195/55R14s, anyone still make them?

The excellent Toyo T1R is still available in 195/55-14 in North America, but that size isn't shown on the Toyo Australia website.

Mal, I use Falken Azenis for autocrossing but they also make for really good street tires. I've got 195 / 60 / 14's. They may not be a perfect circumference but the difference is quite small IIRC. They're fairly inexpensive for the wonderful grip they offer. You might do some digging on these.

Chris

OK, I have abandoned the idea of 195/55R14's, probably getting a set of Yokohama Cdrives, 185/55R14s. I have them on my VY Wagon, been fairly impress so far. (For the Americans this is kinda like a 2003 Pontiac GTO station wagon with a 3.8L Buick V6)

Anyone running Cdrives care to comment?

I'd only say 'never heard of them' on the C drives!? But aren't you going to be off just a bit with that size? Isn't 185 / 60 / 14 standard? Maybe that's not a concern to you, I don't think it would bother me but I do prefer wider to narrower generally!

Chris

Not a lot of options. Anything wider on a 14" rim is rare in the USA, almost unknown here in Australia. Going to a 15" is a possibility, but most aftermarket wheels are either heavy, weak, poorly balanced or real expensive. I don't want ot put on a set of cheapy Chinese wheels made by slave laborers out of recycled coke cans, and I don't want to pay a fortune for new tyres.

Mal, A good option here (and possibly there) is an OEM set of Miata wheels. They shouldn't be very expensive and they are generally reasonable in weight too.

Chris