Re: 13 x 8 wheels/ tire options?

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Tue, 09 Oct 2001 12:33:07 -0500 "Mr.Eddy" <eperson@students.uiuc.edu>
writes:
>You can get a 215/50/13 in a couple of different brands at Tire Rack. 
>This is about an inch shorter or about 5% difference in diameter than 
>a
>stock sized tire.  Not too bad but its going to affect the speedo and
>gearing a bit, but it should give you shorter gearing which might help 
>if
>you want that.  Any narrower than 215 probably wont fit very nicely 
>over an
>8" rim, and even this is probably the upper limit for width for a 215. 
> 
>This is probably the only size option you have, there just isnt much
>seleciton in the wider low profile 13" sizes, even in race tires.
>
>Eric Person
>86.5 16v


Ummm. :) No. 
There are  few sizes available in lower profile tires (DOT legal,
Hoosier, Kuhmo and I think there are a few Yokohama's floating around).
In fact, Kuhmo victoracers are just out in a 235/35 or 45R13 size tire.
Cheap too. Check out their web page. 

<http://kusa.kumhotech.com/v700.htm>

I think thats the page. 


Shawn Méze
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