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New Tires for my car
I need two new tires for my car before the skidpan day.
Their size is 205/40 17 and need at least 85W's I am thinking of getting some Kumho KU31's Whats everyones opinion on them? And where is the cheapest place for them. So far Option1 garage is the cheapest @$122 each Last edited by phildough; 19-04-2010 at 10:39 PM. Reason: Changed the tire size |
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So it seems everyone seems to like them.
Time to order me a pair then. |
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KU31 and KU36 is great for track/road use...
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go the ku31s as ryan has had issues with the 36's as the grip level is less then that 31s in the rain...
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Sweet,
Have ordered a pair of KU31's getting them fitted tomorrow arvo. Then I have to wear them in for the skidpan on Sunday. Might put the old tires on the front for a little fun... Last edited by phildough; 19-04-2010 at 02:10 PM. |
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old tires on the rear mate.. thats where the fun will be i promiss.
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The rear tires are old and worn, The current fronts are 95% new,
So im going to put the current front tires the rear and the new Kumho's on the front. Was thinking of having a little fun and wearing out the old rear tyres between now and skidpan day. |
19-04-2010, 04:12 PM | #9 |
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Picked up KU31's in exactly the same size for my car last Saturday. They are quite a light (weight-wise) tyre.
Paid $118 each They wont be going on until after Skid Pan Day. Much fun to be had on the older, worn tyres
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The rears are right on legal limit now making them a little slippery when wet hence forth wanting to replace them before skidpan day.
So your saying I should wait a week, have a little fun and replace them after skidpan day.?? |
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stick the crappy ones on the rear make your arse slide more on the day |
19-04-2010, 07:52 PM | #12 |
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Ohh its a tough call.
The wear strips are showing on both. I think they would almost be bordering on illegal so thats why I want them changed before the day. But the tires that I have on the front are "Goodrides" so I didn't really expect them to have much in the way of grip. They have kind of surprised me a bit with their grip levels. |
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i completely destroyed the 2 front tyres before i had them changed . was a wet day so had some round-a-bout fun. swapped to the KU31's and less tyre spinning fun
they wear in pretty quickly. i found the grip was good after 50km, by 100km would be fine to run at skidpan
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Just found out my car has supposed to be 205/40 R17,
I was always told they were the right tires for my car!! I just found out they are 25 mm different in circumference and that makes them illegal. Im going to have to buy four tires tomorrow. Anyone want to buy a pair of Goodride 215/40/17s 90% tread/<3000km old 3mths use? |
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you need a load rating of 85 which you have stated above. no 205/40R17 tyre will come with a 85 load rating. which will then make them illegal. your car orginally had a rolling diamter of 596mm with 185/65R14 tyres. 215/40R17 tyres would have a rolling diameter of 604mm. DOT allow a 15mm increase in rolling diameter. 215/40R17 tyres are only 8mm bigger. (Unless BJs came with 185/60R14s fitted?) Last edited by project.r.racing; 20-04-2010 at 08:53 AM. |
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Some how I got got confused with circumference and diameter Opps my bad Thanks for correcting me. Tires are not for sale any more!! |
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Maxxis MA-V1 in 205/40R17 has a load rating of 86W http://www.bobjane.com.au/tyreset-de...i5d59np0mo4k00 |
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The 205/40/17 Hankooks i used to have (K104 i think) had an 87 load rating
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i found several 205/40 with 86-87 load ratings. maxxis, dunlop, yokohama & toyo had them from memory
phil, i'm running the 215/40 and i gather the others all are too (at least with the KU31's). They are definately legal, who advised you otherwise?
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Someone confused the circumference with the diameter at a tyre store I called as there was a 26 mm circumference difference
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