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YAY all I could find is a sears for 75.00 a popor 25.00 a pop.

 

From Justy's Dustys:

 

What most people don't realize is that any size rim will fit under a Justy's stock fender well up to 23x8." The problem is tires, they don't make 'crazy' sized tires and wheel offsets to support these kinds of configurations. Many wheel/tire packages may require trimming if too tall and/or rolling of the fenders if too wide to prevent scrubbing of the fender wells. Most any 12-14" will fit properly, the problem is 12" tires are almost non-existent, and some 13" tires are hard to find. 14" is honestly ideal and tires are easy to find, but rim choices are limited to other OEM swaps, such as a Honda Civic or Ford Escort wheel. (Note: The 91-95 Escort 14" 8spoke alloy is a nice wheel, and what I used on my personal Justy for many many miles)! 15" require readily available low profile tires. 16" require harder to find low profile tires while the correct 17" has just one size available and will scrub. We recommend a 14" or 15" swap... the 16" rides a little bumpy and the 17" is insane and will affect ride quality and braking. Correct tire sizes are listed below along with other available sizes that will work. All sizes listed below will fit under a stock wheel well, but some may scrub a little when turning or going over a rough bump. Some are be a hair too short or too tall and may affect your speedometer reading up to 2mph. This is perfectly drivable, but be warned! Be sure to measure and measure again to make certain the tire you want to use will fit especially if your car has been modified or is lowered!

 

12" - 145/80R12 is correct size. Stock wheel.

13" - 165/65R13 is correct size. Stock wheel.

14" - 175/65R14 is recommended size. (What I Used).

15" - 195/50R15 is recommended size.

16" - 195/45R16 is only size readily available.

17" - 205/40R17 is only size available, period.

 

Rim SizeMetric Tire SizeHeight in InchesWidth in Inches

12"145/80R12 (stock)21.15.712"165/70R1221.16.512"155/80R1221.86.113"

165/65R13 (stock)21.46.513"

185/60R13 (recommend21.77.313"

165/70R1322.16.513"

175/70R1322.66.913"

155/80R1322.86.114"

185/60R1422.77.314"

175/65R14 (recommend)236.914"

195/60R14 (tight fit)!23.27.715"

195/45R15 (don't use)!19.97.715"

195/50R1520.77.715"

195/55R1521.47.716"

195/45R16 (only size)!22.97.717"

205/40R17 (only size)!23.58.1

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Yeah, unfortunately I only had limited time searching, but in the sites I looked

at that was the only one that had that size.

 

I'm still searching, but those mastercraft tires look like they'd be good for an all

season tire.

Maybe the new extemporaneous offroader tire ;)

 

THE SEARCH CONTINUES!!!

 

Twitch

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I run 175/75/R13's on my justy, and the summer tires (Michelin harmony) fit okay... but the Ipikes rubbed a bit. And, the Khumo studded snows I got, which are just 165R13's... kind of like 165/85/R13's really, rub pretty bad... bad enough that I'm going to get different snow tires this fall, that are a tad smaller. It's not just the fenders, but also the rear swing arms take the corner off the inside edge of the tread.

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Its not an offroad tire, but it is a street sport tire for about $57 a tire.

 

Linky

 

Its 205/60R13 and may be interesting to you who drive FWD subys...

 

Twitch

 

I have been running these tires for years! They are great, and cheap too. They come in almost every size. I put a pair of 195/50R15's on a brat once, and had a set of 195/50R13 on my RX. My brat currently has 185/60R13's and they are awesome. My speedo is about 5mph off, but that means if my speedo says 80 im traveling aprox 75.

 

These are definatly a street only tire, i have been off-road once with them in my RX and it was a pain, only thing in my favor was the LSD rear end. Street performance is great for any of our lightweight EA81s or EA82's

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