FTO AUSTRALIA

Posted: **Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:17 am**

http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbibles/

excellent site for Tyre and Wheel Information !

Posted: **Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:05 pm**

yes fulda.... only sold by Bob Jane.

No one seems to know much about them.... basically bob jane struck a deal with them so that they had exclusive rights to selling them...

Therefore bob jane promote them as a very good tyre. IF you ask other tyre companies they either say "dont know much about them" or... they are just used as a selling point.

Having said that they may be good, probably just marked up a lot. Maybe look through wheels magazines for reviews?

i considered them but for the cash settled on well known/reported brand.

Posted: **Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:35 pm**

well, i really really (accidently) tested out my goodyears today!

driving down toorak rd in melb, i turned to look at a truck that had pulled over, wasnt speeding (about 50pkh?) and when i turned back to the road, the car in front had stopped... I reckon i had about 5 metres to stop.....

there was no way i thought i would in time... but my tyres gripped, smoked, and i stopped no less then about 10cms away from the rear end of a commodore! my face almost pressed against the steering wheel

although it was totally my fault, and i wasnt concentrating on the road, i am glad i spent a bit more on tyres - as if another tyre had of stopped me 50cm later i would have caused a fair amount of damage and been at fault! guess there is 2 lessons..... buy good tyres and concentrate on the road in front!

Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:20 pm**

I was just wondering what would be the widest tyre size you could get under the front of the fto without causing any problems?

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:11 am**

215 but profile can come into the equation if it is a really low car

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:36 am**

Anyone heard of Nankang Tyres?

The Nankang NS2 to be more specific.

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:38 am**

Yeah i think there was a review on that brand of tyres in one of the issue of Motor mag, from memory it wasn't impressive though.

Posted: **Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:01 pm**

Guys, i'm in the market for some tyres, so this is what i got so far.

> Bridgstone G3's (270)
> Yoko's E100's (300)
> Toyo Proxes T1R ( ~300 )

> Any Others?

Yeah, basically. give me some advise... i haven't heard of toyo that much, and the guy said they are meant to be better then the G3's...

Posted: **Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:56 pm**

Ive had es100's and GIII's

id say es100's have more grip overall, but GIII's are quiter and better in the wet.

i dont know about mileage yet.... but they both wear pretty similar.

ive heard good things about the toyo t1r, id prolly pick es100 or t1r for grip reasons.

Posted: **Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:27 am**

a lot of people used the Brigestone Potenza gIII and they are well reviewed.

I have Eagle f1 gds3 and they have been great as well (apparently the previous model were not so good)

There is a good tyre review site i think it is www.tirerack.com - had heaps of reviews and tyre testing in the states.

Posted: **Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:06 pm**

i'll be opting for Bridgestone RE540s or Dunlop FM901Rs on my next car...

Posted: **Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:00 pm**

I haven't had much experience with diferent tyre's but I bought a set of FM901's for my turbo lancer when I had it.

Being FWD turbo, it was difficult enough to launch as it was. When I sold the car I got a set of michelins put on and could notice that it was heaps harder to lauch right away... it would just screech, torque steer and basically bog down.

Moral is I like FM901's and will get a set for the FTO when the current set are worn.

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:04 am**

I don't know about over there, but over here the FM901 range has been mostly replaced by the Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (I think there are some sizes in which you can still get FM901s). I've had both on my VR-4, and the DZ101 was just as good...

I currently have GIII's on the front of my FTO, and I find them good but a bit noisy ... or maybe it's just the sound deadening that my car is supposedly missing.

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:15 am**

i noticed a few people had sumitomo.

i had never heard of them honestly, but they came brand new with the car, they are 215/45ZR 17" . ive done about 25000 with them and i drive pretty hard, but they seem to have HEAPS of grip still. they are not bad tires, could be better in the wet. although i have noticed that they will begin to squeel way before the threshold is up in the dry.

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:18 pm**

I'm getting the Toyo Proxes T1R's tommorow, so i will let you know how i go with them!

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:26 pm**

how much and where from?
what size/profile/width

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:30 pm**

Woudn't you love to know

lol. give me a week to bed them in... and you'l be up for a drag mate

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:32 pm**

yes i would like to know

as long as the drag involves lots of windy corners

Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:48 am**

Boris wrote:I'm getting the Toyo Proxes T1R's tommorow, so i will let you know how i go with them!

Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

Had mine for a while now and they just keep getting better, have done a few of the Targa Tassie stages and they have been great.

Very good in the wet as well.

Chris

Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:37 pm**

omg.... my tyres are bloody awsome.... haven't even pushed my car hard at all, and already... sooo goooood...

they just grip, and grip even more when u think they are at their limit, and my braking distance/time has probably decreased by like 30% +