195/65R15 tire thread, discuss, review, and post pictures of tires, wheels and cars |
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195/65R15 tire thread, discuss, review, and post pictures of tires, wheels and cars |
scott_in_nh |
Apr 12 2019, 03:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-December 10 From: Hampton, NH Member No.: 12,471 Region Association: North East States |
I almost tacked this on to one of the many existing tire threads
But I found that the OP typically just had a question or two and then floodgates open on the best combo of rim and tire size 195/65's come up all the time because they have a larger footprint then stock but are pretty close to stock height Everyone who has shopped for this size knows that high performance summer tires pretty much don't exist with the alternative being bland all-season tires I have Eagle GT's on the car now, but while they have worn great and evenly, they won't pass inspection this year So with the big name tire manufacturers not providing anything interesting in this size, I decided to see what the small or off brand tire manufacturers had The first tire I landed on was the Accelera 951 that I found at multiple online retailers for cheap They were discontinued and therefore maybe a little older date code, but the reality was that nobody actually had them in stock (I had to place orders to find out as nobody answers email these days) So I think I found a couple of good choices, but landed on this one Before I reveal the brand or comment on it myself, I am just going to post some pictures of the tire - post what you think Attached image(s) |
scott_in_nh |
Apr 16 2019, 11:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-December 10 From: Hampton, NH Member No.: 12,471 Region Association: North East States |
I had the original Vredestein Sprint, probably in this same size, on my primer and rust 69 Karmann Ghia in the early eighties and loved them
My friend's father like them too and told me they were worth more than the car This time around I want something with a meatier look, modern tread, and rounded shoulders that wasn't a minivan/econobox/energy saver tire I never really liked the square shoulder on the Goodyear GT's I have, but would have lived with it for sticky summer tires Speaking of sticky summer tires, I would have spent >$100/tire if I could find them, but they just doesn't seem to exist any longer in this size, so they had to have a reasonable price as well One of the links above was for a Vredestein that was V rated that I wish I had found and inquired about (you have to request a quote), but if you have to ask the price....Actually maybe I will just to see what it is |
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