<VV> New "stock" tires for LM's

[Ignacio Valdes]

I agree do the extra work to get the original size tire. The commonly
available good enough size makes the stance of the car odd, too low to the
ground. I used simpltire.com in 2018:  Maxxis MA-1 185/80R-13 price then
was $324 for 4. I had them shipped to NTB to be mounted. I don't recommend
NTB. They did all kinds of counter pricing add-ons that made it cost a
bunch more after they have your tires at the place, you show up with your
car in person, and are captive.  -- IV

On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 9:45 PM FrankDuVal via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Direct from Maxxis? That's how I bought them several years ago.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> On 3/22/2020 1:12 PM, edward szuch via VirtualVairs wrote:
> > I'm looking for a new set of "stock" tires for my 66 Corsa.  I want to
> keep
> > the stock appearance and am looking for the narrow whitewall (or close to
> > it).  I currently have a set of '96 Goodyear Decathlon tires on it in our
> > typical P185/80R-13 size.
> > The only tires I can find in this size are the Maxxis whitewalls listed
> at
> > Amazon.
> > Does anybody know of a different source?
> > Second question.....I'll need to replace the valve stems as well.  With
> all
> > the Chinese suppliers for just about everything, are there any I should
> > stay away from or features to avoid (I know, a valve stem is pretty
> > simple)?  I've run into problems with American companies using Chinese
> > sourced junk so I'm just a bit leery.
> > Thanks very much.
> > Gary Szuch
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