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Ali Saeed
DieHard
WA
V8 Limited

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 Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 07:10 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
ive got some Maxxis MAV1 235/40/R18 on my car. when i bought it they were pretty much on the way out. because i never got to see these work when they were newer, i am wondering if these are good enough tires to use again, or should i go with some other ones? they are rated W, so the speed rating is pretty good, and they cost about 200 bucks a tire, which is also pretty good.
Chris Round
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT JZZ30

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 Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 07:17 pm, by:  Chris Round (Hermie) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hey Ali,

They are the same tyre I have on the rears. I find they are great for the price - no noticeable road noise, good traction too.

I suppose it depends on what you plan to do - just daily drive they would be fine, but track days or drags or something - probably need a better tyre.

I hope to get my right rear replaced on Saturday - for free - considering I went to a different place to get an alignment - and they got it spot on with a substantial difference in the visual angle of camber. Hopefully they last longer than 5 months this time!
Ali Saeed
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 Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 07:27 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
yeh nah daily driving tyre. im thinking of buying a separate set of track tires.
Scott Wilkes
DieHard
Tasmania
92 TT Factory Manual

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 Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 10:18 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
i have these all around, 265 rear 235 front on 18s, i find them a great tyre, done about 5K on them and no noticible wear yet. Great grip, found them nearly impossible to spin up, and thats with a manual HAHA.

They have broken in now and settled down, and i couldnt be happier
Andrew Ferres
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 Monday, June 08, 2009 - 02:00 pm, by:  Andrew Ferres (Peewee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
MAZ1's are supposed to be a lot better than the MAV1's and not much more expensive. I don't know if the MAZ1's are available in your size though.

I've had MAZ1's before and they are one of the best value tyres around.
Scott Wilkes
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Tasmania
92 TT Factory Manual

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 Monday, June 08, 2009 - 08:39 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
i went in wanting Z1 victra tyres, but due to the fact they didnt make 265/35RZ18 tyres, i resorted to buying the V1s, later to find out that they are listed on there website :-(, so the tyre shop told porkies to me.

Not that happy with that, but they are great tyres for the price, even if they are not the Z1s
Andrew Ferres
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 Monday, June 08, 2009 - 09:15 pm, by:  Andrew Ferres (Peewee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Bob Jane doesn't bring in every Maxxis tyre they make, only whats popular.

I wanted 235/45/17 on the front and 255/40/17 on the rear, but had to settle on 235/45/17 all round as they didn't bring the 255/40/17 into the country.
Scott Wilkes
DieHard
Tasmania
92 TT Factory Manual

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 Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 06:20 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
ah, wish they could of got the Z1s though :-( much better looking tread design, not so blocky.
Ali Saeed
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 Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 02:16 am, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
offtopicish, whats the minimum rim width for 245s and 255s? ive got some 235s on the rear, but i really need 245 or 255...
Andrew Ferres
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 Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 09:17 am, by:  Andrew Ferres (Peewee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
They don't really stipulate a legal minimum rim width, only a maximum rim width.
Just use the manufacturers recommendations for minimum width.

Personally though, for 245's I'd want 8" rims, and 255's, 9".

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