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brucepick · 08-25-2010, 10:23 PM

Sorry, this is kind of a thread jack.

I'm now shopping for tires for the '97 Civic with 14" HX rims. Size 185/65-14.
Unfortunately many of the new LRR tires (including Ecopia) are not made in that size.

Available tires in 185/65-14 that I've found are:
Kumho eco Solus HM KR22 - 18 lb, 44 psi
Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max - 16 lb, 51 psi
Michelin HydroEdge with Green X - 18 lb, 44 psi

Right now I'm leaning towards the Michelins. TireRack surveys and testing both showed it to perform better than the other two options. And Michelin was one of the first on with LRR tires, so they should know what they're doing there.

08-25-2010, 10:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Sorry, this is kind of a thread jack. I'm now shopping for tires for the '97 Civic with 14" HX rims. Size 185/65-14. Unfortunately many of the new LRR tires (including Ecopia) are not made in that size. Available tires in 185/65-14 that I've found are: Kumho eco Solus HM KR22 - 18 lb, 44 psi Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max - 16 lb, 51 psi Michelin HydroEdge with Green X - 18 lb, 44 psi Right now I'm leaning towards the Michelins. TireRack surveys and testing both showed it to perform better than the other two options. And Michelin was one of the first on with LRR tires, so they should know what they're doing there. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.