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Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:34 pm
by red devil
Hi all
Iv bought a set of 15x8 6UL's and am having a hard time deciding on what size tire/brand to run
three options im looking at are
The Hankook ventus Rs3 in a 225/45/15
or
Federal 595 RSR 205/50/15 (I have feddies on my car now and I love them)
or
Dunlop direzza sport Z1 starspec 205/50/15I want to get decent (I know im not going to 25k out of them, 18-20 would be nice) life out of them, and I dont want to have to run a ridicules amount of camber also
Any suggestions would be really appreciated
Cheers eren
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:46 pm
by tobias
I'm in the same boat but for me it's the price, I need some decent rubber for my 15x8
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:17 pm
by Lokiel
Davex3 wrote:The Hankook ventus Rs3 in a 225/45/15
You will need to import these though, not available locally
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:27 pm
by red devil
Ok so i know i just posted this, then i looked up Ozzytires and found nitto's on special , so i just bit the bullet and bought a set of 205/50/15 nitto nt01's for $138 each, now that is not bad for price, n im sort of on a budget and the closest i was going to get would have been the feddies!
Ozzy tires if anyone is interested
Cheers for the help guys!
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:27 pm
by rossint
red devil wrote:Ok so i know i just posted this, then i looked up Ozzytires and found nitto's on special , so i just bit the bullet and bought a set of 205/50/15 nitto nt01's for $138 each, now that is not bad for price, n im sort of on a budget and the closest i was going to get would have been the feddies!
Ozzy tires if anyone is interested
Cheers for the help guys!
Thanks for posting this, just ordered 4 as well. I've needed to replace my well used R888's for a little while now and wanted to try the Nitto's as they're suppose to be the same compound as the Toyo's. At that price it's a no brainer.
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:21 pm
by 16bit
bot???
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:07 pm
by Steampunk
with today modern advantage sending global country continental packing, it is happy and lucky to advantage exchange currency and patience waiting 4 to 6 week-long moons to buy sending from A-OK US of A.
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Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:17 pm
by red devil
1red5 wrote:
with today modern advantage sending global country continental packing, it is happy and lucky to advantage exchange currency and patience waiting 4 to 6 week-long moons to buy sending from A-OK US of A.
Stuff waiting! I want it now! haha
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:27 pm
by NitroDann
Red...
I dont know what to say, but I had to remember if im drunk or not after reading that. Im not, and still cannot make sense of that sentance.
Was it intended to sound like 'have you even gone as far as to etc' Or however that thing goes?
Dann
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:24 pm
by Steampunk
NitroDann wrote:Was it intended to sound like 'have you even gone as far as to etc' Or however that thing goes?
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:48 pm
by username
Pretty sure I was reading a thread on cr.net about how 225's aren't necessarily better than 205's on a 8" just because they are wider...can't remember what thread it was though
And what place in Aus sells the RS3's?
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:06 pm
by PAU61L
please give a report on the nittos, am looking at getting new tyres soon, thanks Paul
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:50 pm
by project.r.racing
red devil wrote:Ok so i know i just posted this, then i looked up Ozzytires and found nitto's on special , so i just bit the bullet and bought a set of 205/50/15 nitto nt01's for $138 each, now that is not bad for price, n im sort of on a budget and the closest i was going to get would have been the feddies!
Ozzy tires if anyone is interested
Cheers for the help guys!
With a wear rating only 100. Dunno if paying $20 more for KU36s might have been a better option.
I'm getting NT01s for my next tyres in 205/50R15 also, but I only drive the car 10-12,000km per year. That'll be their life I reckon.
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:50 pm
by red devil
yeah will do im just waiting for the bastard things! they lost them in the mail how ever many weeks ago now
A new set should be in on thursday and hopefully on by Friday with a proper alignment
Re: Help on tire size choice 205's or 225's
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:59 pm
by Guran
These Nitto NT01s look like a nice & cheap option for supersprints. Shame they're not (yet) on the CAMS-approved
Production Car Tyre List.
