165/65r14 Tire Discussion

[Wallythacker]

I've daily driven a Grand Marquis or Crown Vic in one form or another for the past 20 years, winters included. They can be a lot of fun in snow but you can barely breathe on the throttle without it spinning. I have a feeling the Mirage will be night and day different, though it'll be interesting to see how the little pizza cutter tires on the Mirage do.

I love that we use the same size tire as a Can Am Spyder

My search says the Can Am uses 165/55-14, not 165/65-14. https://can-am-shop.brp.com/on-road/...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

Another place has tires for $106. https://revco.ca/kenda-kr20-kanine-c...4aAg9FEALw_wcB

So if you want to experiment buy these, inflate to max (44/51psi) and see what kind of mileage you get? Would that even be legal in anything goes North America?

Would these skinny things be the ultimate mileage/winter tires?

[Wallythacker]

Had a good chuckle on that! Your tires sound like a set of Maypops I used to run. What are Maypops a friend asked me one time. "You know ... you be ridin' round town and them sumbiches maypop at ANY time."

Maypops in my era were BF Goodrich Radial TA on steel chrome Cragar mags. They were Maypops because everyone spun them to the cords before even thinking of replacing them.

[Mark]

My search says the Can Am uses 165/55-14, not 165/65-14. [url]https://can-am-

I believe Cam Am uses both sizes. If your Cam Am has 15" front wheels, they may use the 165/55r15 (22.1" outside diameter). If your Cam Am has 14" wheels, they may use the 165/65r14 wheels (22.4").

Basically, the same width & diameter with both. One just has more rim & less tire (sidewall).

Different Cam Am tires -

https://can-am-shop.brp.com/on-road/us/en/parts-maintenance/tires.html

[Wallythacker]

I believe Cam Am uses both sizes. If your Cam Am has 15" front wheels, they may use the 165/55r15 (22.1" outside diameter). If your Cam Am has 14" wheels, they may use the 165/65r14 wheels (22.4").

Basically, the same width & diameter with both. One just has more rim & less tire (sidewall).

Different Cam Am tires -

https://can-am-shop.brp.com/on-road/...nce/tires.html

Mark, what do you think of tying Can Am tires on a Mirage? A smart for two guy did it and he loves the tires, it's in the comments sections at a tire place.