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Stingraynut:
I have 275x40x17” 1989 rims and recently put two new Falken tyres on the rear. The front Falkens are about 60% worn.

The car slides around in the wet – it’s shocking. A flat top ute went past me while I was out of control in a 4 wheel drift – we’d been going the same speed around the roundabout and were exiting, me on the outside.

I was following a 76 Stingray and lost it on a corner going 30kph ! The Stingray had no problems and we weren’t trying to go fast, the 76 is a high gloss show winner.

I discovered this thread on the Corvette Forum - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=613364

He speaks for me too !

There’s a lot of praise for Kumho Ecsta tyres also the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-DS (not the Supercar) and also Firestone  Firehawks SZ50EP, but I don’t know what is available here in Australia.

My 275x40x17” appears to be an unusual and therefore expensive size. I paid $400 each for the Falkens – seems like a lot of money for something that doesn’t work.

Can anyone recommend a brand and or distributor for a good wet weather tyre. I figure that with such a wide tyre they’ll all hold OK in the dry.

S’nut

77CVT:
Yep - Falkens suck!  $400 ea for those!!!  ;eek;eek;eek  We pay $250 ea down here!

Unfortunately those are the only reasonably priced tyres unless you want to go to $800 Pirelli's.  We just can't get the sizes over here.

I'd get onto someone that imports stuff from Japan and get a set from there.  It may be a cheaper option.

Stingraynut:
Hi 77CVT,  $250 each !!!! John Bondock got mine for me, in Brisbane, about $390 each – are you maybe thinking about the 16” size, I know they’re cheaper.

Your news re the lack of choice depresses me. I tried a company here in Cairns that imports Japanese tyres but they never see 17”. Can you recommend anyone in Brisbane I could try ?

Thanks,

S’nut

77CVT:
Doh! That was for 16 inch!

Don't know anyone in Brisbane .....surely if the guy imports tyres from Japan he could source them for you??

Stingraynut:
The importer here was Cairns Secondhand Tyres – They said that they just get sent a container load with no choices…there’s no way to order   …hmmmmm, what a way to do business, they must get them very cheap.

I’m currently getting a list of good wet weather tyres form the Cforum –
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?&id=619574&postid=1544745294#1544745294
then I’ll see what is available here from the manufacturers. I have 6 to 12 months left in the fronts so I hope to use the available time to get the right tyre at the right price.

Meanwhile I’m getting my blower and aircon system checked tomorrow by a tech. I have all the electronics working now but I think the evapoator is clogged and the doors not sealing.

This vette-caring IS a full time job.

S’nut

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