I'm going a different route on my next set of front tires - trying these IOTA EVT (Standard)'s instead!

[KX5062]

Troop, what's the tire ratings? I don't see it listed.

 

[troop]

Troop, what's the tire ratings? I don't see it listed.

UTQG 320AA with a wet traction A rating. They're designed with a softer compound due to the instant TQ that an electric vehicle can put to the ground. If used on a car, they'd likely have a short(er) tread life, but on the front of a Spyder that won't be a concern. They still have a load rating of over 800#, so I'm running the standard car tire 18#.

 

[Knizar]

I got the tires mounted/balanced yesterday and I put them on today. They spin freely, as I expected, because they are OEM 165/55R15 size. I did shim the fenders prior while trying to fit the 165/60 Vredesteins (PIA!) I'll likely remove the shims at some point to center the fender to OEM. The PPA wheels are 5.5" (versus OEM 5"), so the tire will be centered better. I was a bit bummed, as the tire shop didn't have black low profile adhesive wheel weights. You can see the silver thru my PPA wheels if looking closely. I'll buy some black ones over the winter and have them re-balance the wheels with those. I'll ride with them later this week.

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That looks to be a an asymmetrical design, do these tires have "This Side Out " on the sidewalls?

How much weight to balance each tire?

 

[troop]

That looks to be a an asymmetrical design, do these tires have "This Side Out " on the sidewalls?

How much weight to balance each tire?

Yup .. The tires do have "This side out" on sidewall. One wheel took .50 ounce, the other took 1.50oz. This is due to one of my PPA wheels being a bit heavier (per my local installer). One PPA wheel always takes a touch more balancing weights, whether if the tires were Vredestein/Achilles/Kanines.