another quick tire question

shifty · Post by **shifty** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:00 pm

I've been looking at the Flaken Azeni Sports 195/60/14 from Discounttire for $59.

Looks like the Ziex in the same size is an all-season for $58.

Sports sound like they'd be more fun when the road is dry.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:09 pm

I can lend some insight into the Yokohama AVS's. Had them on my 1993 MR2 Turbo. I absolutely loved them. Excellent all around tire. Good dry and wet performance. Quite. Actually OK in the snow too!

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Gary Hudson · Post by **Gary Hudson** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:36 pm

You win, you win. I mean, I win. I'm going with the ES100s.

Thanks to everyone who contributed. Next up, prolly new shocks.

alfred183 · Post by **alfred183** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:42 pm

alving wrote:
alfred183 wrote:Yeah, I'm not sure if all Falken tires are the same, but Azenis are really wider than they say. Just beware if you have fitment issues. I'm probably getting 195/60/14 Azenis for my 14x8 0 offset mags. I like the super stiff sidewall
Also beware that b/c of the super-stiff sidewalls an sticky nature that if you have stock suspension yoo will experience more body roll!

Gary, just get the AVS-ES100s, $68-$69 from the TireRack.
As Governator Arnold would say:
DO IT NOW!

I'd rather have body roll than have the tire roll on itself on a corner, although putting a 195 on an 7.5 - 8" rim will make for some interesting stiffness no matter what tire I go with...if it even fits!

Howard R · Post by **Howard R** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:24 pm

I've got 185/60/14 tires on my roadster. They are made by Doral. I never heard of this brand. The previous owner said he had the speedo recalibrated to compensate for the smaller diameter. Anyone have info on these tires? When they wear out, I was thinking of redline tires. I thought they would look cool. My car is red. However, I have not been able to find any redlines in 185/60/14.

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Howard R · Post by **Howard R** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:30 pm

Might be a different Doral. I didn't notice a surgeon generals warning on the sidewall.

datsun65 · Post by **datsun65** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:31 pm

Diamondback makes redline tires. Price isn't cheap though...

http://www.widewhitewalltires.com

Howard R · Post by **Howard R** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:39 pm

Dan, I just checked Diamondback. The closest size is 185/65/14. How big a difference 185 vs 180? And they are costly!

datsun65 · Post by **datsun65** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:55 pm

The folks at diamondback can tell you the exact difference/sizes between their tires. They specialize in them. Even, if they don't show the size you want, they can probably can make it for you.

Again, plan on $150+ a tire. I had custom made Wide White Walls made for my 66 roadster, and they ran about that...

Howard R · Post by **Howard R** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:04 pm

My last post had a typo. It should have read 185/65 not 180/65. Just in case someone noticed. Thanks for the info.

Regards, Howard

alfred183 · Post by **alfred183** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:24 pm

it would be...65% of 5mm less in diameter?

Post by **ppeters914** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:04 pm

Will the Falkens fit on the stock steel rim, or do I have to wait until the budget can include Panasports?

alfred183 · Post by **alfred183** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:32 pm

if the stock wheel is between 5.5" -7.0"~ or so says their website