John W Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Dear All I am about to change tyres. I currently have 185/60x14 Michellin Pilot SX which are as hard as hell and although reasonably good, crap as compared to some other examples on the market. I was looking towards changing for Avon CR 500's. The problem is that these tyres are for general road use and I am told that Avon do not make these tyres (CR500) for x14 rims and I do not want to buy 13inch rims. My other alternative was for 185/60 or 195/50 Yoko AVS Sport (the road radius is very nearly the same) but again I am told that these are now not made, the new Yoko equivalent is the A539. So here is the question, what is the best general road use tyre that I hould I get for 6j x 14 inch wheels? Is the new Yoko A539 any good? Thanks in anticipation John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Speak to Geoge poley, you can get 32rs in 14" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Or Yoko 21's or Angus rates the new Yokos 46's I think Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 48's Mark, but yes, they are pretty good - see in depth personal opinion in recent tyre threads! If you are moving from Pilots - like we did - i would gladly recomend Yoko 21's, 32's or 48's - all from G Polley. Ring them and discuss merits or each - they are usuakky happy to discuss requirements, and how you use your car etc. 😬35,000 miles in 19 months! angus@tinyworld.co.uk Caterham pics here Edited by - angus&tessa on 8 Apr 2003 00:08:59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROC Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 I don't know that this is correct, but I believe you need to check that the tryes that you fit are suitable for the ears that you have fitted. Cheers Rupe Click here p21 to see pics of my 7 on a Sri Lankan beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROC Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Click here to see a comment on Ears Edited by - Rupe on 8 Apr 2003 00:35:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham King Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 John, I just went through the same process as yourself, and swapped from AVON ZV1 185/60 HR14 to Yoko A048R, have only done a few miles so far but very impressed, changes the whole character of the car so well worth doing. I got these from George Polley £66 +VAT each plus £10 delivery (next day for all four). One point to note is that at the moment they cannot get hold of 185/60 14's (and they don't know when they are likely to get any more) but do have stock of 195/60 14's. Like Angus I went for these and am very pleased, however I have cycle wings and they are very tight against the stays. I used a bit of manual adjustment (read large hammer) to alter the wing stays enough to stop the tyres rubbing. I don't do very many miles so was happy to put up with the reported tyre wear (3-4000 miles). Good luck. Graham. R7 GPK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Rupe - the ears should be fine - only issue is when switching from radials to xply and vice versa all tyres discussed here are radial rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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