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22-06-2010, 12:19 PM
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1964 Thunderbird
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brisbane
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Our 17" Goodyears are nearly cactus and was wondering what a decent substitute would be without having to pay $300 each. Its the missus car and its 90% used to drive in bumper to bumper traffic. I'm prepared to give up some performance to help the back pocket. Any suggestions much appreciated.
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22-06-2010, 12:26 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South Australia
Posts: 2,149
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what size tyres are they?
Should be able to pick up a good tyre for under $150ish, or a crap tyre for under $100
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22-06-2010, 02:47 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Albury, NSW
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I have Bridgestone ER300 on mine i think, they are around 200 each and go well.
215/45/17 |
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23-06-2010, 12:08 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 249
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Toyo Proxes 4 in 215/45R17 on my LT Zetec and they were $195 a corner
I settled on them because no one was open that had the Bridgestone Adrenalin ER001s on a Saturday arvo and I needed them immediately. Been pretty happy with them, they have a wear rating of 300 instead of the Adrenaline's 185 so hopefully last a little longer. Much, much grippier and quieter than the stock Goodyears can't believe how bad and nosiy they were! The Proxes 4 are a little squishy sounding for the first 1000KMs or so but since then have been great. |
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23-06-2010, 08:56 AM
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1964 Thunderbird
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 93
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cheers guys for your suggestions. There is obviously much better options that the Goodyears for much less money. If anything can quieten that road noise thats a good thing. I have found the Goodyears near deafening on coarse chip country roads.
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23-06-2010, 10:53 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 249
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when I was looking around, the stock size 205/50R17 aren't very common so depending on the tyre can be a fair bit more expensive than 215/45R17
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11-07-2010, 07:27 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 20
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Hey Guys,
I just got some Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's for my Zetec (LS). Huge improvement over the originals. Just came back from a getaway in Heathcote and drove through some pretty miserable weather and they held up fairly well when giving some stick... Cheers |
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Replacement tyres for LS Zetec rims
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