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Any tire companies that make 165/55/15 tires other than Kenda?
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jcthorne
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We use the Yokohama AVID 175/55R15 as the replacement and they fit fine with all 4 fender types. Great tire, amazing traction smooth quiet ride and LONG life. We have been installing this tire on Spyders for a decade now and have a great many sets in use.
troop
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Not since shortly after the pandemic. Federal and Achilles both used to bring in 165/55R15 tires (Formoza and Economist), but not for a few years. I have a set of the Achilles on my OEM rims and am quite satisfied with them. I think I paid right around $50 each for them. While not popular stateside, the 165/55R15 is quite popular in Europe with their smaller cars. I haven't had any luck fitting 165/60R15's on my 2022 RT S2S without rubbing. I have shimmed the fenders and installed flatter head screws, but still get the shish shish sound (no, it's NOT my rotors). I had no issues when they were on my 2019 F3S. Weird
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Motorcycledave
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Michelin, Perelli, Continental, To name a few available at Costco. Americas and Discount Tire Co, Tire Rack.
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BajaRon
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JayBros
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I have just under 600 mi on new Quatrac 165/60R15 fronts and they are everything Ron says. Replaced aged Federal EVOs and ride is much smoother; speedo and GPS now agree w/in 1 mph up to 80. Have also found local 7-Eleven selling Exxon with pump nozzles that allow supreme control of fuel flow into the tank so I can fill it all the way, thereby improving my per tank range. When my General Altimax rear requires replacement, I will try a Quatrac.
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We can actually get Hankook Ventus V4 H105 175/55R15 tires here in Oz (I think they're the same compound as your North American versions?!
) and while they do work pretty well on our roads in our ambient temps while running at 16-18psi for most when the roads are dry; at least here in South Oz, some (many?? Maybe even most?? Including me! ) have found that when the weather changes and the roads get even just a little bit wet, those Hankooks really need to drop about 2 psi in pressure and then to be ridden very carefully for 30 minutes or so to get them back up to their ideal operating temps & best grip levels on the wet roads; and until they do that, they don't have too much grip, especially if you push them, and you might even (like I did!) have a few fairly exciting bum-puckering moments before they warm up properly again! :shocked: But they do work well in the dry, and they last pretty well too, maintaining their dry weather grip levels effectively all the way down to the tread wear bars (some I've seen have even run 50,000+ km
). And they work OK in the wet too, once they're warmed up properly! :thumbup:If you go with them, you might want to choose to run them at the lower pressure needed for the better wet weather traction all the time, but that does tend to see them running a bit hot on dry roads, and that will wear them out a tad quicker (especially so for a 205 or 215 Hankook running on the rear!) - still not as quickly as the OEM Kendas & their clones; and in my personal opinion, they STILL outperform and last somewhat better than the OEM Kendas ALL the time anyway, so they might not be the absolute best choice, but if you can get them, you could do a lot worse. :2thumbs:
Just Sayin'
JayBros
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Don't understand what you're looking for after your "..."
This link is for 165/65R15 Tire Rack search shipped to 44411 (zip code of a late friend Spyder owner):
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Tire...tio=60&rearDiameter=15&performance=ALLhttp://
This link is from a Trie Rack search for 165/60R15 to same Zip Code:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Tire...tio=65&rearDiameter=15&performance=ALLhttp://
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Cobranut
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Both of those are 60 or 65 aspect ratio. We need 55 aspect ratio for a proper fit and better handling.
troop
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Total proper fit maybe, better handling nope. My F3S handled like it was on rails with Vredestein 165/60R15 front tires and Goodyear Ultra Grip rear tire installed. No matter what I did with my 2022 Rt S2S, I couldn't get away from slight tire rubbing. I shimmed the fenders and installed flatter head screws to no avail. Quality car tires will improve Spyder handling immensely.
BajaRon
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I'm with troop. The 60's will fit and will handle so much better than the OEM tires that you'll be happy. If you want 55's, you'll have to go with 175's or OEM.
JayBros
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I am glad to see the sentence. When I switched from the Crapendas I did so because of a fault that dealt with inability to get an OEM replacement properly balanced, and switched to Federal EVO 595s at Lamonster's suggestion, and the handling difference was several orders of magnitude better than OEMs; and I pushed the EVOs hard, very hard sometimes. I have done some spirited apexing on moderately twisty roads with the the Quatrac 165/60X15Rs and the Spyder tracks like it's on rails. I am reticent to discuss handling as a topic because my frame of reference is how my Spyder handles for me, and I know basically nothing about how others ride except that they do. Will I push the Quatracs as hard as I pushed the EVOs, probably not. Why? Because a Big Guy somewhere has given me another decade of trips around the sun and, hopefully, more wisdom as I continue through my ninth one.
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