Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 09:41 am, by: Ty Mackay(Duo89)
Hi again, as your all aware my car decided to blow a tyre yesterday haha!
im after a new one, preferably two, but cant seem to get hold of any cheaper than 300, i have tyre size, and rim size, does anyone have these? or were i can get some,
or if you think i should change the tyre sizes all together?
cheers
FRONT: 235/40 ZR 18inch, RIM SIZE FRONT: 18-8 BACK: 275/35 ZR 18inch, RIM SIZE BACK 18-9.
yes, back tyres very Fcuking wide! haha!
should i change all 4 tyre sizes? or im not sure, tyres arnt really an area of mine? if any area at all however i have learnt alot from this website its GREAT!
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 12:49 pm, by: James Cahir(James987)
If youre not replacing all of them, it is recommended to change them in pairs, i.e both fronts at the same time, both rears. The only other tyre advice I can give you is to not buy Wanli's, I have them on the front of mine (came with the wheels) and they are •••• . Noisy at various speeds, not particularly grippy. They even look cheaply made. I've got Nankang NS2's on the back, and honestly for a cheap tyre, they are pretty good.
I had Silverstone 18" tyres on my old VS Commodore, and for $180 a corner they were also a pretty good cheap tyre.
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 02:36 pm, by: Keenan Edinger(Keenan585)
Definitely change them in pairs Ty. Have you been down to your local Tyrepower/Bob Janes/Beaurepaires/Bridgestone/Good Year tyre places to get a quote and check out your options? I just got 4 new Kuhmo's (same size as your fronts) put on for 245 a piece. Nice tyres, cant complain.
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 06:57 pm, by: Chris Round(Hermie)
hey Ty,
sorry to hear about the tyres - i went through that late last year - first a front - then 3 weeks later a rear! only because of the previous owners idiotic lowering and non alignment meaning they scrubbed themselves down to threads.
anyway - if you aren't racing every weekend, and are after cheap tyres, i ended up getting bob jane Xenon Z1 same as your fronts - for $170 each installed.
sure they aren't an amazing tyre but i find them good for general road handling and i've only broken rear traction a few times while really pushing it, so pretty grippy too.
i'm not an expert on tyres either, but I do personal budgets all the time and these were kind to the budget!
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