145r12 Yokohama Super Digger II's

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Re: 145r12 Yokohama Super Digger II's

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audiocontr wrote:I found a set of 13" fiat rims plus spare locally. Doesnt look like there is much of a tire selection for 13" either
This is true when looking for aggressive 13" tires.
Only one I have found and purchased is the DMack Grippa rally tires (the Canadian supplier had to ship them from England about a year and a half ago and took him a year to do it (2.5 years for a set of tires :mrgreen: )
Good news is Tony Cruthers out of Portland can supply them
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Re: 145r12 Yokohama Super Digger II's

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Im now of the opinion is 12" or 14". The 13" rims are just too limiting when there are so many 12" tire options (mini trucks)

To change the question a bit - Is there a 12" fiat rim option?
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Re: 145r12 Yokohama Super Digger II's

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Not sure re the Fiat 12" question as I have never looked/googled.
Re mini trucks. Most tires are not DOT approved, some care some don't
I only know of the Black Diamond ATV tires that are crazy aggressive and DOT legal for on road use
All depends what your using it for. If it lives on a farm then DOT rating does not matter
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There are starting to be a number of "DOT approved" ATV tires - here is another option: EFX Motogrips

These are available in 14 and 15 inch sizes though... smallest diameter is 25.75"

http://cocomponents.com/dealer/efx-moto ... -atv-tire/

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For the STI Black Diamonds - the ones under 25" diameter are pretty low on their load ratings:

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Re: 145r12 Yokohama Super Digger II's

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These are the tires l found in 13" 155/80 . Not expensive. Great on and off road.
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Looks like a nice tire - diameter should be 22.76" according to the online calculator I found.
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audiocontr wrote:Im now of the opinion is 12" or 14". The 13" rims are just too limiting when there are so many 12" tire options (mini trucks)

To change the question a bit - Is there a 12" fiat rim option?
I have 12" rims (Haflinger), 13" rims (Alfa Romeo) and 14" (Fiat). There are the Yokohama M&S for the 12" but other than the Mayolas and ATV tyres there are no true offroad tyres. I have not found any true offroad tyres for 13" wheels but I think that there may be some Rally tyres but I have not found them. Maxxis make a proper road legal Mud Terrain tyre in 185R14 and 195R14 tyres for 14" rims.

As far as other 12" rims - the Fiat 126 wheel is a 12" 98mm pcd wheel - certainly here is Aust these are available at wreckers in Aust if you look and are relatively cheap.

An alternative is to use a 98mm to 110mm adaptor/spacer and then use ATV wheels with appropriate tyres. I dont think these will overload the bearings and will widen the track to made the Haffie a bit more stable. Unfortunately here is Aust no ATV tyres (like Black Diamond) are legal for road use but that may not be the case in North America.

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