tire question

[Wetjet]

i am running a stock 64 dart 170 and need tires

i am pretty sure the rims are original

i have 175/80/13 now and cannot find them anywhere for passenger cars

they are in good shape but are 10 years old so i would like to put some fresh rubber on.

i have found 175/70/13 but i am thinking they will be too small and be almost 1.4 inches less in diameter. Is it nuts to even consider this?

discount tire can order 185/70/13 but i am unsure if this is advisable and these will still be shorter.

i am not opposed to putting on 14 inch sbp rims but have not found any in my area. i have not checked tires for those but i understand those are getting harder to find as well.

any help or suggestions would be welcome

thanks in advance for your input

mike

[AdamR]

Lose the 13's

[TrailBeast]

You need to hunt down some 14's for that car.

Originally Posted by AdamR

Lose the 13's

[krazykuda]

This thread is very "tire-ing"...

[64Vert]

Wow and I thought 14's looked small on my 64.

[Wetjet]

ok

i found an american racing rim that is 14x7 in a 5x4

any issues with this brand?

what about the size? It appears i have some room in all directions for a larger wheel and tire.

thanks again for the input.

looks like i can drop a 195/60/14 tire in there. thoughts?

[None2Slow]

You can, ut it is very short. I have that size on the front of my 63 Valiant Convert. I have a 215/60/14 on the rear and have no problems with that size. As soon as I get the rear and disks on the the car, I will be getting rid of the 14" Cragers that are on it now. I will post them up here first. Hopefully by mid spring.

[chryslerfat]

I run 205/70/14 on all 4 with no clearance trouble.

[Wetjet]

thanks for the input !!

looks like i can go a bit bigger than i thought

any issues with a 205 on the front with manual steering?

i have found that as long as the car is moving it is not a big deal