Originally Posted by Carbonized
Link? I exhausted all leads when hunting down some 14" tires... finally settled on General Grabbers. Nice to have more options though~
Link? I exhausted all leads when hunting down some 14" tires... finally settled on General Grabbers. Nice to have more options though~
Coker Tire specializes in vintage tires. (cokertire.com)
Their listings for 205/75r14 show 6 options of which all are standard passenger car tires, in that there are no options for a higher speed or load rating.
On the upside you can choose between 3/4in, 1in and 2-3/8in whitewalls and they even have a set of "Redlines" too.
There is an "economy" tire available for $90 and another at $146, the rest are all close to or well above the $200 mark.
Not sure if its a viable option, but nice to know its there.
Worth checking back from time to time too, as they are always adding new production.
Haven't been to their site in years but they have WAY more selection now, than ever before.
Yah, I have been looking for a set of slicks with the whitwall option... never know when I may want to drag race my van with a ford escort or something.
I didn't dig into it but here is a" link"direct from the Jegs.com mail in (paper) catalog:
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LG.
"perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." A. de St Exupery.
They do have a stock 205/75r14... it's pretty dang rough to find a 215/75r14 tire worth a dang to put under the 4wd models though, especially one with a decent enough tread to terrorize the local backroads and snow.. Almost the ideal tire size imo. I am guessing it's why most opt for the 27" variety like Grabber's, Kenda, Maxis and so on.
Anyone know of a good 215/75-15 all terrain tire that will fit on the suzuki sidekick wheels and will clear the slider?
In the middle of painting my 15's and planning on using my grabber2 27x8.5r14 on my all-trac wagon build.
I am already running tacoma bil shocks, rear spacers (have a set of aerostar springs to install) and cranked torsion bars.
thanks
1987 4wd 5spd Cargo van (uncut)-modding in 3,2,1
I’ve run BFGs and grabbers on my 15” sidekick wheels and both work perfect
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So no issues clearing slider with 215s, cool. Do you have any issues rubbing or did you trim the underside of van?
Thanks again for the quick response.
1987 4wd 5spd Cargo van (uncut)-modding in 3,2,1
shapeshifter is running 225-75 M/T on Samys without apparent slider problem, and they have some deep threads high on the side wall! That's a mighty good looking beast: https://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/...quot-Mud-Tires
LG.
"perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." A. de St Exupery.
He has them, but has fairly substantial rubbing and is having some work done on cutting the body and capping the ends.
1987 4wd 5spd Cargo van (uncut)-modding in 3,2,1
Substantial or "just a little" ???
LG.
"perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." A. de St Exupery.
He 'shapeshifter' should be able to comment once he gets his van back from fabricator, but sounded pretty substantial, IMO. What I mean is it sounded like enough cutting, patching, etc that most wouldn't attempt w/o some professional assistance. While it sounds like 225/75-15 didn't hit slider they did on the body. I still need to add my aerostar springs and see how much more clearance I can gain on more torsion bar crank w/o sacrificing ride. Looks like the 215/75-15 tires will essentially be .7" taller but same width than my current set up.
He also mentioned the 225 tires did seem to suck a lot of power out of the current oem motor/gear combo w/respect to hills.
On a separate subject, I am wondering if the sidewalls are much stiffer on BFG ATs versus Grabber AT2s ?
Granted the going from 14" to 15" reduces the sidewalls so I would assume that apples to apples the sidewalls would be slightly stiffer.
-Josh
1987 4wd 5spd Cargo van (uncut)-modding in 3,2,1
I have 215-75R15's on my van and I have some minor rubbing issues in the front. It is not bad enough that I have felt the need to trim anything, but it is there, especially with a passenger. The next time I buy tires, I plan on going with 235-75R15's and I am sure that I will be making some cuts for clearance.
What brand are you running? I think when we get to this size where clearance is so tight, different brands are going to rub more than others.
1987 4wd 5spd Cargo van (uncut)-modding in 3,2,1
Definitely. On my Datsun I have found crazy size variances! On that car I have little to no clearance (literally millimeters) and it has bit me in the ass a couple of times. I have found that tirerack.com does a good job of measuring and posting actual tire sizes. I use them as a reference for all my tire buying decisions.
On my van I am running BFG All Terrain TA2's in 215-75R15.
Well I pretty much exhausted my options for what I'm looking for in a 14" tire for my 4x4 van. I pretty much wanted a good all around tire that would be rated for all season. The Michelin X I thought was my "go to" tire. It was rated at a 80,000 mile warranty and was an all season tire. The best thing was that it had the size, 205-75-R14 I was looking for! After being lead around for who knows how long by the tire guys at CostCo, it ends up now they are going to discontinue the tire. I really don't want to spend way over $500 for a set of four tires with really no warranty on them. Plus have to find someone to put them on!
So I'm wanting to see what's available by using 15" wheels. My goal on the using this size is to ultimately get the same diameter tires as the 14" above. Tires I want to use is a Michelin, BFGoodrich or Bridgestone tires on the 15" wheels. Anyone know what wheels I should be looking for that would work? ====================
27x9.50x14 BFG AllTerrain. also, Jeep CJ 5 wheels fit with just a smidgen of center hole touch up. (check out that tire size!)20190731_164725.jpg20190731_164703.jpg20190731_164529.jpg
dzz - see page 1 of this very thread, for the answers you seek!
PS - The Ford and Jeep rims that have the correct bolt pattern but the wrong offset, the Suzuki wheels are a better fit.
I read the thread. I was tossing that out on a whim. The tire size should be a good indicator. Those are museum pieces.
That having been said, however, a "wrong" offset can be a double-edged sword. For example, the jeep wheel & tire will still clear the sliding door, depending on tire width. Add a wider tire, get door clearance issues. The plus is that it is less likely to jam the tire with the load on it into the inside of the wheel well on the rear, locking up the tire with traction while allowing the unloaded tire to spin freely in a catty-corner tire traction loading situation. As soon as THAT happens, the traction problem compounds itself. It has the same overall wheel articulation effect as an axle 2 inches wider. The down side is that it does give more bump steer and slightly heavier steering when stationary. The plus to that though, is that it does give more directional stability in crosswinds because of the wider stance.
All that stuff is important if you're street racing a rice-burner. But if you're using you van off the road to any degree, it'll come down to 1 thing: "which one will resist that rock that you didn't see & which will be eaten by the rock"? Steel will be the winner there. (Steel sidekick wheels with 215-70-15 tires shown)20190807_212218.jpg
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