175,55 r13

[rsdaz]

lately iv been thinking of changing the tyres on my mk1 which at the moment are 175 50 13s and as much as i like the look,the car just sits so low on them and along with the motorway driving its getting a tad irratating.

 

i have thought of changing to 185 60s but im not sure if they will fit under the arches,so i was looking around for other options and found that Avon make a tyre in 175 55 r13 called CR500 which come standard on caterhams

 

i never new they made tyres in this size and although there pricey at £100 each i am planning on a few track days next year so i think im going to give them ago,there ment to be the nuts to.

[BIG G]

i run 175 60 13s on my 7" ad there pretty good

[rallyesport04]

185/60/R13 on 6j compo ml's

[Fiesta Steve]

i run 175 60 13s on my 7" ad there pretty good

 

Same as

 

Don't look quite as baloony as 185/60's

[RossMK2]

mine are 185/60

 

 

i like mine and when driving feels smooth and lovely ride but handle well

[rsdaz]

mine feels about as far away from smooth and lovely as you can get.

 

175 60 sounds like a good idea if they dont look as baloony as 185s

 

just had a look and ther's quite a lot of choice to.

[zetecmk2]

i had the avon 175/55/13's on kooltina, really grippy, i'm sure they were the main contributing factor to all my ball joints getting worn within a year!! couldn't afford to replace them though!

[rsdaz]

dont spose you have any photos of kooltina with them on do you,im trying to get an idea of the difference in size of the side walls compared with the 50s

[zetecmk2]

[BaileyMex]

You may be limited on what you can get under there

 

Are you running a shortened axle?

 

In your sig pic it looks like you have 7 x 13" wheels,

 

I have 175/50/13 stretched onto 7" wheels and there is hardly any clearance, so I had the inside of the wheels machined to stop them running

 

On the MK2 Escort you have a lot more room to play with as the arches are bigger,

 

I'm in the same dilema and am considering getting rim of my 7x13"s to get some 5.5/6 x 15" Compo's or 5 spoke Revo's

[rsdaz]

yes they are 7 x 13 and i dont have a shortened axle but i do seem to have a little bit of room to play with.

 

when i bought the wheels i was told that they are a good offset for a mk1 escort and and fit a lot better than superlites.

 

i reckon 175 55s wont be a problem,not sure about 60s tho.i need to get hold of a 175 60s and see if it fits

 

15s are a thought and the car would definately drive a lot nicer than it does now,but i just realy like the look of mk1's on 13s.