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Need info on tires please
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rcturner
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My replacement on my 2012 RT-L rear used balancing beads. Worked very well. In my opinion, never use liquid as it can cause rim damage.
Deanna777
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I know several other people on this site, are also running the same tire as I am.Interesting, i will give it a try, thanks for the info!
Let me know what you think of the General Altimax RT43.
You are welcome for the info.
My can-am dealership installed the tire but I had to sign a wavier, and I paid $90.00. I took about 1 hour for them to do the install. Deanna
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Mexican
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That is what i ask the guy, he said it would not damage the wheel, in my opinion if you have liquid permanently something is going to mess up, will find someone else to install the tire, that dealer sux
Gray Ghost
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That is what i ask the guy, he said it would not damage the wheel, in my opinion if you have liquid permanently something is going to mess up, will find someone else to install the tire, that dealer sux
Depends on the liquid. Ride on is excellent at balancing and will not corrode wheels. I have run it in 2 wheelers and now the Spyder for years, never had a problem with it. And none of the folks changing tires have ever had it make a mess when the tire came off. Slime, on the other hand, will corrode rims and causes a mess when changing tires.
jaherbst
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We try to ride herd a little on Bob.
With 60,000+ posts we allow him one typo every Leap Year! :joke:Jack
jaherbst
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Web Runner
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Tire choices
I am running a BF Goodrich Advantage T/A for my rear tire and have been very pleased with it. It is a 215/60 15. Here's a link to BFG's website:
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/category/everyday-tires/advantage-t-a/tire-details
Also, my oem rim has weights on it.
I am running a BF Goodrich Advantage T/A for my rear tire and have been very pleased with it. It is a 215/60 15. Here's a link to BFG's website:
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/category/everyday-tires/advantage-t-a/tire-details
Also, my oem rim has weights on it.
Mexican
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Installing 215-60-15, they say it may not work on my rs, rt has more room under the fender, we are about to find out.............
Mexican
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Installing 215-60-15, they say it may not work on my rs, rt has more room under the fender, we are about to find out.............
Mexican
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Well, 215-60-15 did not work on my spyder, too tall and it almost rubs the fender,,, had them take it off
( the search continues,,,,
Highwayman2013
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What Spyder model do you have? Even on a GS it will fit with a little spacing of the fender. On an RT that size fits fine. Works great on my RT for 19,000 miles.
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Mexican
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2011 rse5, tech showed me the tire difference, i told him try it anyway, he made an effort but i could see that it was not going to work, had less that 1/4 inch clearence and it was rubbing the wire for the license plate light, there was a oem tire at a dealer nearby and they went to get it and install it for $210.00 not bad, got my money back for the other tire. all good now
Web Runner
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Hmm
I'm not sure what the rear wheel/fender difference is between your 2009 and my 2010, but I have not had any issues with the tire contacting the fender whatsoever. Did you take a picture by chance?
Well, 215-60-15 did not work on my spyder, too tall and it almost rubs the fender,,, had them take it off
I'm not sure what the rear wheel/fender difference is between your 2009 and my 2010, but I have not had any issues with the tire contacting the fender whatsoever. Did you take a picture by chance?
Highwayman2013
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It's only 5% taller.
robmorg
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What kind of mileage are people getting out of [the Yokohama sDrive] tire?
Size comparison looks great. [The Yokohama is Tire #1, the OEM tire is Tire #2]
Sorry I didn't see your question before. As for me, it's too soon to tell. It's only got about 3500 miles on it so far, but it still looks brand new with no uneven tread wear. I really like this tire. As you can see by your chart, it is very nearly the same height and circumference as the OEM tire. The casing is a fraction of an inch more narrow (although the actual tread width looks to be very similar.) It handles very nice on wet roads also.
Here is a picture of the two end-to-end. The Yokohama is the new one...
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Mexican
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No, i did not take any pictures and i was thinking the same thing but the guy tried, i paid him extra just to try it out, even the bolts holding the tag were hitting the tire, he showed me everything and there is no way that was going to work, the tire was a Uniroyal since they did not have any other brand on that size, what the tire guy told me is that sometimes you can put 5 tires of the same size side by side and they will be slightly different. the good thing is that the Spyder is back on the road:thumbup:
:hun: Isn't the stock rear tire size 225/50R15?? Which means that the text bolded above is the wrong way 'round. :sour:
As shown on the chart, the 205/55R15 tire is going to be a little taller in the sidewall/profile (ie 55% of the width vs 50% of the width) and a little narrower than the stock tire, (cos 205mm is less than 225mm) but the taller profile teamed with an 'only just' narrower width all balances out to give what is effectively the same rolling dia/circumference.
The narrower width of the footprint can help improve wet road handling (there's not as much footprint width to push or collect water in the tread grooves, so you get better grip on the road surface) but generally a smaller footprint will tend to mean faster wear - except in this case, the better quality & (even if just slightly) harder compound rubber in the a/mkt car tire than the crap that the Kenda is made of significantly overcomes that tendency, & the a/mkt car tire will almost always wear significantly longer & almost always grip & perform better than the Kenda crap too!! :thumbup:
When it comes to the Uniroyal 205/60R15 not fitting, it probably comes back to the fact that some manufacturers use the tire casing or carcass to decide on what nominal tire size to call that particular tire, while others use the casing plus tread to determine the nominal size. All that means is that you just can't rely on the 'nominal size' to work out if a tire fits, nor rely on the generic size comparison charts (like that one shown earlier) - they are just a guide or starting point, you really need to compare the specific tire dimensions & specs, and even then, just like your tire bloke said, there can be (generally small) variances even between tires of the same brand, nominal size, tread pattern, & construction!! You hafta look very carefully at the specific dimensions of any tire you want to try.
But as a general rule, dropping a size/step in width & going up just one profile size step will work/fit, ie going from 225 to 205 width & from 50 profile to 55; in this case, going up two profile size/steps ie, 50 to 60, was obviously just a touch too much!! Still, it might work fine with another brand/tread pattern.... Shame that there is no mandated standard way of specifying tire sizes that all tire manufacturers actually used....
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