14" tire suggestions - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

menaboy64 · 09-17-2003, 12:28 PM

OK guys the 17"s are basically sold, just waiting on the guy. I am riding on my stock 14" steelies now and need new tires. I have a few questions.

1. I have stock 185-70-14 tires now instead of my 205-40-z17 but I have intrax springs, kyb gr-2 struts, and a front strut tower bar. Should I go down to maybe a 60 series and wider to a 195 or 205 tire?

2. I have my choice of 185, 195, or 205 and 70, 65, or 60 all for $50 usd a piece mounted and balanced. The tires are called Aurora's or something and read 340 treadware with B temperature and B traction. Does that sound good?

3. What tires do you guys recommend anyway?

Thanks to everyone helping me out.

kocho · 09-17-2003, 04:30 PM

B traction, B temperature and 340 threadwear does not sound very good to me, even for $50 each... If you need to stay under $200 for the set, you probably can't get much better though.

I'd look for A, A, 400+ ratings at least. Check Kumho, Continental and a couple of other brands that have decent tires for not too much money. Go to Tirerack.com and research.

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Originally posted by menaboy64
OK guys the 17"s are basically sold, just waiting on the guy. I am riding on my stock 14" steelies now and need new tires. I have a few questions.

1. I have stock 185-70-14 tires now instead of my 205-40-z17 but I have intrax springs, kyb gr-2 struts, and a front strut tower bar. Should I go down to maybe a 60 series and wider to a 195 or 205 tire?

2. I have my choice of 185, 195, or 205 and 70, 65, or 60 all for $50 usd a piece mounted and balanced. The tires are called Aurora's or something and read 340 treadware with B temperature and B traction. Does that sound good?

3. What tires do you guys recommend anyway?

Thanks to everyone helping me out.

TypeZer0 · 09-17-2003, 05:01 PM

give the goodyear aquatred 3's a shot, i got a set and i love them, great dry traction and even better wet traction

Lexusfreak · 09-17-2003, 05:25 PM

Like the other reply mentioned, check out www.tirerack.com for the best info

How good a set of tires are you looking for anyways?

menaboy64 · 09-17-2003, 07:28 PM

Thanks guys, well really something that will give me good performance. I am very into the handling of a car and especially in wet weather, down here it rains alot. I guess I'll check out that site now.

chumyota · 09-17-2003, 08:23 PM

im running 195 60 14's on my beast. they work good, paid bout 60 a peice mounted and balanced. little higher profile but wider tire for better traction specially at night. bruce

uluahunta · 09-17-2003, 08:57 PM

i was running yokohama 195/60/14 before and it was about as good as 14's get i think i forget which model yokos they were but they were one level below the es300's and were pretty cheap i think about69 apiece(im in hawaii so you can probably get them for about 60)

menaboy64 · 09-20-2003, 02:45 PM

OK I went to a shop that I have been to a few times and checked out their stuff. I am going to get a set of 195/60/ r14 Wynstar's, supposedly they are made by Michellin. All I care about is that they are 400 A A and that's what I need. They are good tires because I remembered I had bought a set for my old Prelude a few years ago and they were great. Oh yeah and everything is still going to be only $200!