14" Tires ?

[Uzelac]

Hi

Spent few days now trying to find 14" tire with for my AE86.
I don't want bigger rims, these 14x6.5 are perfectly fitted for near stock Corolla.

Tried to find anything from 185/45/14 to 185/60/14 or even 195/45/14 but couldnt find anything good, only "eco savers" and "energy contact" types which descriptions start with "low milage, long lasting" without a word about performance or cornering capabilities.

So, i ended up pretty frustrating.
What do you recommend ?
As i said, Corolla is nearly stock with 14x6.5J rims

Thanks

[firehawk]

Camskill has a pretty good selection of high performance tyres and they deliver internationally as well. Here's some trackday tyres in 185/60R14, for example:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m12b0s702p0

Also, the Toyo T1-R is always a pretty safe choice for mixed daily driving / trackday use:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s286p0

[Jango_Fett]

my advice is : switch to 15" rims.
for example 195/50/15 ( decent ) tyre is around 40 euros and that 185/60/14 eco tyre is 50 euros minimum.

[Uzelac]

I need them for everyday driving.

T1R is avaliable in 195/45/14 which is bit too wide.

No 15" rims, really like 14"

[banpei]

I have 185/60 R15 Falken ZE-912 on my Carina and had 195/60 R14 Falken ZE-512 on the Corolla. Both tires are dirt cheap (between 40 and 45 euros per tire) and offer quite good grip in dry conditions. However the ZE-512 don't grip very well in the wet and during the winter I also had bad practice with the ZE-912 in the cold wet surfaces.

But if you seek better performing tires you may want to read here as well:
http://www.aeu86.org/viewtopic/street-ti...ice/t/6428

[Ivan141]

I use Bridgestone Turanza's, 185/60r14 sized..
They cost a bit more, but they are very good tires. Like them a lot better
than the old falken ze 512's, and they perform good in both wet and dry conditions. These are not performance tyres though... I would also advise getting a set of 15"s for those purposes, but they are more than adequate for spirited street driving.

[Uzelac]

Nobody likes /45 - /50 ?

Someone tried ? If you guys on EU roads use 185/60/14 i should give up on lower profiles since Serbian roads are way more bumpy.

[Ivan141]

My current daily (mazda 323) rolls on 185/65 stock, so I needed to stay close to that to avoid big speedo inacuracy.
For serbian roads I would 200% sure stick to 60+ profile tyres...I know the state they're in since I go to serbia every few months nowadays (to see my gf).

I even dislike 45-50 profile tyres on dutch roads...60 is so much more comfortable.

[Uzelac]

Huh..

In that case I must make sure 185/60/14 will fit when I floor my car with coilovers ....

185/60/14 are much more often, will take a look what is avaliable.

thanks

[Ivan141]

As said before:

For daily use stick to Bridgestone / Michelin or other quality tyres...(or defy death and buy Tigar tyres )
For track use and/or good looks get yourself some 15" wheels, so much easier to find cheap good tyres for those.