danzick Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 have an 88 gl wagon, and its needing tires like something fierce. it has 175/70s on it now, and they just look sadly too small. so i was thinking some 185/70s? oh and does my car have thsese rear torsion bars i can crank up like everyone talks aabout? or was that the older style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 have an 88 gl wagon, and its needing tires like something fierce. it has 175/70s on it now, and they just look sadly too small. so i was thinking some 185/70s? oh and does my car have thsese rear torsion bars i can crank up like everyone talks aabout? or was that the older style Your car is a EA82 and doesn't have torsion bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 185 70's or even 185 80's would work. I used to run 185 80's on mine before the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 its a 3 speed automatic... aka 0 to 60 time is like 2 minutes so i dont want them so big it takes all the power. how much bigger are the 185/80s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 If its 4WD it should have 185/70's if I recall correctly. 2WD's had 175/70s. If you want a little more height/sidewall get 185/80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 anybody have a picture of their wagon with the 185/80s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eulogious Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 185/80 From les schwab. Starting to get really hard to find. These are snow tires: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danzick Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 wow that cars in awesome shape. ill just pretend i dont know how to put pictures up haha. did you notice a loss of power putting them big things on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eulogious Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Thanks, the car was in great shape until I ran it into a concreate median going 70mph down the freeway Here's its current state: I loved that car. Oh well... The tires are only about an inch bigger, so there was no real power loss. Granted it was a turbo ea82, so there is a little more power , but I did not notice any real difference in "performance". The tires are cheap if you can find them. These were les schwab "winter force" snow tires. I liked them. They at least filled up the wheel well a little bit better. They are getting harder and harder to find in the bigger 13" size though. Took me a little while to hunt them down when I got them a few years back. Good luck finding the tires man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbone Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I would love to have found 185/80s, but they just aren't readily available at the local tire shops I do business with. I'm currently running 185/70 R13 Kumho Solus. I'm happy with them. Not the best pic, but here's a shot with the those tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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