everything/everyone i've seen/heard has indicated the yokos are better, but not worth the extra money unless you absolutely must have that last bit of grip..

the dunlops are the same price as a regular tyre so how can you lose?

yep its in the future budget i think
12's for show
10's for go

generally ill be able to get a bit more life out of tyres then

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I'm up for new tyres this week. I think I've got about 8000kms out of D93Js. I am looking at more D93Js, was thinking A032s but I think I'll dismiss them due to price. Might get A008s - haven't decided yet.

I went to D93Js after my first set of tyres which were skinny Mabor's. Horrible.... In fact I got similiar distance out of both tyres, probably due to my crappy wheel alignment, or maybe due to long burnouts every take off....

I'd love to give the Yoko's a go but they are just too expensive. Also I thought you would come to the conclusion that the Yokos are better, well you'd hope so anyways for the $90 more a tyre anyways.

However I am suprised you noticed 'slip' in a corner. I've never had any 'slip' coming into any corner, ever, with my Dunlop's. (I have performed a 180 on a corner on the Mabors though, dam that was scary...) You must thrash pretty hard. But wheels spins wouldn't be too much of an issue for you? I reckon if I used anything less grippy than the D93Js I think I'd be making smoke signals for a living.

Oh and Caponix, they key is wide. Every car needs some dish. The Minator 10x6s have a sexy bit of diamond cut dish...beautiful...

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

I have already purchsed A008's waiting for the time for me to put them on the rims. The D93J's I must say have only done as much as you have said slinky as a guess but expected more. A008's I'm expecting better wear but I know I could spin the wheels in our 1052 with 45hp but thats not what we are looking for. Its the matter of grip which 1018 has brough orginaly.

My best idea of Grip v Wear rate would be Dunlop Forumular R's "D93J's" on the rear and A008's on the front and ensure suspention is set up even and correct for fast roads. To add to this prices are much the same Softer on the rear and a little better wear on the front

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

i think mixing compounds is a bad idea

Excellent work Nick!!

Long live the A032R's

See ya Tuesday

M

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68 Deluxe.... it's shiny..... I like shiny!!

Couldn't get any Dunlops so I went for the Yoko A032Rs in 175/50R13.
They are sitting next to me in the study now, but in the next couple of days I will get some cornering G force readings with the G-tech.

Unfortunately I only have 165/60R12s to compare them with.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

No it's driving within your limits or what your car is capable in the conditions. Its a problem when you have differnant compounds from left to right not front to back specialy when your talking about front wheel drives and you have 70% of brakeing capasity on the front. In a perfect world I would have D93J's all round if I could justafy the $ to the mister of finance but she even said, they wear quick so I have to justafy it.
As it has been a have had had Monza's on the back and D93J's on the front and never had a problem. now to change over to A008's on the front pfft.
Previousley on Ausmin we have had a heated discusion, what was more required better tyre on the rear and on the front or the rear. I still stand on the best tyres should be on the front, Once again as 70% of your braking is on the front

For my daily drive thats a differant situation. I transport my 3 year old 90% of the time My tryes need to be change and it the rears that need to be changed. This is were I get my logic from, Personal experance. I drive a Alfa 75 and one of the last of the classic Alfa's so its a pleasure to drive unless something is wrong. I change front or back every two years with the drinfing I have done and have found on a rear wheel dive car wear a lot quicker than a front wheel drive on the same Medium.

Mixing compounds is perfectly find if you know what you have specialy if the they are the same on the fronts or on the rears. If its for Track work thats a total differant monster.

Last thing about this. I'm well over my age of being a rebel on the road and I'm more defencive than most specialy since since My little Man Owen. The road is for getting from A 2 B....Remember That

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

I agree. Different tyres can have vastly different slip angles.
You may not notice in normal driving, but in an emergency...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Hey, I use it, but then I'm immune to viruses

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The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Slinkey, I honestly believe they are better, they don't 'let go' as suddenly as the A032R's. As said, 32hp ATW isn't enough to do big burnouts off the line but once I get up to speed I don't want to slow down if I don't have to All up I reckon they slid about a foot (laterally) before they REALLY grabbed and started gripping and turing me around the corner. I just about pooed my pants

I usually don't push that hard normally, I usually drive very sedately. It was on a road out of town, with good visability and no other cars around, I wasn't going more than the speed limit either



I use it too cause it doesn't give me any grief I'm glad to know that you still use it sgc

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

Reluctantly I now have a set of Bridgestones on my car.

I gave them a thrash on the way home from the tyre place and they are not as bad as I thought they'd be. Obviously they wouldn't suit competition of any form though. I can still take off pretty hard without a much of a chirp from the tyres but cornering is a bit sketchy, I'll check the tyre pressures that they put in, set them up and see what they are like but it seemed a bit "light" on the steering wheel.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T