Tire size

[Rookiespyder]

I am at a tire shop and the owner is a little worried about the new rear tire that I have for him to install might rub the tire size is 215-60 R15 general altimax. Will they fit ok without rubbing

[Lew L]

The General in the stated size will fit----- I and many, many others use it with satisfaction.
Lew L

[Rookiespyder]

The General in the stated size will fit----- I and many, many others use it with satisfaction.
Lew L

Ok thanks he is installing it now as I speak but he wants me to sign a waiver to say he is not responsible if something happens

[Lew L]

Your Welcome
Everyone is afraid of litigation...... I have not heard of a General tire failure on a . I'm sure others will chime in.

Lew L

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Your Welcome
Everyone is afraid of litigation...... I have not heard of a General tire failure on a . I'm sure others will chime in.

Lew L

, with Lew ............ And just a thought on the " Should I have it balanced " thing ........ Today' car /trk tires are to the point of BALANCING is not necessary ...... I haven't had my last four Spyder tires balanced and there have been NO issues ....... I mount my own tires and my last EIGHT tires for my truck I didn't balance either - other than line up the DOT with the Valve stem ..... I tested them on the front and ALL where vibe free ..... Mike

[timeless]

225/60R/15 General Altimax RT43 on my 2010 RTSE5, We ride 2 up 95 percent of the time and have never had a tire rub!!!!!!!!!!!

I am at a tire shop and the owner is a little worried about the new rear tire that I have for him to install might rub the tire size is 215-60 R15 general altimax. Will they fit ok without rubbing

[Bob Denman]

The worst thing that a 215/60-15 Altimax will do: make your speedometer more accurate!

[Highwayman2013]

I am at a tire shop and the owner is a little worried about the new rear tire that I have for him to install might rub the tire size is 215-60 R15 general altimax. Will they fit ok without rubbing

Fits on our F3L 13,000 miles so far

[Rookiespyder]

, with Lew ............ And just a thought on the " Should I have it balanced " thing ........ Today' car /trk tires are to the point of BALANCING is not necessary ...... I haven't had my last four Spyder tires balanced and there have been NO issues ....... I mount my own tires and my last EIGHT tires for my truck I didn't balance either - other than line up the DOT with the Valve stem ..... I tested them on the front and ALL where vibe free ..... Mike

He did not balance them and it seems fine going down the hwy. I told him that I was going by your recommendations on the tire size. All of your posts on tires seem to make perfect sense to me so I went with it. Thanks Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

He did not balance them and it seems fine going down the hwy. I told him that I was going by your recommendations on the tire size. All of your posts on tires seem to make perfect sense to me so I went with it. Thanks Mike

.WOW.... Thanks for the compliment .. and agreeing with my tire choice ....let's try two for two , I seriously recommend 17-18 psi in that rear tire ..... and if you have car tires on the front go with 15 psi in those. Car tires on a Spyder need much less pressure to work at their optimum ...... Mike

[Easy Rider]

Today' car /trk tires are to the point of BALANCING is not necessary ......

So I guess that those weights that I have on my rims were put there just for show ???

Desirable and necessary are two different things.

[rvanbeek]

.WOW.... Thanks for the compliment .. and agreeing with my tire choice ....let's try two for two , I seriously recommend 17-18 psi in that rear tire ..... and if you have car tires on the front go with 15 psi in those. Car tires on a Spyder need much less pressure to work at their optimum ...... Mike

Mike, I've got federal formoza' s on the front. You're recommending 15 psi? I also really trust your research. Rich

[Bob Denman]

So I guess that those weights that I have on my rims were put there just for show ???

Perhaps you've got them just to show how unbalanced YOU are!

[Lew L]

When I had the General tire put on my ( At the dealer BTW ) it balanced with no weights. So it happens more often than one might imagine.

Lew L

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

[QUOTE=rvanbeek;1379755]Mike, I've got federal formoza' s on the front. You're recommending 15 psi? I also really trust your research. Rich[/QUOTE} In truth ( and it will set you " tehrlich " ) I really haven't done the research on this issue ..... But my instructors at school sure did ...... and that's what matters.... Everything I learned was from professionals ........ and YES 15 psi in the front allows a car tire on a Spyder to work at it's optimum ....and on that " well it feels loose or squishy " thing I've seen many hours of video's taken using Car tires and watching up close EXACTLY what a tire and Rim are doing at speed in the wet and dry ...depending on what G- force you are exerting ( along with proper PSI for the weight ) - the rim will deflect sideways ...but the tire TREAD stays flat on the road surface ..... this is normal, I've also seen what occurs using tires that are over-inflated for the LOAD they are carrying ..... #1. - there is a tendency to balloon which causes #2. - loss of traction because the entire TREAD is no longer in contact with the surface. I'm sure Peter Aawen would agree with this.....hope this sets your mind at ease ...Mike

[Rookiespyder]

.WOW.... Thanks for the compliment .. and agreeing with my tire choice ....let's try two for two , I seriously recommend 17-18 psi in that rear tire ..... and if you have car tires on the front go with 15 psi in those. Car tires on a Spyder need much less pressure to work at their optimum ...... Mike

I had them put in 22 pounds in the rear I was not real sure what PSI so I went with that for now. As for the fronts they are still the original kenda until they wear out. How many miles do u get out of them before they are done I have 18000 miles on them now.
Now my next question to you Mike is how hard of a job is it to install front and rear break pads.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I had them put in 22 pounds in the rear I was not real sure what PSI so I went with that for now. As for the fronts they are still the original kenda until they wear out. How many miles do u get out of them before they are done I have 18000 miles on them now.
Now my next question to you Mike is how hard of a job is it to install front and rear break pads.

R S - there is a hugh amount ( at least 50,000 words which I'm not going to type ) of Science - that say for the weight of the Spyder 17-18 psi works best using a car tire on the rear ............. Kenda's .. I'll just state they are ONLY 50% of want goes into making an average Car tire ..;.So what do you think you end up with ....... On the front they will give decent MILEAGE 20 to 25,000 mi...if you have excellent alignment ... A " Vredestein Quatrac 5 " could get 40,000 mi. ( I'm not joking , it's that good ) ...... read some of my other tire psi posts /threads ... Mike

[Deanna777]

Yes, the General Altimax tire fits, I am running the General Altimax on the rear, in the that size. Also I have 17,176 miles on the General Altimax tire.

I like it.

Deanna

[Rookiespyder]

R S - there is a hugh amount ( at least 50,000 words which I'm not going to type ) of Science - that say for the weight of the Spyder 17-18 psi works best using a car tire on the rear ............. Kenda's .. I'll just state they are ONLY 50% of want goes into making an average Car tire ..;.So what do you think you end up with ....... On the front they will give decent MILEAGE 20 to 25,000 mi...if you have excellent alignment ... A " Vredestein Quatrac 5 " could get 40,000 mi. ( I'm not joking , it's that good ) ...... read some of my other tire psi posts /threads ... Mike

I do not think that I can get those Vredestein tires here in Canada. I know that I can get federal's here.

[PW2013STL]

R S - there is a hugh amount ( at least 50,000 words which I'm not going to type ) of Science - that say for the weight of the Spyder 17-18 psi works best using a car tire on the rear ............. Kenda's .. I'll just state they are ONLY 50% of want goes into making an average Car tire ..;.So what do you think you end up with ....... On the front they will give decent MILEAGE 20 to 25,000 mi...if you have excellent alignment ... A " Vredestein Quatrac 5 " could get 40,000 mi. ( I'm not joking , it's that good ) ...... read some of my other tire psi posts /threads ... Mike

Hi Mike,

Well I will find out about the Vredestein's as I have a pair on order with Tire Rack for replacing the OEM's on the F3. 30,000 miles on the OEM fronts and the right tire is getting thin on the sides where as the left tire looks good for 10,000 more miles. I had called the past owner to find out when the left tire was replaced as it has so much more tread than the right tire.
He told me the fronts have never been changed.
I am going to have Joe and Ann check the alignment on Aug 23rd to be sure, but I think it's just the way the OEM's are made.

Les

[Rookiespyder]

Hi Mike,

Well I will find out about the Vredestein's as I have a pair on order with Tire Rack for replacing the OEM's on the F3. 30,000 miles on the OEM fronts and the right tire is getting thin on the sides where as the left tire looks good for 10,000 more miles. I had called the past owner to find out when the left tire was replaced as it has so much more tread than the right tire.
He told me the fronts have never been changed.
I am going to have Joe and Ann check the alignment on Aug 23rd to be sure, but I think it's just the way the OEM's are made.

Les

What size Vredesteins did you get because they say I can not get 165/55R15

[PW2013STL]

What size Vredesteins did you get because they say I can not get 165/55R15

175/55R15.

I have Kumho's in this size on the RT with same fender type so I am confident that these will fit the F3

[Richardv]

I do not think that I can get those Vredestein tires here in Canada. I know that I can get federal's here.

...you can get Kumho KH16 or Hankook V4 in 175/55R15 for the front. Fits nicey and ride very well. ...much better tha kendas.