Need help finding a tire

[I<3flippyheadlights]

I've driven a Miata with a 14x5.5 inch wheel and enjoyed it. That's as close as I got to a set up like this.

[concealer404]

What tire was on that car? Just trying to gauge what you're looking for, exactly... You mentioned spirited performance driving earlier, then mentioned Falken Ziexs, so really, i guess you'd be happy with pretty much any tire you could find in an appropriate size.

[I<3flippyheadlights]

It was a 185 tire. And by spirited just having some fun. By no means am I a skilled driver or push my tires to their limits. I'm also worried about these clearing my damn calipers :-/

[★ revlimiter ★]

I've driven a Miata with a 14x5.5 inch wheel and enjoyed it. That's as close as I got to a set up like this.

It's going to be the same. Or at least similar. Wheel size has very very very little to do with driving feel. Tire compound has the most to do with it. Then width, then sidewall diameter. That's just my opinion, though.

As for the calipers, you have a 90 with the small brakes. So you have the very best chance in the world of having these wheels fit.


-edit-
Years ago, there was a set of 4x100 13x5.5 SSR Casablancas on CR. I didn't get them. I still kick myself. I have Star Sharks now, which are arguably prettier and all around superior, but... they're not Casablancas. I love those wheels. I bet there's less than 5 sets in the world in 4x100 in any wheel size.

[I<3flippyheadlights]

I'm really thinking of getting them and hanging on to them.

[— Phatmiata —]

I think 205 would be a bit much. On stock Miata wheels its a 185 tire. Why wouldn't I want that on the same width but one inch smaller?

I ran 205 width on my stock daisy AutoX wheels, its fine for the street.

II'm also worried about these clearing my damn calipers .

You should be fine, and if not there is always eBay to flip them! go get the wheels already!

[★ revlimiter ★]

I ran 225s on my stock steelies my first autocross season. Looked rather like Jeep tires mounted on the skinny wheels (and holy shit did the mounting guy hate me), but they worked. I won my class that year. NA Miatas were in B-stock back then...

[I<3flippyheadlights]

Now I don't feel so worried. I know my tires will look huge, but the awesome of real SSRs is very appealing.

[— Phatmiata —]

If you are feeling crazy you can probably order some decent Yokohama Tires from Japan in the 13" size.

http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan...zelist.html#13

At least then you can get the tire size you want, maybe have some street wheels for the hurricane season, and then in the cool season here in Florida you can rock the 13's

[I<3flippyheadlights]

I have a set of steelies in the shed without tires. I'll rock those when I can't roll on the 13s.


And I won't be ordering any tire from Japan, I'm a broke college student

[★ revlimiter ★]

Broke college student?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Falken-Z...fa8248&vxp=mtr

There ya go.

[I<3flippyheadlights]

I found them for 60 bucks a tire earlier in the thread

[concealer404]

Can we stop linking those tires? I just ate.

[—tsingson—]

Shoot man. If the price is good on your OG Sans, I may partake.

[bentoy555]

idk if you still needed tires.. but i was browsing tires for my 13s as well maybe 2-3 months ago.. and found this site tire-easy.net (based in Arizona), who also had an ebay store that had a variety of 13" tire sizes.. i knew they had 175/60 and 185/60 falken 512s last time i checked.. but i checked the site recently and found out they no longer offer falken 512s.. thought i read somewhere that 512s are discontinued and now 175/60 and 185/60 were offered in falken 912s.. hopefully you find some 13" tires that you wanted..