Where's your rocker moulding, in a box with your mirror?
Edit: nevermind i just saw your other thread.
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Where's your rocker moulding, in a box with your mirror?
Edit: nevermind i just saw your other thread.
What ever happened with this? I would be really interested in knowing MPG difference these tires/wheels can do.
It's still going buddy, I've only been able to get one wheel so far. Still looking to get 3 more + the tires too. No worries, just give me time. There is one for sale on ebay for $174. I just don't have the money right now for it. But this will happen!
Got my first tire and wheel on! Just a test fit.
By the way the wheel and tire combo weighs in at 20.6 pounds. That's over 5 pounds per wheel saved on each side!
*By the way* if anyone knows where I can get a 2000-2006 Honda Insight spare rim please let me know. They are hard to find. Thanks a lot!
A factory 165/65r14 tire has an outside diameter of 22.4".
I looked up a 135SR14 tire, & it is an 80 profile tire. A 135/80r14 size would have an outside diameter of 22.5". A factory 175/55r15 Mirage tire = 22.6".
Thus, the 135SR14 tire is exactly in-between the two 14" & 15" factory size tires. In my opinion, that's as close as you can get.
https://tiresize.com/comparison/
You can compare a 165/65r14 to 135/80r14 tires on a site above to see a side-by-side comparison.
I'm not completely sure what the goal is here...but I'm still following along. :D
Did you read the description of those tires? It sounds like you won't want these anywhere near your car when winter rolls around...
Quote:
The Sprint Classic is Vredestein's Grand Touring Summer tire developed for drivers of classic automobiles who want a tire with vintage style combined with modern technology. Like all summer tires, the Sprint Classic is not intended to be serviced, stored nor driven in near- and below-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.
Flexing of the specialized rubber compounds used in Grand Touring Summer tires during cold-weather use can result in irreversible compound cracking. While compound cracking is not a warrantable condition because it occurs as the result of improper use or storage, tires exhibiting compound cracking must be replaced.
I wouldn't assume a tire like that will outperform a tire that was designed to be LRR (low rolling resistance). If you compare that tire to a Dunlop Enasave tire put on the same lightweight rims, I would wager to say the Dunlop may do better in the mpg department. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't assume the skinner tire is superior just because it's skinny.
I drove a 1990 car from 1990 to 2004 with 145SR12 tires. There was nothing classic about the car or the tires I had on it.
Got 3 wheels painted. 2 are mounted with the tires and balanced and are ready to go. Here is a picture.
Where did you find the other 2 wheels?