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I am aware of the "won't fit spare wheel space" point. It's a consideration but, I suggest, is unwisely given overwhelming priority.
For the vast majority of the time the spare space will be occupied by the 175/80 spare (any old tyre will do so long as it is not unsound & in-date). On the rare occasion that you have a flat & have to accommodate temporarily a tyre that won't fit the spare space, put it in the plastic garbage bag that you could carry for that purpose & shove it somewhere else.
I mention this as the available choice of 175/80 tyres seems dire. Equal in circumference (thus gearing) & suitable for a 5" rim is 185/75. That size contains one readily available tyre, Hankook's Kinergy Eco 2, which, though scarcely wonderful (I have them as fronts on my two RER toys) would be a decided step up from the 175/80 choices on any performance parameter you care to name. Bob Jane lists them for $141 but they are frequently offered on "4 for price of 3" deals.
In your situation they are what I'd choose.
(Alternatively, you could, I suppose spend quite a lot of money on classic tyres in 175/80. See:
I can't see why you'd bother though.)
cheers! Peter
For the vast majority of the time the spare space will be occupied by the 175/80 spare (any old tyre will do so long as it is not unsound & in-date). On the rare occasion that you have a flat & have to accommodate temporarily a tyre that won't fit the spare space, put it in the plastic garbage bag that you could carry for that purpose & shove it somewhere else.
I mention this as the available choice of 175/80 tyres seems dire. Equal in circumference (thus gearing) & suitable for a 5" rim is 185/75. That size contains one readily available tyre, Hankook's Kinergy Eco 2, which, though scarcely wonderful (I have them as fronts on my two RER toys) would be a decided step up from the 175/80 choices on any performance parameter you care to name. Bob Jane lists them for $141 but they are frequently offered on "4 for price of 3" deals.
In your situation they are what I'd choose.
(Alternatively, you could, I suppose spend quite a lot of money on classic tyres in 175/80. See:
175/80 R14 Classic Tyre Selection & Innertubes
175 R14 the perfect tyres for the Triumph Stag. Get the best classic tyres from Longstone Tyres. Call +44 (0) 1302711123 for more information.
www.longstonetyres.co.uk
cheers! Peter