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General Category / General Discussion / Re: suitable mid range tyres for combined road and track use
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on: October 21, 2008, 02:51:47 PM
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I must admit i am a little nervous about 225/50/15 on 15x7 rims on the Alfetta. They will fill the wheel space awfully well and the guards will probably require rolling. I had driven a 116 with fat wheels n tyres and didnt like it much at all.
I also have a nice set of 14x6 rims thet require painting that i can fit 185 or 195/60/14 Toyos to that would result in a "Group S' compliance and not take any 'feel' away from the steering and be a cheaper end result for me which i do need to be mindful of.
Then i could sell the Simmons B45 15x7's to pay for the 14x6 tyres. - any offers?
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: suitable mid range tyres for combined road and track use
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on: October 17, 2008, 10:18:21 PM
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cheers Scott n Green, i intend to keep the B45's on permanently Scott so i was concerned about wear when min 60% of the time at least will be on the road, rather than track and based on that i thought i might be able to spend around $500 a set.
I was always intending to buy TOYOs and i had RA1s on the sprint before but for 15x7, cost for R888s is about $1000 so will take a lot longer to fund and I really wanna get out on the track ASAP.
So, i was really hoping to find something mid-range, medium-soft road tyre as opposed to "R"s. RA1's might be cheaper than R888s which are about the cheapest "R" spec going 'round. I'll check with "my dealer"
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General Category / General Discussion / suitable mid range tyres for combined road and track use
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on: October 16, 2008, 10:02:33 PM
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OK, I have a set of 15x7 Simmons B45's that i want to put some new tyres on. i was going to fit "R" specs but this car will be 60% road, 40% track and I am on a budget (well no money actually).
Is there a cheap but decent sticky road tyre that is sticky enough for occasional circuit work - regularity but not too quick to wear when mostly used on the road? That way i can fit these lovely wheels to my Alfetta GTV sooner rather than later / never.
What about P6's, GT's? I think some VIC members have fitted a Bridgestone of sorts and maybe buffed as an interim step before committing to "R"s.
Cheapest "R"s are TOYO which are popular over here in the Wild West but still $1000 for a set of 225/15s.
Ed
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