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Old 02-06-2016, 12:20 AM   #7 (permalink)
dfeldt91
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Originally Posted by Ptero View Post
Put ContiEcoContact EP 145/65R14's on it at 42-45 psi
I started looking into tires just now because the threads in my tire are showing through (I used and I'm sure the metal belt is about to show through as well. It's like having racing slicks, lol. Rain is not fun sliding around.

Anyhow, I am currently running 195/65/15's all around. I have 15" aftermarket aluminum wheels and 14 inch steel wheels. I wouldn't be opposed to even running 13's from the junkyard.

I was running tires that are roughly 6% larger than stock and it translated into higher MPG for my driving style so I am hesitant to go smaller. Unfortunately, there really aren't any narrow tires that are the same overall diameter.

Not sure what to do :/ Need to figure it out though as my tires only have a day or two left before I take them out back and salute them. Tires will be the next mod to my vehicle aside from the alignment that will go along with them.
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