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M_a_t_t · 09-12-2021, 01:24 PM

Got a new set of tires. The tread was ok on some, but the age (9 yrs old and cracking) and the fact winter is coming gave me the push to go ahead and change them. I went with a set of Hankook Kinergy ST 175/65 r14 for $67.23 ea ($268.92) instead of getting another set of Potenza re92's ($515.60, $246.68 difference). I don't think the difference of fuel economy would net me $250 difference, plus by going back to the original size I gain a little bit of gearing, 2.7%, so hopefully any loss in FE will be offset. The potenza's were 12 lbs and the new ones are 15 lbs.

I also painted "front of the car" to the nose and "back of the car" to the trunk in chinese.

09-12-2021, 01:24 PM	#191 (permalink)
M_a_t_t マット Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Indiana Posts: 718 The Van - '95 Chevy Astro Cl V8 Swapped Team Chevy 90 day: 7.84 mpg (US) The new bike - '17 Kawasaki Versys X 300 abs Motorcycle 90 day: 71.94 mpg (US) The Mercury - '95 Mercury Tracer Trio Team Ford 90 day: 34.35 mpg (US) Toyota - '22 Toyota Corolla Hatchback 90 day: 40.11 mpg (US) Thanks: 131 Thanked 258 Times in 188 Posts	Got a new set of tires. The tread was ok on some, but the age (9 yrs old and cracking) and the fact winter is coming gave me the push to go ahead and change them. I went with a set of Hankook Kinergy ST 175/65 r14 for $67.23 ea ($268.92) instead of getting another set of Potenza re92's ($515.60, $246.68 difference). I don't think the difference of fuel economy would net me $250 difference, plus by going back to the original size I gain a little bit of gearing, 2.7%, so hopefully any loss in FE will be offset. The potenza's were 12 lbs and the new ones are 15 lbs. I also painted "front of the car" to the nose and "back of the car" to the trunk in chinese. __________________ 1973 Fiat 124 Special 1975 Honda Civic CVCC 4spd 1981 Kawasaki KZ750E 1981 Kawasaki KZ650 CSR 1983 Kawasaki KZ1100-A3 1986 Nissan 300zx Turbo 5 spd 1995 Chevy Astro RWD (current project) 1995 Mercury Tracer 2017 Kawasaki VersysX 300 2022 Corolla Hatchback 6MT https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6s...LulDUQ8HMj5VKA Last edited by M_a_t_t; 09-14-2021 at 11:01 AM..