original tyre size

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:38 pm

Yeah, its a stock grey.

I'll get the 185/70 x 13's and see how it goes with the standard 3.89 diff

fb cruisin · Post by **fb cruisin** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:55 pm

Cal wrote:Yeah, its a stock grey.

I'll get the 185/70 x 13's and see how it goes with the standard 3.89 diff

I done the same when I got mine on the road,
and I got sick of it revving its head off and going slow

and I have a new grey motor univeral joint thats done under 100km's

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:07 pm

I think I'll fork out the extra bucks and get the 185/80's then.

Right now with the 165/75's it has, it screams at 50mph.....at 60mph it's howling

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:09 pm

I wished

Tim, you have no issue fitting a 185 wide tyre to a standard rim??

Mine look like theyve had a few run ins with gutters as well

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:37 pm

Well, I've booked the car in tomorrow for some new Khumo whitewalls..

I still haven't decided yet though on the 185/70-13 or the 185/80-13

Oddly enough the 70 series Khumo's seem to have a similar diameter as other brands' 185/80's...................24.5 inches

I prefer the 80's coz of the better gearing, but I'm worried they may look way too tall on such small rims

blue ute · Post by **blue ute** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:48 pm

Like you Cal, I'm undecided wether to fit the 185/80 or 175/80, not sure if 185's would be too wide for 4.1/2 inch rims as it's right on the border line, but suppose with a grey you're not dealing with high performance so 185's should be ok.
Anyone else have any ideas

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:22 pm

Yeah it is a dilemna, Blue Ute. I've sort of made my mind up to go for the 185/70-13's. EK Dreamer has them on her EK with standard rims, and they're fine, according to her.

I was going to go for the 80 series for better gearing, but don't want the tyres looking too chunky.

The 175/80's are quite hard to find

blue ute · Post by **blue ute** » Tue May 05, 2009 2:22 pm

It's just come to mind - with shape of the standard rims do you need tubes with the radials.

Cal · Post by **Cal** » Tue May 05, 2009 3:15 pm

I dont think mine have tubes.

Blue ute, go for the 185/80's. They make a massive difference on the freeway, but I do find I'm holding onto gears longer around the city.

fb cruisin · Post by **fb cruisin** » Tue May 05, 2009 9:03 pm

blue ute wrote:It's just come to mind - with shape of the standard rims do you need tubes with the radials.

Yes you do need tubes .
new rims have a safety lip that holds the bead in place.
standard FB/EK rims don't have this,
cornering the tyre bead can break its seal and loose all pressure.

blue ute · Post by **blue ute** » Tue May 05, 2009 11:56 pm

Cheers - I thought as much, hope they're easier than the tyres to find