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Age: 37 Posts: 97 Joined: 30th Oct 2008 Ride: BA mk2 XR6 turbo 6 speed manual Location: Melbourne |
G'day guys and gals,
Just after some advice with regards to tyres. Mine are getting pretty low, as is my wallet so I've started looking around for some cheaper tyres. Came across a bloke selling "Austyres" for $110 each. I know they won't be amazing but has anyone had experience with these? Any other cheap, yet decent tyres that people have come across here in Melbourne? Any help would be much appreciated. Alex
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| Johnson stroker |
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Yeah, I have 2 on the front of the AU as we speak, yes they will get you out of trouble. Don't put too much faith in them, and they are a bit noisy. But they are black and round as well priced for what they are.
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what size wheels? I have Kumho KU19's on my car and they are great for the price. I think I paid $250 a tyre but that is for 235/35/19. Im sure 17's would be alot cheaper.
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That price sounds like 235 45 17's..
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Age: 37 Posts: 97 Joined: 30th Oct 2008 Ride: BA mk2 XR6 turbo 6 speed manual Location: Melbourne |
dc_todd wrote: That price sounds like 235 45 17's.. yea mate thats the size
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I payed $185ea for Khumo KU36's, and have payed $130 for KU31's. Both quite good tyres, the 36's more so.
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Nice Ash, shame they arent the Z1's
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I have Rotalla branded tyres in 235/45/17 and picked them up for under $100 each fitted and balanced.
Good for a daily driver, but are the weak point of my handling. Cheers BenJ
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Age: 37 Posts: 97 Joined: 30th Oct 2008 Ride: BA mk2 XR6 turbo 6 speed manual Location: Melbourne |
thanks lads... those maxxis on ebay look pretty good works out 105 each
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Age: 37 Posts: 97 Joined: 30th Oct 2008 Ride: BA mk2 XR6 turbo 6 speed manual Location: Melbourne |
Also have been browsing gumtree out of interest and have seen this :
http://melbourne.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars- ... Z341147482 Looks like a fairly decent deal
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Don't cheap out on tyres. Going with good rubber is the single biggest, cheapest, and easiest thing you can do to improve the handling, braking, and safety of your ride. Just buy smart. An extra $100-200 now will be long forgotten while you are still enjoying the extra performance.
I would strongly recommend against the Chinese "me too" brands (eg, Linglong) - Wheels magazine tested them, and they were rubbish. Go at least next level up (Kumho, Federal, GT Radial, etc). Also look for run-out specials on premium tyres. I bought Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3s really cheap for both my XR6s on run-out (as the new Asymmetric was being launched), and they are top performing tyres. Now that the Asymmetric 2 is released, I have seen run-out deals on the original Asymmetric.
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Age: 37 Posts: 97 Joined: 30th Oct 2008 Ride: BA mk2 XR6 turbo 6 speed manual Location: Melbourne |
Thanks mate will give that a try... or just stick to the standard dunlops that came with the car
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BenJ wrote: I have Rotalla branded tyres in 235/45/17 and picked them up for under $100 each fitted and balanced. Good for a daily driver, but are the weak point of my handling. Cheers BenJ Haha. I got those from Tyres For Less (Fairfield) $62.50 a pop! Not bad.... In the dry 
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EFFUTURA4.05SP wrote: BenJ wrote: I have Rotalla branded tyres in 235/45/17 and picked them up for under $100 each fitted and balanced. Good for a daily driver, but are the weak point of my handling. Cheers BenJ Haha. I got those from Tyres For Less (Fairfield) $62.50 a pop! Not bad.... In the dry 235/35/r18's on the fairmont and slippery buggers when the road is wet and greasy, 37,XXX on my rear tyres. never been rotated and only replaced the fronts cause of an alignment issue. |
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BEAR80 wrote: EFFUTURA4.05SP wrote: BenJ wrote: I have Rotalla branded tyres in 235/45/17 and picked them up for under $100 each fitted and balanced. Good for a daily driver, but are the weak point of my handling. Cheers BenJ Haha. I got those from Tyres For Less (Fairfield) $62.50 a pop! Not bad.... In the dry 235/35/r18's on the fairmont and slippery buggers when the road is wet and greasy, 37,XXX on my rear tyres. never been rotated and only replaced the fronts cause of an alignment issue. Yeah they aren't any good in the wet... at all! Under normal circumstances its fine, as long as you know the limits of your cars handling with any given tyre. It is when unexpected sh*t happens, thats when they show thier faults. I had a scary moment recently where I needed to brake quickly, and it was like being on ice. It honestly felt like the car would never pull up.
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