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tintin
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tyre selection
« on: Apr 15th, 2006, 2:06pm » |
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i need a new front tyre on my cossie 24v, it has 205/65/15 at the moment, whats everyone been buying for their cars? cheap prices? worth splashing out £100 on a pirelli? how important to match treads on the front?
sorry, used to drive a mini, they were £15 each, so this is a bit daunting!!
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on Apr 15th, 2006, 2:06pm, tintin wrote: how important to match treads on the front?
sorry, used to drive a mini, they were £15 each, so this is a bit daunting!! |
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dont forget,the tyres are your ONLY contact with the road,my tyres on line are recommended,used them myself,competitive prices as well,in my opinion i would buy a pair though,and stick the other one on the spare or sometrhing like that..
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lonesomecajun
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Re: tyre selection
« Reply #2 on: Apr 15th, 2006, 2:46pm » |
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Well assuming you have standard 16" wheels on your car that's an odd size tyre you've got on there - Standard fitments are 225/50/16 or 205/55/16 that's a high profile tyre you've got there.
I'd change the pair if I were you and go for a pair of Hankook Ventus Sport K104 at 225/50/16 - these are a fantastic tyre for the price - £58 each from http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html
I've used them myself and I know of at least one other Scorpio owner on here who's used them as well and we both agree that they are a great tyre - better than a lot of the so-called premium brands at about half the price.
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Re: tyre selection
« Reply #3 on: Apr 15th, 2006, 2:51pm » |
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yep, can get falcons for £50 inc vat and delivery from tyretraders, always liked falcons and good price, or £102 for Goodyear Eagle Ventura to match the other side.... might as well get 2 falcons?
£6 for local fitting....
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Re: tyre selection
« Reply #4 on: Apr 15th, 2006, 2:53pm » |
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i have a '95 cossie ultima, has standard alloys at 15", i think 16" were cost option.....
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Re: tyre selection
« Reply #6 on: Apr 15th, 2006, 4:08pm » |
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teardrop alloys are 15", multispoke 16"
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Re: tyre selection
« Reply #7 on: Apr 15th, 2006, 11:17pm » |
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I once had a set of four new 225/50/16 tyres fitted to my old Scorpio taxi (can't remember the make) & they were £45 each inc fitting, valve & balance. They were some eastern european make & the arrows (they were directional) on the tyres went the wrong way to the grips. They actually lasted 32000 miles with no trouble at all. Although they gave quite a hard ride.
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