NSW Corvettes

Technical Tips => Brakes, Suspensions, Steering, Wheels & Tyres => Topic started by: onya on December 05, 2004, 09:06:22 PM

Title: Tyres
Post by: onya on December 05, 2004, 09:06:22 PM
Got new tyres fitted on saturday TOYO Proxes 245-50R-16.  The cost on the $882. Is that good or what! I saw the list price of $265 each. It's good to know someone. ;41:);35;28;39;40;)
Title: Tyres
Post by: 77CVT on December 06, 2004, 09:54:09 AM
Sounds like a good deal!  Have you had recommendations on those?

Are they hard/soft compound?  My rears are wearing quite badly....for some reason.
Title: Tyres
Post by: corman on December 06, 2004, 08:14:38 PM
Sounds like a good price, I have 315/35/17 on the back, they were  $400 each, on the front i've got 275/40/17 they were $330 each. (sumitomo) ,very happy with them.
Title: Tyres
Post by: corman on December 06, 2004, 08:22:13 PM
Oh yeah, I get told all the time, 'heard you go the other morning' by my neighbours too. But I only drive it on weekends.
Title: Tyres
Post by: Thunder Kiss on December 06, 2004, 08:34:29 PM
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Originally posted by 77CVT
My rears are wearing quite badly....for some reason.

;39 Yeah, I've seen the way you drive!;39

The price on those tyres sounds real cheap, how bad are they?;mmm
Title: Tyres
Post by: MJ355 on December 06, 2004, 08:45:40 PM
;laughquoted by homer simpson when i start my car i want my neighbours to think the world is coming to a end;laugh
Title: Tyres
Post by: 77CVT on December 07, 2004, 09:53:46 AM
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;39 Yeah, I've seen the way you drive!;39


I think it's an alignment problem.....the rear end is always out to the side!  ;35
Title: Tyres
Post by: onya on December 07, 2004, 09:06:27 PM
After having Kelly tyres any tyre would be good, I gave it a quick spurt 160 on the F3 and it went well. As for the compound, when i hit it at the lights it burns rubber, my wife wouldn't let me hit the corners hard (complains a lot when I drive fast, u know the feeling). I am very happy with them.
As for starting early for work, my neighbour just retired and I am will be his alarm clock he he he he;26;41. What a ;ass I can be. He didn't mind the ride only the noise.
Title: Tyres
Post by: johnny86convert on December 08, 2004, 08:02:09 AM
hi  gang,  Onya  I  had  the  same  problem  at  the  2000  convention  at  Rooty  hill,  steve  brown  told  me  to  wake  up  people  at  6.45am  so  I  did  it  with  my  big  block  in  the  car  park  heheheheheheheheheheheheh  bloody  thing  kept  going  sideways  LOL;););)
Title: Tyres
Post by: onya on December 14, 2004, 08:11:15 PM
Went for a run to Picton and back with the new TOYO TYRES and they were great, where the rearend (arse) was sliding all over the place with the Kellys, the Toyo's hung on. I felt comfortable with them. Next time a bit wider, yea that will do the trick.