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(Message started by: tintin on Apr 15^th, 2006, 2:06pm)

Title: tyre selection
Post by tintin on Apr 15^th, 2006, 2:06pm

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!!

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by craig on Apr 15^th, 2006, 2:40pm

on 04/15/06 at 14:06:11, 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!!

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..

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by lonesomecajun on Apr 15^th, 2006, 2:46pm

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.

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by tintin on Apr 15^th, 2006, 2:51pm

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....

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by tintin on Apr 15^th, 2006, 2:53pm

i have a '95 cossie ultima, has standard alloys at 15", i think 16" were cost option.....

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 15^th, 2006, 3:33pm

hi there

i've went for a pair of Kumho's ku31. very, very good tyre!

see my post....http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=display;num=1139518082;start=15

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by nuttyscorp on Apr 15^th, 2006, 4:08pm

teardrop alloys are 15", multispoke 16"

hth

Russ

Title: Re: tyre selection
Post by jonnycab on Apr 15^th, 2006, 11:17pm

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.