tires-easy.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=47903243.135.15795&sowigan=&Breite=175&Quer=60&Felge=13&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&search_tool=standard&tyre_for=Passenger&rsmFahrzeugart=PKW&tyre_for=Passenger&s_p=car-tires&suchen=View+Tires

Or if you want the most extreme without spending a whole load of money. 175-50s

http://www.tires-easy.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=47903243.135.15795&sowigan=&Breite=175&Quer=50&Felge=13&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&search_tool=standard&tyre_for=Passenger&rsmFahrzeugart=PKW&tyre_for=Passenger&s_p=car-tires&suchen=View+Tires

[wth]

I run 155x80x13's KUMHO - Solus KR21

[TorqueEffect]

I run 155x80x13's KUMHO - Solus KR21

I run 175s, it clears everything just fine, just a bit too tall with 70s, I couldn't imagine 80s. I do think in the past my car has been hit in the front on the driver's side, which has tweaked the frame a bit causing the driver's side to sit lower by about half a inch to an inch. I get rubbing on hard right turns, and large bumps on my driver's side with 175-70s, but never on passenger side unless someone heavy is sitting there, and it is a pretty significant bump.

I think I may go down to the 60s to get some acceleration back, and correct the speedo, but I will move my newer 175-70s to the back. And yes I just looked it up, factory overall diameter is 21.3, and that is what the 175-60s-13s are exactly.

[TominMO]

I run 175s, it clears everything just fine, just a bit too tall with 70s, I couldn't imagine 80s. I do think in the past my car has been hit in the front on the driver's side, which has tweaked the frame a bit causing the driver's side to sit lower by about half a inch to an inch. I get rubbing on hard right turns, and large bumps on my driver's side with 175-70s, but never on passenger side unless someone heavy is sitting there, and it is a pretty significant bump.

I think I may go down to the 60s to get some acceleration back, and correct the speedo, but I will move my newer 175-70s to the back. And yes I just looked it up, factory overall diameter is 21.3, and that is what the 175-60s-13s are exactly.

Mixing 60-series and 70-series tires might be a bad idea. It's not just about the height, but also the sidewall stiffness. You might find you have some weird handling issues. But if you do this, then be sure to inflate the 70-series tires to a higher PSI than the 60s, to try to equal out the sidewall stiffness. Maybe 5+ PSI more.

[fastivaca]

I'm running 185/60-13 Federal tires on 13"x5" alloy wheels. With stock struts I had to run 1/4" spacers in the back.

[TorqueEffect]

Yeah, 175s barely clear my rear strut perches so it makes sense a quarter inch spacer would be needed for 185s.

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[skimsucka]

http://www.tires-easy.com/cgi-bin/rs...n&typ=R-170603

Im currently running these but 185 60 13 size no problems very quiet and best of all install by Eurotiva!