tire size help
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Re: tire size help (HondaCRX21)
I think you're going to have to tell people a little more before you get good answers.
Namely, what year hatch or what size tyre was originally on it, and what is it you're planning on doing with the car.
There are so many good tyres to recommend, but it would depend on whether you're looking for all weather tyres, summer/performance tyres, or what.
Namely, what year hatch or what size tyre was originally on it, and what is it you're planning on doing with the car.
There are so many good tyres to recommend, but it would depend on whether you're looking for all weather tyres, summer/performance tyres, or what.
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Re: tire size help (George Knighton)
It is a 91 standard hatch with the stock steelies i am planning on a b18c1 swap some supspension not completly sure what tho and i would like summer/performance tire opinions 
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Re: tire size help (HondaCRX21)
Your car came with 155/80-13 tires when new. The best size tires will be 195/50-15 if you get 15" wheels, 205/40-16 if you get 16".
As far as which tires to get, it depends on how much you're willing to spend. Basically, the more you spend, the better performance you get. But if you're not taking your car to track or autocross events, you may find that a less expensive tire meets your needs just fine.
In 195/50-15, you can get just about the best street tire around (it won the test of top tires in the December Car and Driver) in the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, $88/tire at the Tire Rack. If you don't want to spend that much money, the Toyo T1-R is a good choice for $60 from onlinetires.com. That size is on a special and it's worth getting over other tires in that price range, such as the Yokohama AVS ES100 195/50-15 ($59) or the Kumho Ecsta SPT 195/50-15 ($55).
In 205/40-16, you don't have many choices. If you want a tire that's offers decent performance for a bargain price and it should last a pretty long time (25-40K miles) you could get the Kumho Ecsta SPT for $77. Or, you could get the Falken Azenis RT-615 for $89 (at Vulcan), which is a super-sticky tire on dry pavement, but will only last you about a third as many miles as the Kumho, maybe 10-12K miles. I would get the SPT for daily driving type use, or the Falken if you take your car to autocross and track events.
As far as which tires to get, it depends on how much you're willing to spend. Basically, the more you spend, the better performance you get. But if you're not taking your car to track or autocross events, you may find that a less expensive tire meets your needs just fine.
In 195/50-15, you can get just about the best street tire around (it won the test of top tires in the December Car and Driver) in the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, $88/tire at the Tire Rack. If you don't want to spend that much money, the Toyo T1-R is a good choice for $60 from onlinetires.com. That size is on a special and it's worth getting over other tires in that price range, such as the Yokohama AVS ES100 195/50-15 ($59) or the Kumho Ecsta SPT 195/50-15 ($55).
In 205/40-16, you don't have many choices. If you want a tire that's offers decent performance for a bargain price and it should last a pretty long time (25-40K miles) you could get the Kumho Ecsta SPT for $77. Or, you could get the Falken Azenis RT-615 for $89 (at Vulcan), which is a super-sticky tire on dry pavement, but will only last you about a third as many miles as the Kumho, maybe 10-12K miles. I would get the SPT for daily driving type use, or the Falken if you take your car to autocross and track events.
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