What wheels and tyres are fitted to your cars?

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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:34 am

i dont think there is such a thing as cheap bike tyres for a bike not that ive seen,, but as you say when you have only got 2 of them and they last about 4,000 miles it gets expensive
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:43 am

I have 215/45R17 TOYO proxes
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:47 am

3 Piece Image Split Rims. 18x11 with 275/35/18 Toyo's (Rear) & 18x9 with 225/35/18 Toyo's (Front) :wink:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:24 am

205/50-16 fronts and 225/45 rear alpinas on yokohama a539 rubber. the stickiest tyre i have ever had on any car, dry or wet. pity they are not cheaper.
i saw a doctor and she gave me some pills....
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:46 am

16" 7J & 8J Alpinas with Goodyear F1's on my sport, and 15" BBS X-spokes with very suspect rubber on my track car (better for sideways action though!).

I agree with the endorsements of the F1's - also got them on my 3.8 M5, and you can use full throttle in 2nd in the wet without losing traction :twisted: My old Bridgestone S02's were even better, but sadly no longer available :cry:

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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:35 am

Im running on refurbed 15" BBS crosspokes, with 205/50/15 Kuhmos . And for summer polished BBS 15" splitrims with 205/50/15 Toyo Proxes Image
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:07 pm

im running 205/55/15 on my 15" bbs with some Ventus tyres that ive never heard of. lol blame Geeman...i do. lol

my sport currently wears 14" bottletops while its in the bodyshop with 185/1000005/14 tyres..... i think im gonna stick them on the back of my SE and go drifting one day. lol.
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:57 pm

I have 15" BBS
with 205/55/R15 2x Uniroyal on the front and Avon's on the back!
Not really into tyres.. so expect they are rubbish! but then I dont go hooning about in the wet so they do for me.
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:08 pm

6potWil6pot wrote:Maybe u shoud have shown me what F1s can do in the wet! :(
Ive witnessed the power of Toyos in the rain and theyre very grippy.
was that in my car wil???

toyos are indeed awesome in the wet!!!! v soft compound
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:16 pm

no tyre can keep the arse end of your car in check Karan!
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:29 pm

I'm running 17 inch Azev 'A's.

205/40 tyres.......cheap ones.....
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:29 pm

17x7.5 BK racing 171's with 215/40/17 Toyo Proxes. Really impressed by the Proxes rain or shine.....
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:36 pm

fozzymonster wrote:I'm running 17 inch Azev 'A's.

205/40 tyres.......cheap ones.....
photos please :thumb:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:11 pm

Karan wrote:
6potWil6pot wrote:Maybe u shoud have shown me what F1s can do in the wet! :(
Ive witnessed the power of Toyos in the rain and theyre very grippy.
was that in my car wil???

toyos are indeed awesome in the wet!!!! v soft compound
Yeah! Astounding grip from those Toyos, Understeer from your 2.7! Outragous! It sold me to the brand totally, maybe you should ask Toyo to endorse you :lol:
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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:21 am

MM11-2's 17x7 ET38 with 10mm H&R hubcentric spacers all around.
Yokohama ES100's 215/40R17 all around.

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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:29 am

jordan

lovely wheels mate - but how come your bonnet looks like it doesn't fit?

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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:14 pm

Because its a VIS carbon fiber hood.
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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:44 pm

Jordan wrote:Because its a VIS carbon fiber hood.
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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:52 pm

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Arrived today! Should be interesting with em fitted :woohoo:
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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:37 pm

mmmmmmmmm fresh rubber :cool:


im running, e36 m3 replica's with 215-40-17 A539 yokohama 8)

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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:40 pm

Alpina reps and eagle F1's
good in the dry
good in the wet
and can make smoke at 50
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Post Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:47 pm

17x7.5 BK racing 171's with 215/45/17 Toyo Proxes, well impressed with the grip of the Toyo's but get a little rub on full lock (M3 bushes to be fitted as recommended by ant :thumb:)
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:14 pm

205/55 R 15 on crosspokes

Used to use Pirelli P-Zeros until they dropped them in that size.

Then went to Bridgestone Potenza S-02s, which were brilliant!

These were replaced with the S-03s, which are a letdown compared to the S-02's -- twice
the road noise with slightly more tempermental performance. :(

Now am going to Goodyear Eagle F1s . . .
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:47 pm

BBS 15" WITH Ԛ£22.00 RUBBER { BEAT THAT }

Is that fitted?
I think I have the worse tyres ever on the rear. They were Ԛ£48 (cash!) for the pair fitted..... size 195/60r14 on the bottlecaps! Pretty shocking really , but rather good fun in getting the tail out. Soon they will be dissapering though...
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:56 pm

TSW Stealths 7.5 x 16 with Bridgestone S03s 225/45 all round. They're not bad but I doubt I'll use them again. Probably go for Toyos or Goodyears.
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:20 pm

currently running 15 in BBS with 205/55/15 avons.
thinking about getting 50 series toyo when renewal time comes
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:56 pm

My wheels are running a right bunch of misfit tyres,lol

There 17" BK 171's

Front 205/40/17, one is a Khumo Ecsta supra, other cheap as chips

Rear 215's, one is a Parelli(SP?) P7000, other a Federal.

So its all other the place, oh and the parelli is on the wrong way :mad:

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Post Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:02 pm

i'm running a set of gum metal grey origional alpina's at the mo with continental sport contact tyres 205/50 zr16 up front 225/45 zr16's on the arse end.

also got an origional set in silver if i want a colour change :lol: , and the 325 cross spokes with the edge diamond cut witch looks quite good i think :D
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