RXTurbo Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Hi, does anyone over here have Kelly Wintermark tyres on their cars? I had these tyres on my old ea81 car in the 175/75/13 size, and they were pretty good offroad, but I was wondering if anyone had tried out the 205/75/14's they are 26.4" in diameter so fit under a 3" lifted EA82 car. Just wondering what sort of life you are getting and if they came close to the bigger brand M/T tyres. Thanks Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Ben...how do the 13's handle on the HWY... i have a 3dr ea82... sparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NV Zeno Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 I've had Wintermarks on my EA81 wagon, 185/70-13 for some time now. I've been very satisfied with their performance on the road, snow (sometimes bumper deep), and wear. They're getting a little thin now, and much noisier than when new. I'd definitely get another set, if I could find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 go to Tirefactory.com...they have 3 locations in nevada...ck it out sparkster.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXTurbo Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 Haha, keep in mind they were on a 1982 Automatic EA81, It couldn't go fast enough to make comment on their highway suitability Nah, they were alright, not too squirmy, not too noisy. Wear was ok. The worse tyres I ever had on a car were a set of rally retreads, basically a retread tyre designed for doing rallycross etc - they were very soft and on the highway were very squirmy and noisy and all over the place - on dirt was a different story though - phenomenal grip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 iam thinking about ck'g these out.....instead of upgrading to 14's .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NV Zeno Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 go to Tirefactory.com...they have 3 locations in nevada...ck it outsparkster.... Those locations are quite a distance from us here at the Ranch in 89451..There's a dealer in South Tahoe that's been good to me over the years, I can get Wintermarks there (although the California Tree Hugger taxes and surcharges are encouraging me to buy in Carson or Reno, NV). Thanks for the info, though:) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXTurbo Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 I am having a LOT of trouble finding someone here that wants to sell them to me, looks like I'll be getting Nankang 830's Thanks for the replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 If you are bumping up to a 14" rim and you are offroading you can look at some real AT series tires I know most "AT" tires have some pretty wussy tread patterns but with 14" rims you really have a wider selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXTurbo Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 The Nankang 830 is a 215/75/15 tyre in an AT/MT pattern so is fairly aggressive. I have driven a legacy with them on sand and they were awesome. Best of all they are only $144aud each, which is around $100usd each (if that is a lot for you then trust me, it isn't much here... 27" BFG AT's are $190aud, the other major 4wd tyres go from $200 on up!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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