Tires for 13" Si Wheels

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Well I started bead blasting the rims yesterday. Took 2.5 hours for one rim and I still found some spots I need to blast again. Well I found out that the rims are stamped with 13" X 40. So I guess they're 13's not 14's like I measured. So what kind of performance tires with a nice looking tread are there? I talked to a guy and he though Faulkin made 13" perf. tires. I really wanted Yokohama's or Pirellis though. I'll be bead blasting them most of the day so I don't have much time to check out the tire stores today. Thanks for the help, any suggestions would help.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

I have to say that the rims look so nice right now. So I think I will just clear them and not paint them. I messed up one of the center caps though. I found out that the beads were too tough for the cap. It put like 2 little dents in it and I was like ohhh ssshhhhiiiiiiiiiiittt!!!!!! So any ideas on how to fix that would be nice too. I might and see if a tire shop might have some that would fit in there and I could sand it down and paint the H on there.

[Grant2k]

why don't you just measure them to be sure?

[Oz87Si]

Falken are seriously good performance tires. You can get them in high or low profile tyres, and if you've got 13'' or 14'' wheels, then maybe a little higher profile could look good.

Falkens are definitely going to be my next set, and come to think of it, pretty soon.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Um I was told Faulkins don't have a 13" tire. I found some really nice Yokohamas' for $180 shipped. And I need to get some money before I can buy them. Hopefully I will get a lot of money for my birthday on 4/20/03. I have to wait a little bit to get the tires b/c my computer died and I got $1500 credit at Dell and I spent $1500 on one of their Manager's Specials. Got the Dimension 8520 desktop. Upgraded everything to the max. Digital camera, 4 year warranty, their premium sound system (with sub), DVD/CDRW burner and CD Rom. It's a Pentium 4 processor with 2.53Ghz. I got the 60GB hard drive.

Oh and I got $100 from my mom so I can pay my friend to seal the wheels, paint them, and clear them. And put my hoodscoop on. Now I just need $220 to get tires installed. Just thought I would update you guys b/c I haven't been on here in a few days. It's b/c my computer went to sh*t.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Well I got the dell today and I'm getting my hoodscoop installed tomorrow. I paid a friend $100 to seal the rims paint them and clear them. I will pick them up tomorrow. Does anyone know how to install those chrome valve stems? I want to put those on the rims. I just officially got my job at Pepsi today. So I will be able to buy tires in like 2 weeks or so.

[Grant2k]

just have them put on chrome stems when they mount and balance the tires. you might have to buy them ahead of time.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Good idea. I didn't really want to mess with the stems b/c I might screw something up. I have some time so I will probably find out how much they are and buy them.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Alright I was wondering if I could get a wider tire perhaps for better traction on lauches. I was told by a tire guy that you can get wider tires and still be ok. The size was 185/70 R13 for the right size. What could I go to and still be ok for a width?

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Here's the possible tires I could get with my 13's


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&width=185%2F&ratio=70&diameter=13&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&manufacturer=Dunlop&manufacturer=Goodyear&manufacturer=Kumho&manufacturer=Pirelli&manufacturer=Sumitomo&manufacturer=Yokohama


What do you guys think I should get. I like the Yokohama Avid T4's.

[Grant2k]

the widest tire you can get on our cars is a 205, and i think a 215 but it will rub some, so you have nothing to worry about with a 13" tire. isn't 185 stock on our cars?

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Yeah it is stock. So could I get a 195/70 R13 ? or a 205/70 R13 on these 13" rims? I wanted a little wider tire for better launches, but will everyday driving make them balder faster?

[Grant2k]

a 205/70/15 might be getting pretty tall, but width wise you won't have any problems up to 205. but that tire sounds like it has monster truck sidewall.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Yeah it does it like the stock tire. 185/70 R13 is the stock size. I'll probably just get that size just to be safe.

[Grant2k]

the stock 185/65/13 is 7.28" wide, and the 205/70/13 is 8.07" wide so you do gain some good area on the contact patch, but the stock tire is 22.47" tall and the 205 is 24.29" tall. i don't know if that will create a problem, but that is as big as a drag slick, so you will loose a lot of low end and gain top end.

205/50/15s for example are 23.07" tall, so they are a more proper plus size. even a 215/35/18 is 23.9" tall, so that 205/70/13 would be pretty huge. you would probably have rubbing issues, especially if you plan on lowering it.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Yeah I will just stick with the stock size b/c I don't want to mess up the speedo or the power.