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Dec 2, 2010 | 03:49 PM

ford2go

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Tire size questions

Hi,

I'm looking for some tires for my Fiero. The bad news is that they're 215 - 60R 14s. Not a very popular size any more.

1. I would think that I could go with 205s, which might be easier to find. What range is reasonable?

2.I suppose that I could change wheels and go with 215- 60R15s, but that sounds awfully spendy.

3. My choices right now are BFG TAs, and something called the Multi-Mile Mirada GTX. From what I gather it's probably from some outfit that bought up some old Yokohoma tooling.

Does anybody know anything about Miradas?

Appreciate any thoughts. Thanks,

hj

Dec 3, 2010 | 02:36 PM

ford2go

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hj

Dec 5, 2010 | 03:50 PM

f100jim

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You could probably get away with a 205-65/14, which should be easier to find.

Dec 5, 2010 | 04:17 PM

Ford_Six

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Your bolt pattern is the same as the Grand Am, Grand Prix, and a few imports like the Subaru Legacy so you have junkyard options available. Many aftermarket "universal" five lug rims also have the 100mm pattern, so you can check around on Craigslist too. Those rims seem to be going pretty cheap lately.

Dec 5, 2010 | 10:03 PM

Rusty_S

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Suprised you can find much for the 14" rims, I had to go with some cheap no name brand tires for my 63 on the oem 14" rims. Theres just no demand for the old rim sizes even the 15" rim tires are becoming hard to find so if you did go with a rim swap you will be in the same boat since everyone is going with bigger and bigger rims which in my book doesnt help anything other than make the car ride harder.

Dec 6, 2010 | 08:50 AM

Ford_Six

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It's getting really bad with the Mercedes W126 body (300SD) cars. They have 14" rims, but are so heavy it's getting very hard to find proper tires. They also use a 112mm bolt pattern, so replacement rims are not that easy.

Dec 6, 2010 | 09:05 AM

ricker1979

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Have you tried to look on-line? Personally, I haven't ever bought tires on-line, but the tire sizes I have are easy for me to find.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

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Also, there are tire size conversions that you can find online, example http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp, which you can put your stock size in and compare with other sizes to see how much difference there would be. For you, switching to 205/65R14 would result your car going 1.4% slower than what is shown on your speedometer.
Don't know if this helps or if this is something that you already knew, but good luck.

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Dec 6, 2010 | 11:46 AM

Rusty_S

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Thats like my 78, I got the correct 15" tires and the weight rating on the tires are above what the cars max design weight is but the sidewalls are so few on the ply the front tires constantly look low on air even maxed out at 32psi air pressure.

Its just crazy that they discontinue the stuff just because theres no demand for them from the masses, so what, what about those of us that arent into these 40 inch rims with low profile rubber band tires like all the importers want.

Ricker, theres places that you can get from online such as diamond back classics, or tire rack, or even coker tires. All of them sell brand new radial tires but only diamond back classics take modern tires and put big white walls on them or cut the big white walls down to the correct style for your year of vehicle. Problem is though most people dont want to pay big bucks for a radial tire especially when the shoulder starts to crack after a few years and should be replaced even though you have 90% worth of tire tread remaining. You could keep driving with the shoulder cracks but it will eventually result in the tread seperating and tearing a chunk out of your vehicle.