my car needs a new set or tires. they have about 50% tread, but they are dry rotted pretty bad. id like to fit some 195's on the stock wheels if possible, i just cant seem to find any. whats out there?

 

Go to www.tirerack.com. They have Sumitomo HTR 200's for about $45-$50/tire. You can even get it up to a 215, which will fit on the stock wheel. A fantastic tire for the price, and also the only decent option out there. I'm running a worn down set of 215's on the stock wheels for auto-cross.

 

sumitomo htr 200 in a 205 60 13 on rx4 wheels widened to 7".

 

this should be a search topic.

 

Agreed- Summi HTRs are a steal - Sears offers them 4-for-3 ocassionally! Love mine.
205's fit OEM waffles no prob-
behold:

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

Primewells. They were cheap, but actually I've been quite happy with their performance.

They're from Tires Plus.

 

if you are saying i should have searched, i did. i also searched google.

thanks guys. it looks like I'm going to go for the sumitomos. so you guys recomend 205/60 13's on the stock + wheels?

 

well i just mean i've seen it asked many times. i know that a lot of times when you search you end up with a lot of other information, not what you want... and somehow a mod or someone else walks up and is like search, and they show you this one they found... and its what you were looking for...

 

i'm using Goodyear Viva 2's on my 85 GS..but i know that Stu would like to have a set of these bad boys, lol:

 

that is pure sex dave!

 

yes the 205 works well on the stock wheel

 

Futura RWL's 205/60-13's:



Not the grabbiest meat in the world, but not terrible either; they were cheap and the only RWL's I could find locally (Coopers I would have had to order)

 

Sumitomo HTR200's 205/60/13 on stock + wheels:

 

man i wish i could find a set of waffles here for cheap.

 

the spare is original to my 80 LS and has never been used. i havent cleaned the rim up too much. i'm afraid of damaging it. not too many original Bridgestones still out there i would guess..

 

they're out there. post a want to buy ad here on the forum in the 1st gen for sale/wanted section.

 

[QUOTE=mazdaverx713b;9367004]i'm using Goodyear Viva 2's on my 85 GS..but i know that Stu would like to have a set of these bad boys, lol:

Dave - I'd be tickled just to have your delicious SPARE!!!

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

It's funny to think back to the 1970's, when 70-series tires were considered "wide," and "low profile" for a street tire.

My first car had 78's as the stock profile.

 

I've been running the Sumitomos 215/50/13 for a few years now. First on stock + style rims which worked well enough for autocrosses and dailing driving, then later on some 8" rims where they seem much happier.

205 or 215, either way you can't go wrong with the Sumi's....


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Kumho victor racer V7xx

I like them, driven about 1k miles on them so far and not noticed much wear, only thing I dislike is the horrible amount of tire dust.

 

tire dust???? i've heard of brake dust but not tire dust...i guess unless you are peeling out..

 

yeah, Dunno what to call it. It's rubber feeling like, the tires are super soft rubber. It's after the front & rear wheels it comes after some fun spirited driving, never seen brake dust but on rims and i don't have any.

Oh and I peeled out and the rear behind the wheels was covered btw

 

I have a set of Falken Sincera SN-828 185/70R13 that are brand new never mounted. I will let them go pretty cheap if your intrested. I found a set of LE wheels so I dont need them any more.

 

must be a really soft compound. wow.

 

Wonder if somebody used tire softener on those tires... some race slicks are so soft you can dig at them with a fingernail, and NASCAR and F1 tires shed rubber like mad.