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Harley
PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:08 pm 
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I want to buy some tyres this week, excluding price, availability and life,
what would people say are the BEST tyres (all round, wet and dry) for a mini?
By all means comments on price and life would be good too.

I'm not having much luck finding tyres in stock for the size, brand, whatever I want,
so I'd like to know the next best thing in the food chain as I call it.

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size of your rims may help :D

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Mine are 13s,
But I thought the that would be irrelevant if a general list is made. :D
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best bang for buck= yokohama a539 in 175/50/13 around $120 a tyre i think.

pirelli have some around the $200 mark, have been told there similar in performance to the yoko's

cheaper still is the SIME in the same size at around $95 a tyre but dont like the wet and are only good if you like them to last years and drive like a granny.

there is always the race type yokohamas a048 ? around $200 a tyre, probably last around 10 000kms on the rd maybe.

for race track i got some second hand formula ford tyres from Gordon Leven
Tyres for $50 each.

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Harley
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Has anyone got a model number for the Pirellis?
I've used them on other cars before and never had a problem with them.

I know I can get some A048s, just have to decide if they'll be worth it for me.
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13secmini wrote:
best bang for buck= yokohama a539 in 175/50/13 around $120 a tyre i think.

pirelli have some around the $200 mark, have been told there similar in performance to the yoko's

cheaper still is the SIME in the same size at around $95 a tyre but dont like the wet and are only good if you like them to last years and drive like a granny.

there is always the race type yokohamas a048 ? around $200 a tyre, probably last around 10 000kms on the rd maybe.

for race track i got some second hand formula ford tyres from Gordon Leven
Tyres for $50 each.


i agree with that, having had both i think the pirellis are superior to the a539's
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Ive had Yoky A008's and A539's, but these are nothing compared to my Dunlop Formula R D01J's!!!!! I cant believe how much of a difference these tyres make!!!!

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that might be cos its a semi race tyre wheras the a008 and 539 are a high volume road tyre


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Spaceboy wrote:
that might be cos its a race tyre wheras the a008 and 539 are a road tyre


Not at all.
They are a road approved tyre.
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you want to be comparing dunlop formula R to yoko ao32 R 8)
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willy wrote:
Not at all.
They are a road approved tyre.
The only reason that they are road approved is so you can race on them in classes that say you must run road tyres. :wink: They are surprisingly good in the wet, even when buffed down to slicks. 8)
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Hanra, how much did your Dunlop Formula R D01J's set you back? And is that 10" model?

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D01J not available in 10" :wink:
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Anyone suggest a supplier for tyres?
I found a place with A048s, but I wanna keep options open to the Formula Rs if
I can find some and the Pirellis and A539s. :D
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FatMaserati wrote:
Hanra, how much did your Dunlop Formula R D01J's set you back? And is that 10" model?


I think they were only like $160 per tyre plus $20 frieght per tyre from Garys Motorsports! Nah there 12's. 55 profile!!!!!

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