Need Help On Tire Choice
Jul 7, 2008, 04:27 PM
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Need Help On Tire Choice
Hi. I have a 2002 Lancer es and have started autocrossing this year. I need new tires and i am having an impossible time finding any good autocross tires that will fit the stock wheels. I have a second set of stock wheels to put these tires on so i dont need them to serve any other purpose but for autocrossing. I would buy different wheels but i definetly want to stay in stock class. I have searched forums, tirerack and have talked town fair tire. After all this searching the conclusion I have come up with is that nobody makes high performance tires for this size wheel. I just wanted to ask you guys whether this is true. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Jul 8, 2008, 05:53 PM
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Yeah the tire options for 14" wheels are pretty small. The market for 14" performance tires is even smaller. Most cars with 14" tires are... exactly what the lancer is designed to be... an economically friendly grocery getter. Unfortunately that's what we have 
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The reason that my profile says i drive an evo 8 is because this is my dads username and he drives an evo. I was told by somone that i could run 195/60/14 on stock steelies. Is this possible? If it is this would be great because they make alot of good tires in this size like the Falken Azenas
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I agree with Amby... if you want to do some auto-cross, you should definitely look into getting a set of 15 inch wheels. I'm sure you can find a good package deal for wheels and tires. There just isn't a strong market for performance or auto-cross tires in 14's, so there isn't much to choose from.
Jul 8, 2008, 08:06 PM
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Do the rules of stock class allow you to change tire size (ie. run something other than 185/65/14)? Realistically you're not going to be competitive in stock class since a 185/65 tire will suck at autocrossing, it's a tiny contact patch and a giant sidewall. You're better off moving up one class and running decent tires rather than squeal your way around in stock class.
