[Tigers] Tire choices for 13" LAT 70

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Tire Rack has these,  Kumho Solus KR21 in 175/70/13 @ $59 each , pretty
slim pickings for 13" anything.


The Solus KR21 is Kumho Tire's Standard Touring All-Season tire developed
for the drivers of family coupes, sedans and minivans, as well as crossover
and sport utility vehicles. The Solus KR21 is designed to offer a
combination of long wear, low noise and good ride with competent handling
and all-season traction, even in light snow.

The Solus KR21 features Kumho's traction-enhancing advanced carbon compound
molded into a computer-designed tread pattern that combines independent
shoulder blocks, notched intermediate ribs and a continuous center rib to
provide predictable handling, straight-line tracking and low noise. Four
circumferential grooves help resist hydroplaning and full-depth sipes,
effective for the life of the tire, cut through water film to enhance wet
grip and all-season traction. The tire's internal structure includes twin
steel belts to provide strength and is reinforced by nylon belt edge layers
(normally only found in high speed/high performance tires),to enhance
durability and stability. A polyester cord body provides a smooth ride and
spirally wound single strand beads provide more precise tire-to-rim fit to
reduce the possibility of vibration.





On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Thomas Witt <atwittsend at verizon.net> wrote:

>  When the last of the Sumitomo HTR200s disappeared...<<<
>>>>
>>>
> A very nice tire for someone on a budget.  Some kid was selling three, new
> (good date code), 175-70-13" on Craigslist. I got them all for $35.  Was
> willing to pay full price for the fourth, but can't find even one. U Pick
> Parts netted me one, near new (again good date code), HTR 200  in
> 205-60-13" for $11.  Still searching for another. It's like trying to find
> who Cinderella's slipper fits.
>
> I also, have HTR 200's on my Datsun 510 (215-60-13") and likely never to
> be found in that size again. I have the 15" version on my Plymouth Valiant
> too.
>
> From what I have seen you either pay dearly for low treadwear tires
> performance tires or buy the Chinese tire of dubious quality.  I wonder
> what the future holds for 14" and even 15" tires.  Seems like even the low
> end econoboxes come with 16" tires anymore. Seems hard to believe that 60's
> era muscle cars often came with 14" tires.  Maybe as designers need more
> space to cram batteries into cars smaller tires will make a comeback.  Then
> again to handle the weight, maybe not.
>
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