I got some rims for my car. They are 14" del sols that I got from my friend. I was planning on getting some real wheels, but I fell in love with these

I recently blew a tire on the highway at around 85 MPH and came very close to loseing control into a mini-van, but that is another story... I need two new front tires. I need some radials that look decent and can hold some torque. I cant seem to find many tires for these itty bitty 14's. Anyone have any pictures or advice on a tire that would suit my liking.



see what i mean, they look so nice, and im the only one that has em' (seems like in my area)

 

ghhh

 

Im not sure exactly what you are looking for in terms of tire size but I found the RT-615's in 195/60R-14. Not sure if that will fit on your particular rim or not but it is def a sticky tire.

http://www.discounttiredirect....ar=60

What size tire are you looking to get and how much power do you need it to hold. Also do you want summer only tire or all season?

I would recomend getting 4 new tires at the same time for better/more predictable handling and even wear.

 

I really like the azeni's. I just didn't know they made them in 14", but that's my fault for mot checking... Well, this may be a dumb Question, but what does the 60R mean? I am finding plenty of 195/60/14's. Will these fit or do I need the 60R's? I can pick up a set of the 195/60/14 Azenis Sport RT-215 for about $250. I am hoping that they stick. From what I read, they really keep the power to the ground and plant the car on turns; however, they're a bitch in the rain. I am just looking for better tire that will hopefully lower my loss of traction between shifts. The civic puts down roughly 230-260 ft lb's as a daily driver, and i really have to give it very partial throttle when accelerating in lower gears when in boost. I have horrible $30 geostars which wail like a little school girl around turns and almost make the wheels spin themselves. I am going to try these out if they fit my wheel.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jwbetley &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what does the 60R mean?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It means that the sidewall height is 60 percent of the tread width. Since the tread width is 195 mm, that means that the sidewall height is 60 percent of 195 mm. The R doesn't mean anything; all tires have it in the tire size.

The stock size tires for your '94 Civic is 185/60-14. 195 is 2.1 percent larger in outer diameter than stock, so it will throw off your speedometer and odometer by that percentage.

Beware, the RT-215 has been discontinued. So if you get a set of them, and you blow a tire, you probably won't be able to buy a replacement for it, and you'll be stuck buying an entire set.

As an alternative, you can get the RT-615, which replaces the RT-215 and isn't as bad in the rain. The RT-615 is available in 195/60-14 now, and will be available in 185/60-14 starting next month.

 

The Yokohama AVS ES100 is available in the 14 inch size. Very nice looking tire with good performance. It is the tire nsxtasy uses and seems to be impressed with.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ES100

 

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Dont worry about that man, it took me a few minutes to find tires in that size too. I was really confused when alot of the results came up empty


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jwbetley &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I can pick up a set of the 195/60/14 Azenis Sport RT-215 for about $250. I am hoping that they stick. From what I read, they really keep the power to the ground and plant the car on turns; however, they're a bitch in the rain. I am just looking for better tire that will hopefully lower my loss of traction between shifts. The civic puts down roughly 230-260 ft lb's as a daily driver, and i really have to give it very partial throttle when accelerating in lower gears when in boost. I have horrible $30 geostars which wail like a little school girl around turns and almost make the wheels spin themselves. I am going to try these out if they fit my wheel. </TD></TR></TABLE>

The Azenis RT-215 is an awsome tire in dry conditions like nsxtasy said but if you get it you might need to be a little extra careful when driving in the rain. Like Clay said as well the ES100 is another awsome tire. Most likely it is not as sticky (dry cond) as the Azenis but no doubt just about any decent summer tire you put on is going to be better then what you have


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The stock size tires for your '94 Civic is 185/60-14. 195 is 2.1 percent larger in outer diameter than stock, so it will throw off your speedometer and odometer by that percentage.</TD></TR></TABLE>

In this case would it maybe make more sence, or be beneficial to him since he has around ~230-260 ft-lbs to get the wider tires in order to put more of it to the ground? Perhaps this falls into the wider is not always better category and I just dont know but just a thought.

 

It sounds like money might be an important factor to you. If that is correct, then I would not recommend the Azenis, just because they wear so fast that you will need to replace them a lot sooner than with other tires. As Clay mentioned, the Yokohama ES100 gives a lot of performance for not a lot of money ($69 in 185/60-14). No, it's not as sticky as the Azenis, but it still performs pretty well on dry pavement, performs much better on wet pavement, and lasts about three times longer.

(As for the 195 size, I think you're better off going with the stock size, but the Yoko ES100 is also available in 195/60-14 for a buck more per tire.)

 

how many miles would I be able to get out of the azeni's? Is it gonna be like a new set of tires every oil change?

 

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A lot of Integra Type R owners are using Azenis on their cars. Most have reported getting 9-12K miles to a set of tires. There are a few who get more than that, and a few who get less, but that's typical treadlife for those tires on an Integra.

I currently have about 20K miles on the ES100 on my Integra GS-R, and they still have good tread depth. It looks like I will get a total of around 33-35K miles before they need replacing (when the treadwear indicator bars are straight across).

YMMV, of course.

 

I am going to mix-match some tires. Probably some nankang's or toyo touring tires in back with these azeni's in front. I am not very picky about handling and would rather have less sticky tires in the back. I have an extra set of del-sol rims so I may just make a spair set for when I hit that 10,XXX mark...

 

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VERY bad idea. Your car will handle horribly.

 

Actually the "R" in 195/60R14 means radial. But since pretty much all street tires are radials nowadays--its not important.

 

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VERY bad idea. Your car will handle horribly.
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Yea.. Your right. I am gonna get all 4 azelis. Would I be better off with th 185 or 195's? My speedometer is already off about 8 mph...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jwbetley &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea.. Your right. I am gonna get all 4 azelis. Would I be better off with th 185 or 195's?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think you'd be better off with the 185. But it won't be available till next month, for the RT-615 (new Azenis). So if you need them now, the only choice you have is to get the 195 Azenis (old Azenis RT-215 or new Azenis RT-615), or to get Yokohama ES100 if you want 185 tires.

Whatever you decide - which tire or which width - don't put sticky tires on the front and crappy tires on the back. That would be the worst thing you could do.