I have tried searching the tire threads till my eyes crossed. I am looking for the size I need for the Vredestein Quatrac that will fit my 2014 RTL for the front.
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I have tried searching the tire threads till my eyes crossed. I am looking for the size I need for the Vredestein Quatrac that will fit my 2014 RTL for the front.
Try 175/55R15. Little bigger than OEM but fit fine. That's the size I am running. When I pulled the old tires off I was concerned about the fender bolts rubbing the inside of the wider new tires. Don't know if they would but to be cautious I pulled each fastener out one by one and snipped about a quarter inch off each one with a bolt cutter. Takes only a couple minutes per side. Then took old tires and wheels along with new tires to Costco and had them mounted & filled with nitrogen.
If I'm understanding what you just posted...
The tires on the older (pre-2013) bikes were 165/65-14
The newer bikes use 165/55-15 tire.
The difference is that they used to use 14" front wheels. They switched to 15" hoops, to make room for the Brembo brakes up front. In order to keep the same front tire width: they just went with a lower aspect ratio...
:D No problem, Bro: I had you back! :thumbup:
I'm having trouble getting the Vredestein before I leave for Deadwood, My other choices are a Kumho Solus or a Hankook Ventus , what do the tire experts out there say ?
The two that I was looking at Mike were the Hankook Ventus V4Es H 105, in a 175/55 R15 SL BSW OE. Or The Kumho Solus KH16 in a 175/55 R15 SL BSW OE.
I am open to suggestions , I am not a aggressive rider , but we do a lot of touring with a trailer, I have 34K on the factory tires on the front and going on my second Kumho on the rear.
What sizes are acceptable?
165x55x15
175x55x15
Any other options that did work?
I have 2015 RS with newer front fender with led lights.
Thank you.
Just thought I'd have a look at wheel-size.com to see what differences between the 175/65R15 and the 55R15s …
Does this sound like its about right to you guys ?
Tires Tire 1 (175/65 R15) Tire 2 (175/55 R15) Section Width 175 mm % 175 mm = % Sidewall 114 mm % 96 mm ↓ 15% Overall Diameter 609 mm % 574 mm ↓ 6% Rim Sizes 15x5 15x5.5 15x6 15x6.5 15x5 15x5.5 15x6 15x6.5 Circumference 1912 mm % 1802 mm ↓ 6% Revs per mile 842 % 893 ↑ 6% Speedometer Assuming that this is OE tire and speedometer readings are correct % When speedometer reads 60 km/h actual speed will be 56.5 km
AKA … have a squiz at wheel-size.com and there are others out there too …
The beauty of these is you just dial in (fill in the blanks) your current wheel/tyre and then in the adjacent column dial in the dimensions of the wheel/tyres you are wanting to go to as the modification / adjustment … Straight off it gives you changes in just about anything if there is to be any … And what you need to do to make it work and complete with active diagrams so you can see the changes
It has been a real eye opener for me in some ways … just such things as one profile size change on average (up or down) will change the tyre width by a whopping 1/2" accordingly … I never knew that !… So when juggling this stuff it will give you concise information on any proposed differences. in just seconds.
All of this is 'supposed' to be independent of brand. (Apparently all tyres of a specific nomenclature/description supposed are exactly the same size etc as the next brand … Hmmm, I'm not really convinced on that one … but until I see otherwise I'll go along with it! ..)
:agree: with Mike! Those internet sizing charts show the NOMINAL sizes for tires for comparison purposes, but each manufacturer can use different methods to determine which nominal size they want to put on their tires, and the nominal sizes can often be anything up to 20-25mm different to another manufacturers tire with the same label on the sidewall!! And the rolling dia or circumference can be even more different! The biggest variation I've encountered so far was 50mm difference in rolling diameter from the nominal size, but that was an off-road tire.... still, I've got 1/2 dozen different brands of the 'same' nominal sized car tires here right now to write up, and not one brand is the same size as any other, nor are any of them ACTUALLY truely the size as the size printed on their sidewalls - but the internet charts would have you believe they are all identically sized & if you know which method each manufacturer has used to arrive at that particular nominal size, you can see there's an arguable case.... arguable, even if not necessarily quite believable! :shocked:
The ONLY way to really compare tire sizes is to compare the physical dimensions of each tire.... the manufacturers do publish them. :thumbup:
thank you and I have used 175 before with old fender without a problem but these new fender seems to have less room inside the tub so I was trying to find which ones, exact brand and size actually fit. :)
In they absolutely insist on knowing, try either of these:
- "These are exact replacements for tires already on my car." (On some menu-driven websites, this is actually an option)
- "1970 VW dune buggy."
Slightly OT: I'm starting my search for a new rear tire. I just learned that Walmart carries the General Altimax RT43 line (which I currently have on my Spyder). No more weasel-wording your order with Tirerack! $80.