I am looking for a good kind of 185/80/r13 tire, I would like a nice, cheap (under $65) snow tire and also a good all weather road tire in the same size and cost, anybody have some suggestions?

 

also does anybody have a pic of a brat with 185/80's and a 4" lift? I want to see how it looks.

i've used that size tire for years, but i've never been able to find a snow tread. only all weather. and i don't have a good one to recomend. i get tires at a junkyard cause my car handles like rump roast and eats rubber no matter what i put on it. PLEASE let me know if you find that size w/ a snow tread. i would definately buy them.

Try good old Sears. $170 for 4 185/80/13 all weather WEATHERHANDLERS on the 82 stock Brat and out the door. Certainly not a performance tire but adequate for my needs.

I checked e-tire on the internet and they have a snowtire in that size, whitewall too.

cooper tire makes a 185/80/r13. they have a snow tire that is fairly aggresive. i think it is called the weathermaster st or something like that. i think the website is http://www.coopertire.com

Originally posted by snowstormer

cooper tire makes a 185/80/r13. they have a snow tire that is fairly aggresive. i think it is called the weathermaster st or something like that. i think the website is http://www.coopertire.com

 

Yep...go HERE and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. Cooper sells these tires in that size:

 

 

Also check out the Kumho ECSTA 700 at http://www.tirerack.com. They are $62 Rally tires and come in 165/80QR13. LINK

 

the weathermasters sound kick-rump roast! How much?, it didn't mention a price on the page

cool...... so has anyone used those coopers (in any size)?

i just put a set on my wifes 91 4wd loyale. got them for $50 each including mounting and balancing at the local cooper dealer.she has only put about 300 miles on them. i have heard from a few local people that they are excellent in the snow.

 

we got about 3" 2 days ago, wet and slushy, and they seemed ok, although 3" is not enough to tell, you need a least a foot to tell if a tire is any good!

 

i have no idea how long they hold up treadwise, but for $50 each i figured i would give them a shot.

Damn, at 50 bucks those tires are mine.

 

they are a total of 24.8 inches in Diameter, how much rubbing will I get?

 

Somepeople said that 185/80's will fit under the hood? whats all of you guy's opinions on that?

They won't rub unless you are taking your brat off jumps and such like that.. should fit under the hood too, but don't quote me on that

Originally posted by the sucker king

cool...... so has anyone used those coopers (in any size)?

 

I have the older Cooper Wintermaster in that size ( I think ) on my XT.

 

The same mold is available from Vulcan Tire or Tire Rack. They look like this:

 

 

 

When I put these on, I liked them so much I talked a friend into putting them on his Volvo sedan. The day we went to get them it snowed 10 inches. I tossed him the keys to my XT Turbo 4wd and hung on. We'd stop at a red light next to a camaro, or even 4x4 pickup and on green, he'd just FLOOR IT. We'd accelerate like it was the 4th of July !

 

Incredible.

 

For a _snow_ tire, this kind of tread pattern is hard to beat.

 

 

John Wilke

Milwaukee

I personally have used the Firestone Winterfire tire in that size (185/80/13) on my last Brat. Those tires were amazing!

 

Has anyone tried those Wal-mart tires...I think they're called Douglas Xtra-Trac? They come in the 185/80/13 size and they only cost $28.33 per tire. They have a 40,000 mile warranty and the tread looks decent.

Originally posted by AKIRA

Damn, at 50 bucks those tires are mine.

 

they are a total of 24.8 inches in Diameter, how much rubbing will I get?

 

Somepeople said that 185/80's will fit under the hood?

 

i thought i measured them out as much smaller. no rubbing on a hatch at all. even off road. never tried to stick it under the hood.

 

thanks for the testimonial, biff, i'll give them a shot.