Curtis1360Barry Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hi what tryes would fit on a 5j x 13 wheel?or is more info needed? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 175/70 , 165/70, 155/80. Obviously lots of others will fit, but 175 is about as wide as you can go and be sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 is it possible to go lower profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 No reason why not, what is the idea.Bear in mind you really do not want less than 60 profile unless you have rotoflexish suspension. Besides lower than 60 on 13" wheels will start to look rather "wrong" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 no reason really, personally think smaller tyres look better but i see where your coming from may go for 60'sThanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 You can go for lower profile but the ride will be worse. Also more radical changing to tyres will make the speedo inaccurate. http://www.mintylamb.co.uk/?page=tyre.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 There's no problem fitting a 185/70R13 either but think about the car - if you have a Herald 175/70R13s are a good size to go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Just to check though, what size wheel is it? do you have a set of late 1500 spitfire 5j wheels?175/60 tyres are available, as are 185/60. Not sure the last size would be terribly good on a 5J. And the ride will suffer as will the handling. 175/70 is the accepted "best bet" tyre, and available in lots of brands at reasonable prices. If you look to 60 profile, to get a decent tyre and avoid chinese rubber, you will be spending more than double the 175/70 tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 And with the camber angle changes of the suspension I would go with the 70 series tyre rather than 60 (gives more room for deflection in the sidewall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 There 5jx13 octavo 100+ wheels with a 30mm offset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAJ Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Get some decent 175/70/13s you will never look back! My Dad has that size on some minilite replicas and the car (T6) rides lovely.5" wide rims originally on mk1 Stags with steel wheels and mk2 2.5pi. Both cars had 185 width tyres originally but 80 profile.Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69vitesse Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 The tyre sidewalks provide a lot of the suspension compliance in old cars. 70 series is about as low as you should go unless you wush to defrade the ride. Also, 185/60's are geeting rarer and more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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