Rubber Selection - Page 3

Nate · 12-07-2005, 10:10 AM

well there you go ... i have always thought maxxis was the worst possible tyre you could buy

andrewgrazier · 12-07-2005, 10:18 AM

My old ford had some retreads which started to catch on fire doing 110 down the freeway!! there was smoke everywhere, after one blew :S

Rupewrecht · 12-07-2005, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate

well there you go ... i have always thought maxxis was the worst possible tyre you could buy

really? why?

Nate · 12-07-2005, 03:09 PM

they are the super hard things taxi's use ... but i guess its onyl a brand ... the tyres you looked at look pretty neat

hmmm ... time to do the tax :S

Rupewrecht · 13-07-2005, 01:22 PM

taxis - ah really? LOL

got a price for them - in 215/40/17-87 they're about $180ea fitted. for the price they're worth a look i think

woofy · 13-07-2005, 02:08 PM

Like what Twiggy and the others said, I was looking at the Proxes T1-R but the wear is not so good, so put a pair of yoko c.drives on, we still have the OEM SP20 yokos on the back, but will replace them soon (52k so far). The proxes T1-R i was quoted $210 for 195/50/R16 so that price seems right, we got the c.drives for $175 (compared to $200 for the OEM yokos) and they have been outstanding, in my size they have a reinforced wall and none of the usual outer edge wear which finished off one set of ours prematurely. We will definately replace the back set with c.drives. If I had money to burn the proxes would be the go, but I would definately never use safety as the excuse, you'd buy them for track stuff and mucking around, the c.drives are already above and beyond safety limits! there comes a point where the gains are pretty small in grip and it becomes an obsession.

Nate · 13-07-2005, 02:36 PM

the c drives look interesting ... seem to be a tyre for all conditions, i have had a quick jump on the YOKOHAMA WEB SITE and the c drives look pretty good ... i have had a couple of mates with the A539's and had mixed responses. i would be suggesting that the AVS V102 would be against the T1-R's ... and looks like a very very nice tyre ... i guess at the end of the day it all comes down to personal prefernce ... for me, i love hte mountains, thats why i am currently starting up a two sets of wheels system, where i have my bling bling 17s for the street and 15's with probably T1-R's for the hills

... but we will see maybe these AVS V102's are the go?

woofy · 13-07-2005, 03:25 PM

teh c.drives are the replacement for the c.drives....my friend put 539's on his clio sport after have michelin pilot precedas on, and he doesn't mind them, but the c.drives are a vast improvement. There supposedly is a .drive replacement for all their range...so the V102's probably have a newer version not far away.

mazdamanik · 13-07-2005, 04:43 PM

i got c.drive on now in a 14 and they are awsome...but i still think im gunna put the T1-R on as they are only 3$ a tyre more then the C-drive and ive wanted to try the toyo's for a while....should have them on this weekend so ill let u guys know how they are...but the cdrive is deffinatly a good tyre

twilightprotege · 13-07-2005, 08:38 PM

well i know for sure the t1-s's (t1-s's predecessor) grips very well. i got a 2.15 60ft time at the drag races with them (very light car too) when they were pretty much brand new. my drag radials have only lowered the 60ft time to 2.10 seconds. mind you the toyo's now that they are used certainly wont get that sort of time again, but still that's very good!

woofy · 13-07-2005, 08:40 PM

Toyos are great tyres,,,,,its just the lifespan I can't afford...if i go with our plan of getting an MX-5 for two years then selling it...I'd put them on and burn them...

HI-RES · 02-09-2005, 04:18 PM

i just got fitted a set of 4 Kumho ecstas supra 712 size 205/45/16, these tyres feel fantastic, better than the goodyear eagle fs-1 that were on previously which were pretty good as well. hold on superbly around corners, overall very grippy.
Havent driven in the wet yet but I heard many reports they are good.
Time will tell on the mileage.
paid $155 per tyre

CRA23 · 02-09-2005, 04:33 PM

yeah i had the model of the above the ones u got the MX(ku15) but they were like double the price but i now have the new goodyear revspec rs-02 and they are crap!

ive drivin for like 5k now and they are just gettin worse. they have a very very soft side wall with about 34psi in the u can push the side wall in so im running 38 in the front and 36 in the back with helped a tiny bit, the grip level is a fair bit less than the kumhos. the kumhos would grip then slowly start to slide these just start to slide at faily moderate speed. ive never got my car sideway but with these it is fairly easy on a dry clean road. the only reson i got the goodyears cos i got them for 250 a tyre in 215/45R17 if i had a choice i wouldnt get good year again

well theres my rant

woofy · 02-09-2005, 04:47 PM

Just replaced the rear set with C.drives....so driving with them all around, the first 10,000kms of the front set have lasted very well, still grip great and none of that crap outer edge wear the stock ones have. In fact wear is fantastic which is what they are supposed to be. Our Mazda service guys are now fitting them as replacements for the stock SP20 yoko ones now, so it made it simple to get our latest service and tyres done at the same time for about the same price as outside.

adelaidesp20 · 12-09-2005, 09:57 PM

Well after deciding to not sell the SP20 and keep it for another 2 years, I decided I needed to replace the worn out Kumho Ecsta 712's which were crap slippery all over the place.
I ended up buying Hankook Sport Ventus K104 215/40R17 87Y tyres for $199 each.
Had trouble finding a tyre of these dimensions with load rating of at least 84. In the end went for Hankooks, so will post update in 10k time to let you all know how they go.

Catch ya

mcwilly · 14-09-2005, 11:12 PM

ive had the ecsta 711 for just under 10000kms and they are starting to get low i washappy at first but as they wore down a bit the rear end seems t drift out alot especially in the wet which is good fun but u soon get over it when u actually wanna grip. dad has the yoko a539s on his rex and they go alright. not sure wat ill get next just want something with a rounded side wall to reduce scrubbing. maybe wat rob (boost) has they seem fairly rolled

mazdamanik · 15-09-2005, 06:45 AM

TOYO.....from wat ive seen of mine so far they are better than anything ive had before....and goldsp just got Proxes 4's which are one under the T1-R's i hae and has seen the light

i believe at the moment toyos are the best....and the wall on the T1-R's are fairly round

SehnKhan · 15-09-2005, 11:53 AM

I've got the Hankook Sport Ventus K104 aswell, and so far so good (not many KM's on them yet, but they grip very nicely, especially in the wet, and little road noise to talk about).

arden · 24-11-2005, 04:26 PM

so did anyone managed to find a dealer in syd who sells these maxxis ma-z1 tyres?

chicaboo · 24-11-2005, 06:53 PM

I think Fro-Daddy has those, PM him and ask for his impressions of them.

12-07-2005, 10:10 AM	#41
Nate Pandaspeed Racing Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisney Land Car: BG SP Posts: 4,170 View Photos By: Nate	well there you go ... i have always thought maxxis was the worst possible tyre you could buy __________________ Life would be straight without twisties STOCK AS A ROCKET! •motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to me. I accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities I THINK I AM N2!

12-07-2005, 03:09 PM	#44
Nate Pandaspeed Racing Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisney Land Car: BG SP Posts: 4,170 View Photos By: Nate	they are the super hard things taxi's use ... but i guess its onyl a brand ... the tyres you looked at look pretty neat hmmm ... time to do the tax :S __________________ Life would be straight without twisties STOCK AS A ROCKET! •motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to me. I accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities I THINK I AM N2!

13-07-2005, 01:22 PM	#45
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	taxis - ah really? LOL got a price for them - in 215/40/17-87 they're about $180ea fitted. for the price they're worth a look i think __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

13-07-2005, 02:36 PM	#47
Nate Pandaspeed Racing Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisney Land Car: BG SP Posts: 4,170 View Photos By: Nate	the c drives look interesting ... seem to be a tyre for all conditions, i have had a quick jump on the YOKOHAMA WEB SITE and the c drives look pretty good ... i have had a couple of mates with the A539's and had mixed responses. i would be suggesting that the AVS V102 would be against the T1-R's ... and looks like a very very nice tyre ... i guess at the end of the day it all comes down to personal prefernce ... for me, i love hte mountains, thats why i am currently starting up a two sets of wheels system, where i have my bling bling 17s for the street and 15's with probably T1-R's for the hills ... but we will see maybe these AVS V102's are the go? __________________ Life would be straight without twisties STOCK AS A ROCKET! •motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to me. I accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities I THINK I AM N2!

13-07-2005, 04:43 PM	#49
mazdamanik Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rathmines Car: Was an Astina now a Commohore :-( Posts: 903 View Photos By: mazdamanik	i got c.drive on now in a 14 and they are awsome...but i still think im gunna put the T1-R on as they are only 3$ a tyre more then the C-drive and ive wanted to try the toyo's for a while....should have them on this weekend so ill let u guys know how they are...but the cdrive is deffinatly a good tyre __________________ You can't race what you can't catch!!

12-07-2005, 10:18 AM	#42
andrewgrazier Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: newcastle Posts: 586 View Photos By: andrewgrazier	My old ford had some retreads which started to catch on fire doing 110 down the freeway!! there was smoke everywhere, after one blew :S

13-07-2005, 02:08 PM	#46
woofy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Car: Race Blue RS Octavia hatch, Black Santa Fe Elite Posts: 826 View Photos By: woofy	Like what Twiggy and the others said, I was looking at the Proxes T1-R but the wear is not so good, so put a pair of yoko c.drives on, we still have the OEM SP20 yokos on the back, but will replace them soon (52k so far). The proxes T1-R i was quoted $210 for 195/50/R16 so that price seems right, we got the c.drives for $175 (compared to $200 for the OEM yokos) and they have been outstanding, in my size they have a reinforced wall and none of the usual outer edge wear which finished off one set of ours prematurely. We will definately replace the back set with c.drives. If I had money to burn the proxes would be the go, but I would definately never use safety as the excuse, you'd buy them for track stuff and mucking around, the c.drives are already above and beyond safety limits! there comes a point where the gains are pretty small in grip and it becomes an obsession.

13-07-2005, 03:25 PM	#48
woofy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Car: Race Blue RS Octavia hatch, Black Santa Fe Elite Posts: 826 View Photos By: woofy	teh c.drives are the replacement for the c.drives....my friend put 539's on his clio sport after have michelin pilot precedas on, and he doesn't mind them, but the c.drives are a vast improvement. There supposedly is a .drive replacement for all their range...so the V102's probably have a newer version not far away.

13-07-2005, 08:38 PM	#50
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	well i know for sure the t1-s's (t1-s's predecessor) grips very well. i got a 2.15 60ft time at the drag races with them (very light car too) when they were pretty much brand new. my drag radials have only lowered the 60ft time to 2.10 seconds. mind you the toyo's now that they are used certainly wont get that sort of time again, but still that's very good!

13-07-2005, 08:40 PM	#51
woofy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Car: Race Blue RS Octavia hatch, Black Santa Fe Elite Posts: 826 View Photos By: woofy	Toyos are great tyres,,,,,its just the lifespan I can't afford...if i go with our plan of getting an MX-5 for two years then selling it...I'd put them on and burn them...

02-09-2005, 04:18 PM	#52
HI-RES Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brisbane Car: none Posts: 193 View Photos By: HI-RES	i just got fitted a set of 4 Kumho ecstas supra 712 size 205/45/16, these tyres feel fantastic, better than the goodyear eagle fs-1 that were on previously which were pretty good as well. hold on superbly around corners, overall very grippy. Havent driven in the wet yet but I heard many reports they are good. Time will tell on the mileage. paid $155 per tyre __________________ *Adios australia - Modified 2000 Mazda Astina 323 For Sale $10,800*

02-09-2005, 04:33 PM	#53
CRA23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Car: a helichopter Posts: 801 View Photos By: CRA23	yeah i had the model of the above the ones u got the MX(ku15) but they were like double the price but i now have the new goodyear revspec rs-02 and they are crap! ive drivin for like 5k now and they are just gettin worse. they have a very very soft side wall with about 34psi in the u can push the side wall in so im running 38 in the front and 36 in the back with helped a tiny bit, the grip level is a fair bit less than the kumhos. the kumhos would grip then slowly start to slide these just start to slide at faily moderate speed. ive never got my car sideway but with these it is fairly easy on a dry clean road. the only reson i got the goodyears cos i got them for 250 a tyre in 215/45R17 if i had a choice i wouldnt get good year again well theres my rant __________________ Corners are just that much more fun with coilovers......

02-09-2005, 04:47 PM	#54
woofy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Car: Race Blue RS Octavia hatch, Black Santa Fe Elite Posts: 826 View Photos By: woofy	Just replaced the rear set with C.drives....so driving with them all around, the first 10,000kms of the front set have lasted very well, still grip great and none of that crap outer edge wear the stock ones have. In fact wear is fantastic which is what they are supposed to be. Our Mazda service guys are now fitting them as replacements for the stock SP20 yoko ones now, so it made it simple to get our latest service and tyres done at the same time for about the same price as outside.

12-09-2005, 09:57 PM	#55
adelaidesp20 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: adelaide Posts: 77 View Photos By: adelaidesp20	New Tyres Well after deciding to not sell the SP20 and keep it for another 2 years, I decided I needed to replace the worn out Kumho Ecsta 712's which were crap slippery all over the place. I ended up buying Hankook Sport Ventus K104 215/40R17 87Y tyres for $199 each. Had trouble finding a tyre of these dimensions with load rating of at least 84. In the end went for Hankooks, so will post update in 10k time to let you all know how they go. Catch ya __________________ E-Manage 4-1 Pacemaker Headers with first cat removed. Hi FLow "Exhaust Technology" Sports Muffler 17" Chrome AME rims with 215/40R17 87Y Hankook Sport Ventus K104 Chromed Fuel Filler Cap K&N panel filter with CAI Carbon fibre rear altezzas tail lights 98,000km and counting as at 1/2/07 (6yr anniversary) 93.2kW ATW Dyno tested.

14-09-2005, 11:12 PM	#56
mcwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: newcastle NSW Car: 323 astina Posts: 780 View Photos By: mcwilly	ive had the ecsta 711 for just under 10000kms and they are starting to get low i washappy at first but as they wore down a bit the rear end seems t drift out alot especially in the wet which is good fun but u soon get over it when u actually wanna grip. dad has the yoko a539s on his rex and they go alright. not sure wat ill get next just want something with a rounded side wall to reduce scrubbing. maybe wat rob (boost) has they seem fairly rolled __________________ 340KW @ 24psi....................pb 13.3 @ 118mph (3rd gear issues + wheel spin)

15-09-2005, 06:45 AM	#57
mazdamanik Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rathmines Car: Was an Astina now a Commohore :-( Posts: 903 View Photos By: mazdamanik	TOYO.....from wat ive seen of mine so far they are better than anything ive had before....and goldsp just got Proxes 4's which are one under the T1-R's i hae and has seen the light i believe at the moment toyos are the best....and the wall on the T1-R's are fairly round __________________ You can't race what you can't catch!!

15-09-2005, 11:53 AM	#58
SehnKhan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,789	I've got the Hankook Sport Ventus K104 aswell, and so far so good (not many KM's on them yet, but they grip very nicely, especially in the wet, and little road noise to talk about).

24-11-2005, 04:26 PM	#59
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	so did anyone managed to find a dealer in syd who sells these maxxis ma-z1 tyres? __________________

24-11-2005, 06:53 PM	#60
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	I think Fro-Daddy has those, PM him and ask for his impressions of them.

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