New Front Tires

[shroth]

I know this has been posted before but......................what car tires can I put on the front of my RT? Looks like I made need them soon.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Front tires

If you go to the on-line tire rack site you can probably find the exact same size in some type of car tire ,,,,However the choice is very very limited......I have 185/60 R- 14's......which fit OK.......I am very fussy tho , so I took my dremel with the CARBIDE CUTTER ( looks like a drill bit, but it only cuts sideways i.e. it trims or enlarges holes or straight edges about $8 )......and moved the holes over slightly on the brackets that hold the fenders on........the tires are slightly wider and if you move the fender out a little it all works better......some have just added a couple of washers.....Good Luck......PS I think some have also used 175 / 55 R-14's.......Mike :thumbup:................PPS the car tires work lots better ...................................................................... WOW, I just realized this is my 2000 th Post watch out Bob :2excited:

 

[Bob Denman]

:congrats: on 2,000 MIke! :yes::yes:

Bridgestone Potenzas are available in the 165/65-R14 size that we need. Firefly recently switched to them and is pretty happy...

 

[scooterexpress]

i put yokohomas on mine 88ea at discount tire.175/65/14..they fit with no clearance problems

 

[DR Buck]

I ordered General Altima 185/60-R14's from Walmart for $69. They are a 50,000 mile tire with a deep directional tread similar to the stock tire. They should be here next week.

 

[Bob Denman]

Mike,
Do you have any pictures of the modifications that you made to the fender brackets?

 

[shroth]

Thanx

Thank you for the info. see what I can find now...

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

PICTURES ? ? ?

Mike,
Do you have any pictures of the modifications that you made to the fender brackets?

Well yes I do Bob, they are in my really nifty Digital camera.........Mike :thumbup:.............................................................and you know darn well I can't Post them

 

[lyonsden]

I ordered General Altima 185/60-R14's from Walmart for $69. They are a 50,000 mile tire with a deep directional tread similar to the stock tire. They should be here next week.

Are they going to fit OK? I am going to be needing some real soon and I like the looks of these.

 

[DR Buck]

Are they going to fit OK? I am going to be needing some real soon and I like the looks of these.

Same tires Ted has on the Red Sled. :2thumbs:

 

[CyncySpyder]

They fill out the fenders very well with no additional mods needed

Same tires Ted has on the Red Sled. :2thumbs:

 

[Bob Denman]

Well yes I do Bob, they are in my really nifty Digital camera.........Mike :thumbup:.............................................................and you know darn well I can't Post them

Ain't technology fun? :gaah:

 

[lyonsden]

Dave are they wearing good? How many miles do you have on them?

 

[Red angel]

Michlin also makes a tire which is 165-65-14. It fits the rims perfectly.

 

[crossbowme]

How does the machine handle with car tires on it?

 

[CyncySpyder]

I haven't ridden in a couple of days, doing more mods, but I will check tonight

Dave are they wearing good? How many miles do you have on them?

Sorry I didn't see your question, and I'll check the tires when I get home tonight and report back my findings. I changed the rear at 22,000 and the fronts at 30,000 and we should hit a total of 40,000 miles by this weekend
hyea:

 

[Grandpa Spyder]

Michlin also makes a tire which is 165-65-14. It fits the rims perfectly.

These tires are on back order nation wide.

 

[DR Buck]

Results of the new General Altima 185/60-R14:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-Baby-s-Butt-!&p=647716&viewfull=1#post647716

 

[jthornton]

There seems to be quite a number of choices of 175/65R14 tires.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d...r=65&fqs=true&rd=14&sw=false&pgTires=1&cs=175

Interesting the lower cost tires have a higher speed rating... the Falken Ziex ZE-512 looks interesting.

JT

 

[lyonsden]

Results of the new General Altima 185/60-R14:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...-Baby-s-Butt-!&p=647716&viewfull=1#post647716

Sounds great. I will probably go with these. Dave is going to look at his for wear after about 10k miles and see how they look and report back.