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    We run 185/60 14's on our fleet. They fit and work fine imo. The recommended minimum wheel width is usually 5.5" and the Mirage has 4.5" wide wheels but I've never seen any problems associated with running this size tire.
    You will see a slight drop in fuel economy though, they're heavier and have more rolling resistance than the stock size or 175/65's. For some this a sin.

    This isn't my first choice of tire size but if I found a good deal (well under $50/piece new) I'd try them.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf View Post
    What do you guys think of 185/60/14 tires on mirage i currently have 175/65/14 but i have a good deal for 4 185/60/14 for the summer tires.Will they fit the good or bad.Thanks
    They should be perfectly fine. They are smaller in diameter then what you already have, & rubbing issues seem to arise from 195+ tires.

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    Thank you for the info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf View Post
    Thank you for the info.
    You sort of revived a thread that was started almost 8 years ago. I prefer that over everyone starting a new one on the same topic all the time.

    For anyone reading this now -

    165/65r14 (22.4")
    175/65r14 (23")
    185/60r14 (22.7")

    These are tire sizes that are going to give you the best choices for 14" Mirage rims.

    Like Fummins said, 185/60r14 may be a bit wide for 14" x 4.5" factory rim, but they're perfect for 5"-6" wide rims.

    Keep in mind the current 2021 Mirage SE (also former LE & GT) comes with 175/55r15 (22.6") wheels. Thus, a 185/60r14 tire (22.7") is very close to a factory 175/55r15 tire (22.6") in overall diameter, but it would have a 10 mm wider footprint.

    If someone isn't happy with 165/65r14 tires, 175/65r14 & 185/60r14 tires are the most logical tire options to look at.

    Likewise, anyone not satisfied with 175/55r15 (22.6") factory tires may consider 185/55r15 (23") tires.

    Some of these decisions are based on lack of tire options for factory size tires in North America.

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    Thank you Mark for the good advice. I am going with the 185/60R/14
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    Thank you Mark for the good advice. I am going with the 185/60R/14
    How's your car doing with those tires? What did you end up going with?

    Out here the roads have been icy and I don't remember the last time it was warmer than -20c. I've been starting to think maybe a wider(185/60) would be better for when the roads/highways are glare ice.

    If you've ever seen russian dash cam videos where it looks like the roads are perfectly clear but then cars start spinning out for no apparent reason, that's what it's been like here.

    I've have 175/65/14s and they're better than stock but are so narrow there's just no footprint. I was barely able to get keep up with traffic the other night. Highway was icy and pretty windy. If I didn't drive like there was an egg on the gas pedal the car would spin and front end slide into the other lane. I'm blaming that on the combination of light car, hard tire compound(cheap), and pizza cutter tires.

    But now today it's 30 degrees warmer and the roads are slush so now I prefer skinny tires until it gets icy again. If I still have this car next winter I'll be going with studded tires. There's no way I'd attempt a trip into the okanogan this winter with the way the car handles right meow.

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    I went with 185/60R/14 I find them great no problems yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    How's your car doing with those tires? What did you end up going with?

    Out here the roads have been icy and I don't remember the last time it was warmer than -20c. I've been starting to think maybe a wider(185/60) would be better for when the roads/highways are glare ice.

    If you've ever seen russian dash cam videos where it looks like the roads are perfectly clear but then cars start spinning out for no apparent reason, that's what it's been like here.

    I've have 175/65/14s and they're better than stock but are so narrow there's just no footprint. I was barely able to get keep up with traffic the other night. Highway was icy and pretty windy. If I didn't drive like there was an egg on the gas pedal the car would spin and front end slide into the other lane. I'm blaming that on the combination of light car, hard tire compound(cheap), and pizza cutter tires.

    But now today it's 30 degrees warmer and the roads are slush so now I prefer skinny tires until it gets icy again. If I still have this car next winter I'll be going with studded tires. There's no way I'd attempt a trip into the okanogan this winter with the way the car handles right meow.
    Best car in snow was the first one ever built on an assembly line. You just needed to purchase a snowmobile kit for it.

    https://carbuzz.com/news/the-ford-mo...e-is-snow-joke
    Last edited by Mark; 01-12-2022 at 04:00 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    Best car in snow was the first one ever built on an assembly line. You just needed to purchase a snowmobile kit for it.

    https://carbuzz.com/news/the-ford-mo...e-is-snow-joke
    I don't know how I'd feel about taking that up to 70mph on the highway. But my uncle has an older tin body bombardier with a 383 in it that allegedly does 60? We got it up to 40mph in a field and it felt like it was gonna blow apart. Looks like this but not as pretty Attachment 22665 My late grandpa had an older wood bodied one with a ford inline 6.


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