Tire Opinions and Experience Requested
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CSBM5
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The 175HR14 XAS is a tubeless tire. Michelin classic lists it that way and Coker tire's website shows it as tubeless also once you select that size.
EDIT: Dick beat me to it!
EDIT: Dick beat me to it!
I promise you they must have just changed that
.....I spoke to Adam this morning at Coker and he agreed that it said "tubes" and it was wrong... either that or I am losing it.
.....I spoke to Adam this morning at Coker and he agreed that it said "tubes" and it was wrong... either that or I am losing it.
The XAS didn’t use tubes in 74 on my 2002, not needed IMO.
Fredomatic
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Wheels, tires, ride height and stance are purely personal choices. We all have valid reasons for the choices we make. I outlined the reasons for my choice of 205 70 14s in this thread in posts 16, 20, 22, and 31. The only objective things I can add now that the car is on the road is that my speedometer is dead nuts accurate to my GPS at all speeds and there is no issues rubbing fenders or suspension parts at any time.
BTW, my one pet peeve on wheels, tires, ride height, stance, is using a tire with not enough sidewall to fill the wheel well at least as good as done by a stock tire. It's a little tough to get a low profile tire on cars made before low profile tires were produced to look "right" (to me) without lowering the car. Otherwise, the car (to me) looks like it's pants are too short and its socks are showing
Thank you Mr. Steinkamp. I appreciate your insight. Although I like to throw it around a little, I'm more interested in a comfortable but planted ride for myself and passengers and thus I'm attracted to the 205/70's. Plus my wheels show a lot of rim edge even with 195/70's (not that 205/70's will help that much). Currently I need to refrain from much spending so I'm considering some of the lower prices tire options. I'll let you know what I land on.
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mmccusername
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Pirelli CN36 is a Z-rated tire in 205/70r14. That's very good performance.
The $269 per tire would be the downside. A bargain compared to the Dunlop Sport Classic at $311 per--
The $269 per tire would be the downside. A bargain compared to the Dunlop Sport Classic at $311 per--
Fredomatic
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Regarding a 205/70/14 tire, does anyone have a experience or an educated guess whether a load load index of 95T vs 98T would make much of a difference in ride quality? I'm thinking the added stiffness of the 98T on this 'tall' side wall might improve cornering. Hmm? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks
I don’t think the load index will be noticeable. And for those that have noticed, Frederick’s wheels are the ultra rare fps alloys that were used on the even more rare Frua coupes.
He has the only five lug set I’ve ever seen and I have the only four lug set as well. We are very fortunate.
That car is gorgeous.
Those wheels deserve some period Cinturatos or XWX's!
love the car + wheels Chris ... really look.
i agree with @Dick Steinkamp ... performance tire in 14" being reasonably priced doesn't exist. there are some excellent 14" tires. my favorite is the pirelli cn 36, followed by the michelin xwx, followed by the vredestein sprint classic. they all look perfect on the e9 as well as the e3. i think there are some very good tires available, but it comes down to period correct look (plain sidewalls) and how fast you are really going to drive your car. i am in a very similar boat with 15" wheels. the michelins on the wheels are very good tires, but not true performance tires ... pirelli cn 36's are in my future.
i agree with @Dick Steinkamp ... performance tire in 14" being reasonably priced doesn't exist. there are some excellent 14" tires. my favorite is the pirelli cn 36, followed by the michelin xwx, followed by the vredestein sprint classic. they all look perfect on the e9 as well as the e3. i think there are some very good tires available, but it comes down to period correct look (plain sidewalls) and how fast you are really going to drive your car. i am in a very similar boat with 15" wheels. the michelins on the wheels are very good tires, but not true performance tires ... pirelli cn 36's are in my future.
mmccusername
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I have a five lug set as well. I found them on Ebay Kleinanzeigen. Only recognized them because I saw them on your car, Chris.
I'm not particularly looking to sell them, but I'm also not going to use them anytime soon, so if someone needed them for a special car, I would gladly pass them along for what I paid for them.
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Just been reading this and thinking of replacing my tyres as they are probably at least 20 years old Uniroyals. The spare is the original steel wheel with what could possibly be a factory Continental tyre, if anyone knows what the factory were fitting around 72/73 ?
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The OE spare tire on my 1972 Bavaria (3102336) was a Michelin XAS...same as tires the car was delivered with, in 175HR-14 size.
May have been different tyres on European models ?
Most likely. Here in the US we never had a steel spare wheel though, it would have been the alloy wheel.