timmae2006
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Fingers crossed here, comon josh out with it now whats the story?
Tyre Recommendations?
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haha i wish. i mean 249 a tire 
it's practically what my shop gets them for.. and only because i know the guy personally.. id love to help out if i could but he needs to make money too i can have a chat to him about bulk for cheaper?? Its worth a try?
it's practically what my shop gets them for.. and only because i know the guy personally.. id love to help out if i could but he needs to make money too i can have a chat to him about bulk for cheaper?? Its worth a try?
timmae2006
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4 sent to Perth? Would be cheaper to buy em here.....
So guys what else in on the market out there or are all the same tyres from 18 months ago still standing????
So guys what else in on the market out there or are all the same tyres from 18 months ago still standing????
timmae2006
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These seem to be the best reviewed
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.php?item_id=16028&next=10
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.php?item_id=16028&next=10
timmae2006
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I found this on those dave
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Kumho/Ecsta-KU31.htm
All the best with em lookin forward to what you have to report
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Kumho/Ecsta-KU31.htm
All the best with em lookin forward to what you have to report
I have heard good things about Summitomo HTRIII's, and I just picked up a second hand set (well done less than 1000km as the injection moulds are still present accross the whole face) in 225/45/17 for $450 (bargain), so I will see how they go in a few weeks when I get home and put them on.
As for the KU31's, I had them on my GT Forester in 225/50/17, and could not complain. Fairly quiet, good grip levels, wore fairly well etc. I wish I had of put them on the leggy last year instead of the KU23's (figured they should be alright, as specs were failry similar, and the price was right). I don't recommend the KU23's however.
Federal 595SS, I have these on the front at the moment in 215/45/17, and seem to be very good value for money. Only around $130 each fitted, good grip in the wet and dry. They are however fairly noisy. I put them on the front before I did a road trip from Adelaide to the Gold Coast, and have now done about 9000km, and look like about 75% tread left. Pretty impressed with that for the tyre rating. I expected to kill them a lot quicker, they were only bought as a temporary measure to until I killed the KU23's on the back (they have done about 23000km)....
As for the KU31's, I had them on my GT Forester in 225/50/17, and could not complain. Fairly quiet, good grip levels, wore fairly well etc. I wish I had of put them on the leggy last year instead of the KU23's (figured they should be alright, as specs were failry similar, and the price was right). I don't recommend the KU23's however.
Federal 595SS, I have these on the front at the moment in 215/45/17, and seem to be very good value for money. Only around $130 each fitted, good grip in the wet and dry. They are however fairly noisy. I put them on the front before I did a road trip from Adelaide to the Gold Coast, and have now done about 9000km, and look like about 75% tread left. Pretty impressed with that for the tyre rating. I expected to kill them a lot quicker, they were only bought as a temporary measure to until I killed the KU23's on the back (they have done about 23000km)....
SLY-031
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Hankook RS-2.
Brillliant. Grip as well in the wet as they do in the dry. Using 225/40R18
Brillliant. Grip as well in the wet as they do in the dry. Using 225/40R18
timmae2006
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I just bought a set of Adrenalins for 244 each fully fitted the owner told me he had em on his 6 litre and they were so good he says they equivalent to a tyre worth 450 which he has on his wifes car, cant tell the difference between them so he did himself out of some business but coz he was honest ive gone with his recommendation expects about 30-35000km on 235.45.r17.... so we shall see
so he did himself out of some business but coz he was honest ive gone with his recommendation expects about 30-35000km on 235.45.r17.... so we shall see
timmae2006
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Adrenalins seem to be very good value but its hard to really test em as ive had to disconnect the ayc but even with it off the car handles much better than the others that were on it even with ayc connected
bradc
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235/45/17 should be 91 or 94. I wouldn't go below 90 personally, and ideally go for 92 or above.
Hmm. Well the 225/40/18 Federals I can find all seem to be 88. Is it only the EVO Federal595's that are above the 90 load rating for the 225's?
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Bridgestone Adrenalins are cheapish these days and if you are serious about a road tyre Yokahama have something sort of between a semi slick and a road tyre going on a lot of evo x's at the moment, can't for the life of me remember the name. $365 ea in a 235/45/17 (no I got the adrenalins and saved the cash)
Hank Scorpio
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If you're going to drop your load rating to 88 it should only be to put 225/40R18 Toyo Proxes R1Rs
If you're going to drop your load rating to 88 it should only be to put 225/40R18 Toyo Proxes R1Rs
Haha yes in a perfect world I would have a set of them and be stuck to the road but my budget is quite limited being a full time student. Federals look the goods! Now to find a set with 92 load rating...
Hank Scorpio
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Not gonna' happen mate. All 595's have a load rating of 88, sorry!
