Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa

I need "road" tyres I think, what you got. Need 2 very soon.

Gary57 wrote:I need "road" tyres I think, what you got. Need 2 very soon.

Size preference?
True intended use? *I don't want to give you a price on a 'cruising' or 'touring' tyre and you want to use it for drags or to drive 240km/h ....so tell me honestly what you expect out of a tyre and I will spec it for you so it's right!

Daily drive, odd bit of racing, 200kmh once a week or so, needs to handle well.

225/45 R17

225/40/18 - i will need 4 by the end of the year! maybe sooner!

everyday use - minor abuse will be dealt out here and there, but mostly i drive slowly!!!

My Pirelli P6000's on my old Alfa were 140 or 180 UTQG rating and that is hardly a soft compound.

The Toyo R888 Semi slicks I use for autocrossing are 100, and I'd consider anything harder than that to be a road tyre. That Federal hardly looks like a semi slick either compared to the Toyo's or the Bridgestone semis.

A true semi slick is night and day difference in grip and cornering, and they're not bad in the wet either (Toyo R888 is listed by Toyo as a wet weather race tyre) The only problem's are the semis wear quickly and are very noisy, low frequency tread noise.

ok... I'm quickly gonna move this to the tech section... so give me a sec... don't post....

too late!

veecee wrote:D = double overhead cam
E = electronic ignition, i.e. coils on plugs

i currently have toyo's on the golf - 225/40/18's proxes4.

the thing handles like its rails - like nothing i've ever driven before. not sure if its the car or the tires - but my gawd - it just goes where i point it, no matter what!!!

havent had the car long enough to talk about wear rates, or wet weather traction, etc

Shot! I figured D was for Twincam or DOHC

veecee wrote:too late!

sorry...

4 left

Sewercyde, what tyres do you have in 215/45R17?

I need a set of 4 for my Focus ST170, I have a set of semi's for autocrosses so the tyre won't see use on a track but I do want a high performance tyre, preferably AA traction. I mostly do driving to and from work daily with a weekly 160km return trip thrown in.

I would also prefer not to have a directional pattern, the Hankook Ventus K104's I have at the moment got a bit noisy after a while.

Guy wrote:Sewercyde, what tyres do you have in 215/45R17?

I need a set of 4 for my Focus ST170, I have a set of semi's for autocrosses so the tyre won't see use on a track but I do want a high performance tyre, preferably AA traction. I mostly do driving to and from work daily with a weekly 160km return trip thrown in.

I would also prefer not to have a directional pattern, the Hankook Ventus K104's I have at the moment got a bit noisy after a while.

Howzit Boet,

Hercules Raptis is my choice, I drive with the 225/40/18 when i go long distance. They are Asymmetric, so they are quiet and comfortable.

215/45/17 @ R795ea

Gary57 wrote:Daily drive, odd bit of racing, 200kmh once a week or so, needs to handle well.

225/45 R17

Hey boet, you got PM.

how much for the following


225/40/18
235/40/18
265/40/18

poizen wrote:how much for the following


225/40/18
235/40/18
265/40/18

Hi,

in which tyre? RE55 or 595?