I agree that there are few performance tyres widely available for 13"
wheels and 14" are goingt he same way, but they are still available.
There are quite a few sources for semi slicks (yokohama, falken, toyo
and bridgestone) and if you do a bit of searching there are a good
selection for all the performance micor cars from asia which run the
same size as our cars.
On 17/12/2007, Steve Laifman <SLaifman@socal.rr.com> wrote:
> Belated response to thread on Tiger wheels.
>
> On the Tiger List, for a number of years, there have been many inquires
> about Road Wheels. TigersUnited.com has an excellent series of Tiger
> owners wheels. There are 10 pages of information, that may have
> disconnected links, but can be viewed by "Search" and by directly going
> to the 10 pages.
>
> http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/tech_threads/tt-wheel.asp
>
> Some rare wheels are shown from well known Tiger enthusiasts, and text
> Tiger List commentary as far back as Aug. 1999 by well regarded, and
> knowledgeable Bob Palmer.
>
> A word of caution, here. While the wheels shown have been used for some
> time, it should be noted that there are NO new tires that fit a 13"
> wheels with anything like performance characteristics. I have some 13"
> Michelin X tires on my Silverstone wheels (shown) They are ONLY made
> for Costco, and must be purchased through them. They are NOT the
> Michelin X I used to use in the late 50's, and they do not like wet
> roads. However that may be a California peculiarity, as it doesn't rain
> very often. That means that the oil on the road surface has been
> collecting for a long time, and the first wetting brings ALL of it to
> the surface.
>
> Even 14" performance tires are disappearing.
>
> Steve
>
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