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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel
Michelin Defenders are good tires, no doubt. However they are not offered in a thin enough size (175/65R14), they cost about $20 more apiece, and are quite a bit heavier.
Tire Rack reports the 175/65R14 M.D. weighs 18 lbs.
The 165/65R14 RE92's are 13 lbs.
The 145/65R15 EP's are 12 lbs.
I'm going to stick to the 2 mentioned in the title 
Thank you for your opinion anyhow, Chrysler Kid! |
Rotational mass will increase your inertia and increase the time you can coast and maintain speed. Seeing how you primarily have a highway commute you may not see any benefit from narrower tires. There is a reason why the most fuel efficient vehicles on this site aren't running just 4 spare tires on all 4 wheels
I will also mention my wife's 99 zx2 sport automatic was a good car, but the damn thing shook so hard at idle that we had to get rid of it.