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Ther
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Post by Ther »

scarecrow wrote:Holy jesus on a stick fellas, where'd you get those tyres?!?!

Sorry I got my price wrong, $580 for a pair, but still, you guys got them so much cheaper!

This was from beaurepairs at parra, he claimed it was below there wholesale price at the time. I went to buy another set at australias best tyre and auto and they wanted 600+ for two!!!

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parra??..they quoted me 400 for both and i thought that was too much...
went to Midas at croydon/five dock and i got them for 380 for the pair... :D
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What's the go? Where am I meant to be buying these things from, cause i love em!

Mine are 235/40ZR17 by the way, i think they're rare, or something.
Yes scarecrow... your tyres are rare... :roll: Well, not rly, but your paying more for your tyres as compared to the other guys because your running a 40 profile tyre as compared to the other guys running 45 profiles on 17s.

Generally, the lower the profile, the more they cost. Wanted 40 profile tyres for mine - for the sporty look, but couldnt justify paying the extra $$

Not to mention they wear out faster too :wink:
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I feel so bad, I got silverstone tyres on my fto, don't worry I didn't put them on, when it went through complience they changed it to silverstone.
I don't think they are that bad, but they do make a bit of a whining noise on the rear, I thought it was my wheel bearings but it turned out to be that the rear wheels had a lot of camber.
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Post by akuma3 »

rnbboi wrote:
What's the go? Where am I meant to be buying these things from, cause i love em!

Mine are 235/40ZR17 by the way, i think they're rare, or something.
Yes scarecrow... your tyres are rare... :roll: Well, not rly, but your paying more for your tyres as compared to the other guys because your running a 40 profile tyre as compared to the other guys running 45 profiles on 17s.

Generally, the lower the profile, the more they cost. Wanted 40 profile tyres for mine - for the sporty look, but couldnt justify paying the extra $$

Not to mention they wear out faster too :wink:
Noob question, how do you check the profile of a type? is the number on the tyre? 8O
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Post by rnbboi »

yes, its on the tyre - located on the wall.

So its like:

225/45ZR17

The number before the Z is your profile.

R17 stands for your rim size.

First number is your tyre width (correct me if im wrong :roll:)
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off topic a bit but boes anyone know what the standard size tire on a FTO is?
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rnbboi wrote:yes, its on the tyre - located on the wall.

So its like:

225/45ZR17

The number before the Z is your profile.

R17 stands for your rim size.

First number is your tyre width (correct me if im wrong :roll:)
i know the R17 part & 225 part, what does 45 stand for then?
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profile!

lower number is a lower profile tire
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