Hey

Just ordered some 14 inch rims.............now I need a set of tires
What do you guys think the best way to go is.........

Its going on a 84 gsl auto........ I dont want any problem with wheel rub or speedo errors......

Thanks


Jim

84 Gsl Auto
Glass moonroof..........my first mod........

 

You're tire choices are quite limited in 14". Go to tirerack.com, see what they have. I can recommend Yokohama AVS Intermediates. I also liked the Bridgestone RE-71, which has been replaced by something else. I'd use a 60 series tire, the wider the better.

Kerry

 

It's really hard to find good tires in 14 inch sizes, especially in Canada.

I have 205/60-14 Toyo Proxes... I can't remember exactly which series of Proxes they are.

I would have gotten the AVS', but they aren't available in Canada. As well, I believe they have been discontinued by Yokohama.

I like the Toyo's very much, although they definitely are not as good as the AVS (a friend has the Yoko's in the 13 inch size). I would not hesitate to recommend either of these.

 

I never had any problems with Dunlop D60 tires.
Had them on my 89 TII
and have Dunlop Sport Rovrs 255 55 17 on my Nissan Xterra.
On my wife's Nissan SER I put Yokohoma Avids
They are a 80,000 mile tire and handle awsome. Have had them now for 18,000 miles. I paid 57.00 each from Tires.com


As for size I would stick with the factory GSL-SE size witch
is 205 60 14
Good luck

 

check and see if kumho makes a tire in that size... i've heard lots of good stuff about their tires. and sizewise, a 205 60r14 should fit just fine all around with no rubbing. that'll be close enough for your speedo to be relatively accurate too

 

For worries about speedo error go to the RX7.ORG site and check out thier tire size calculator. It will gove you approximations on rolling diameter of different tire sizes and how much they vary from your stock size.

hope this helps!

http://rx7.org/

 

on my 83. l.e. with stock 14" it had 195/60/14 i got kumho a550h. and when upside down it looks like *** OH i really like them, wish i didnt have to get them on a road trip @ sears but life sucks ... i could have saved a *** load. also
if you have a discount tire company in your area they will match ANY tire price even tirerack.com price

 

If you can find them, Bridgestone RE71 are some of the best recommended 14" tires for Miatas which if you are not paying attention, is dang near identical to the 84-85 SE rx7s in HP, weight, weight distro.

Sears told me they can get the RE71's though I have my doubts.
Average price for the tire was $75 or so but Sears wanted $100

http://www.miata.net/products/wheels/bridgestone.html

Also, do a search on miata.net forum for "RE71". That subject is a hot topic.

 

Goto tirerack.com, get to the tech section and find the formula for measuring overall tire height. They will explain the ins and outs of this better than i can (in the interest of what size to run). i can tell you that I am currently running on AVS intermediates 205 14 60 on my 85 SE (without rubbing) in everything but the snow and they are phenomenal and CHEEEEP @ tirerack.

 

My GSL-SE rims have 205/60/14's. I think that would be a good way to go.