i guess i never really understood the difficulty in getting 13" tyres. for
performance tyres, i'm not sure whats available in the US but in the UK, it
is easy to get:
1) kumho ecsta, soft, medium or hard compound 185/70 13 road legal track
tyres
2) toyo r888 soft or medium compound 205/60 13 road legal track tyres
i've used both (although not in that size) and they are excellent modern
tyres and readily available with recent manufacture dates. there are many
many varieties of everyday and hard wearing tyres in 13" here.
my point is that there is no sign that 13" tyres are on the decline from a
manufacturing perspective even if they are not marketed in the US. by
contrast, the correct metric sized tyres for the renault 5 turbo are special
order only and cost about $500 each when there are any available!
absolutely no sign of that coming for tigers - at that price you could buy
tyres here and have them shipped over by air!
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Marc James Small <marcsmall@comcast.net>wrote:
> At 03:25 PM 8/27/2009, Steve Laifman wrote:
> >Jim,
> >
> >I purchased a set of Michelin "X" 185-70-13 radial steel belted tires
> >from "Costco". It appears to have the same characteristics as my
> >Michelin X tires on my 50's-60's British cars. And they were reasonably
> >priced. Wear forever (unless you hit a curb too fast).
> >
> >Probably not the grip of current performance tires. And, if you want to
> >make smoke circles, try another brand.
> >
> >No idea whether Costco still carries this tire. The web site does list
> >Michelin, but not 13". I have heard it was custom made for them.
>
> The Michelin web site lists a number of 13"
> tires. All of the tires stores in this neck of
> the woods (Richmond VA) seem to stock 13" tires
> by various manufacturers. Yes, these are not
> going to be cutting-edge high-performance designs, but they will fit your
> rims!
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall@aya.yale.edu
> Cha robh b`s fir gun ghr`s fir!
>
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