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whats a good tyre?

Postby offensive » Sat May 09, 2009 10:36 pm

right now that i got the clutch n stuff fixed, next on my list of to do things is a new set of tyres for my next warrent. Just been getting cheapo 2nd hand ones.
so whats a good 225 40 18 tyre? something thats grips well and lasts well.
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Postby Bling » Sat May 09, 2009 10:45 pm

Search, this comes up every month.
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Re: whats a good tyre?

Postby frost » Sat May 09, 2009 10:48 pm

offensive wrote: something thats grips well and lasts well.

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there is a thread Sergei made about his next tire choice for his sillycar not long ago that has some good info in it. go back about 2 pages
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Postby offensive » Sat May 09, 2009 11:35 pm

yea i know the thread sergi made. That was 2 tyres. i know there is more than 2 tyres out there
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Postby Bling » Sun May 10, 2009 12:08 am

I did a search for tyres in tech section:

viewtopic.php?t=69786&highlight=tyres
viewtopic.php?t=66880&highlight=tyres
viewtopic.php?t=61559&highlight=tyres
viewtopic.php?t=57509&highlight=tyres

Just a few options anyway. Wasn't that hard suprisingly :wink:
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Postby tsoob » Sun May 10, 2009 1:07 am

pm me for tyres :)
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Postby Emperor » Sun May 10, 2009 3:59 pm

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Postby AJz » Sun May 10, 2009 7:10 pm

everyone you ask is gonna tell you something different.

personal experience:

Direzzas: Wear unevenly, good wet and dry grip, been through 2 sets, last about 20,000k's, wouldnt buy them again, too expensive now. And my god the road noise, its like driving a freight train.

GSD3's: Very good wet and dry grip, wear faster than direzzas, are useless when you only have 1/3 tread left (more so than most tires). Retail well above 200 a tyre now.

Hankook K106: Decent grip for the price ($130ish), never ran them more than 2000 k's tho, so couldnt say how the wear over time, not overly loud either.
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Postby offensive » Sun May 10, 2009 7:16 pm

someone should make a tyre sticky thread. I take it tyres have gotten more expensive? i wouldnt know i havent looked up a price of a tyre for a while. Last time i got some toyos priced for about 225 each, now i wouldnt know.
i probably wont be purchasing nething for about a month neways, but might as well start researching. creditcard will come in handy again
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Postby sergei » Sun May 10, 2009 7:46 pm

I consistently ran 50k out GSD3s. (4 sets). At 60k they will be like Jean Luc-Picard's head.
They are useless when they are on 1/3 of thread.
I have already done 5k on RE001 and still a lot of thread, the wear is even. I would rate RE001 higher than Chinese GSD3.
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Postby tsoob » Sun May 10, 2009 9:12 pm

offensive wrote:someone should make a tyre sticky thread. I take it tyres have gotten more expensive? i wouldnt know i havent looked up a price of a tyre for a while. Last time i got some toyos priced for about 225 each, now i wouldnt know.
i probably wont be purchasing nething for about a month neways, but might as well start researching. creditcard will come in handy again


tyre pricing has been affected by the change in the value of our dollar vs the US dollar, what size are you after?

the comment about uneven wear on the dz101, i would sugest its not the tyre but a combination of the pressure and wheel alignment, if you are only getting 20k's out of them you musn't be taking very good care of them.

how often do you check your pressures? how many rotations in that 20ks? did you have the wheel alignment done as soon as you had them put on?
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Hi Tsoob

Postby Anton » Mon May 25, 2009 9:48 am

Hi Tsoob. How much does a wheel alignment cost these days? I think my Marino veers to the left and would like to have it's alignment checked. Cheers.
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Postby rollaholic » Mon May 25, 2009 1:31 pm

most places seem to be around $65, but like anything you pay for what you get
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Postby tsoob » Wed May 27, 2009 10:38 am

for wheel alignments pm pete (tha shz) he is next door to me and does all the alignments for me retail is $75, i believe he does good deals for toyspeed members however.
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Postby IH8TEC » Wed May 27, 2009 10:46 am

and he does awesome wheel alignments, my ra1's have lasted a crap load of kms 15k > on his original wheel alignment nearly 2 yrs ago. most people thought i'd only get 5-7k max, and i have driven them hard.
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Postby offensive » Wed May 27, 2009 11:03 am

all you guys for the tyre deals had to live up in aucks!! im in the tron.

im after 225 - 40 -18 x 4
not after them just yet, my next warrent isnt due for a couple of months i think. Plus next week im getting my wisdom teeth surgically removed, $3500. Hope health insurance comes to the party for that one.

i got quoted over $300 each for direzzas the other day. That was from frank allen tyres i think. (they came round to my work to set up something for the ladys night, i dunno, they were just there so i asked)
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Postby AE86less » Wed May 27, 2009 11:21 am

+1 for Pete at Mullin's Tyres.

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Postby FLAWLES » Wed May 27, 2009 3:01 pm

rob

go talk to tyre power down kiliarney rd
ask for taz
he will look after you something wicked

i can get toyo t1r proxes/dirreza's 245/18/40 for $235ea fitted

also does 17/16 and 15" mega cheap too

tsoob do you stock tyre valves for three peace rims? the metal tye that stick out @ 90 degrees?
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Postby tsoob » Wed May 27, 2009 10:38 pm

offensive wrote:all you guys for the tyre deals had to live up in aucks!! im in the tron.

im after 225 - 40 -18 x 4
not after them just yet, my next warrent isnt due for a couple of months i think. Plus next week im getting my wisdom teeth surgically removed, $3500. Hope health insurance comes to the party for that one.

i got quoted over $300 each for direzzas the other day. That was from frank allen tyres i think. (they came round to my work to set up something for the ladys night, i dunno, they were just there so i asked)


i can send direzzas in that size direct to you for $230 each (including shiping but not fitted and balanced)
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Postby tsoob » Wed May 27, 2009 10:39 pm

FLAWLES wrote:rob

go talk to tyre power down kiliarney rd
ask for taz
he will look after you something wicked

i can get toyo t1r proxes/dirreza's 245/18/40 for $235ea fitted

also does 17/16 and 15" mega cheap too

tsoob do you stock tyre valves for three peace rims? the metal tye that stick out @ 90 degrees?


i can get them for you, how many you after? 235ea fitted and balanced is very cheap is it a good mate of yours??
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