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27-06-2006, 08:07 PM
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Ride: VZ Commodore Acclaim
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Tyre recommendations
What 15" tyres wld you recommend for VZ Acclaim, doing a mixture of city and long country trips...looking for good grip in dry and wet.
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27-06-2006, 08:11 PM
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Ride: 91 VN SS 355
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WEST SUBS
Posts: 2,612
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FIRESTONE FIREHAWK !!! TOURING TYRE with hard compound last over 20,000km and silica compound check out www.btc.net.au or www.bridgestone.com
Either Firestone or Bridgestone i believe but dont knock goodyear,pirelli,toyo,maxxis,dunlop depends on price range
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27-06-2006, 08:24 PM
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Ride: 355 VG :)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: berri, south australia
Posts: 3,277
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toyo transpath are pretty good for 15's, last about 50,000 k's when looked after maintainence wise
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27-06-2006, 08:32 PM
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Ride: VSII Calais supercharged
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: South Coast, NSW
Posts: 929
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Originally Posted by subdue
FIRESTONE FIREHAWK !!! TOURING TYRE with hard compound last over 20,000km
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You would seriously hope that ANY tyre would last well over 20,000kms. If it doesnt there would be something seriously wrong with either the tyre or car.
I put Kumho KH15's on my VS exec last year. Fantastic tyre! Very difficult to get it sideways in the dry and wet and also a very very smooth quiet ride. In fact the Kumho's were so quiet I soon noticed how bad the diff whine was. Only $95 each. That was for 205/65 R15. Sold the car 2 months later.
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29-06-2006, 05:09 AM
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Ride: N/A
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 13
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I just bought Bridgestone Turanza's ER592....
They are a brilliant tyre. Great handling, minimal, and I mean MINIMAL road noise and how much better they pull up astounds me.
And their on road and take off grip is absolutely brilliant. (wet or dry) A touring tyre I would deffinalty promote for others to buy. They are also reasonably priced.
They feature bridgestone donuts technology that Peter Brock Advertises on the tele with that little gekko thing. Where "as one layer of tread wears, another layer comes through" (don't ask me how got no idea, and hoping not to have the car long enough to find out
Stoney!
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29-06-2006, 05:13 AM
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Ride: N/A
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 13
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[quote=Scooter79] In fact the Kumho's were so quiet I soon noticed how bad the diff whine was. \QUOTE]
I noticed the exact same thing with the poor old cressida with the bridgestones, at high speed with no road noise now the diff is screaming lol.
Stoney!
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29-06-2006, 05:27 AM
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Ride: 01 Taurus!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Alaska
Posts: 3,759
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youshould be getting at least 70,000kms out of a set of tires when rotated and balanced correctly and at the correct intervals.
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29-06-2006, 08:06 AM
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Ride: N/A
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 68
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70,000 km's in my dreams
i am lucky if i can get half that but then i do enjoy driving my ute as why i bought it - not to drive like a grandpa and consrve and scrimp for every last km possible out of a set of tyres
i too am about to get a set for the rear and am enjoying reading what people have to offer
keep the recomendations coming
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29-06-2006, 06:12 PM
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Ride: VSII Calais supercharged
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: South Coast, NSW
Posts: 929
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Originally Posted by 12Voltking
youshould be getting at least 70,000kms out of a set of tires when rotated and balanced correctly and at the correct intervals.
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Dude, you sure you don't mean 70,000 miles?
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29-06-2006, 07:50 PM
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Ride: SS VZ Ute
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 127
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Who cares about millage?
You want performance and quality go Maxis or Nangkang for medium price
Or bridgestone etc if ya wanna spend big!
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29-06-2006, 08:33 PM
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Currently on leave :D
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Ride: Black 2005 VZ S Ute
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Canberra, ACT
Posts: 4,412
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Originally Posted by Scooter79
Dude, you sure you don't mean 70,000 miles?
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you do realise that 70,000 miles is 112,000 kilometers..?
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29-06-2006, 08:36 PM
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Ride: 355 VG :)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: berri, south australia
Posts: 3,277
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i hope you all realise he said tyres for 15 inch rims....stockies should last atleast 50,000 before they start to show signs of wear...
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29-06-2006, 08:58 PM
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Currently on leave :D
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Ride: Black 2005 VZ S Ute
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Canberra, ACT
Posts: 4,412
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yea my old man had 50K on his tyres on his AU tonner before he had to get them changed
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29-06-2006, 09:55 PM
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Ride: 01 Taurus!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Alaska
Posts: 3,759
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Guys, my shop sells tyres and the cheapest tyre we have is reated for 45,000Miles and thats a Douglas X-Tra-Trac the highest milage tyre we have is the touring tires which are rated at 80,000 Miles. I have a set of Turanzas' on mine and they have been on for the past 95,000 miles of the car and are only at 50% tread wear.
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