I did a search on 185/80 and came up with a lot of Van tyres....
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The rolling diameter is wrong .... It's going to be low geared and your speedo will under read. you need 185/80 ... 195/75, 205/65. My preference is anything round under the back and 215/65 under the nose
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Shane L.
I did a search on 185/80 and came up with a lot of Van tyres....
The difference in rolling circumference relates to speed thus:
CX Auto
185/80 37km/h/1,000rpm
195/70 35km/h/1,000rpm
The other point to note is 195/70 14 were fitted standard to CXs in the latter years. Steering is noticeably better on 195/70 than anything wider. However the fact that we are talking about an early manual steer CX it would be sacrilege to fit anything wider or lower profile. Probably your best bet is to stick with 185/80 and pump them up. Also make sure everything in the front suspension and steering is perfect so you will be able to drive it. The only manual steer CX I have driven was very hard work.
Hmm! "Sacrilege" aside...................
Just to note that, whichever variation of the above recommendations you chose, the advertised cost for all four (fitted & balanced) would be c. $400. Hankook have a $50 cashback promotion on at the moment (ends 31 August) so with this applied, total cost would be $350. I venture to suggest that this is rather better than the prices in your initial post
You will have to carry a 185 as a spare as 195 won't fit. Mine has a 185R14 XVS as spare. I have had to use it once in 10 years due to a valve problem and even though it must be more than 20 years old, still did the job, although I would treat it as the space saver in the Prius if I ever was stuck in the country with a flat and limit speed to 80 with it on the back. From my experience a flat tyre is a very rare occurrence these days.
Reminds me, I think I have an original MXV3 spare on my Xantia dating from 1995. Hope I never need to use it as the rubber will be that brittle it will probably disintegrate. John
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