ENVY-T CNUTOX Donating Members 3,098 Member For: 22y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Not sure? Posted 20/11/06 10:47 PM Share Posted 20/11/06 10:47 PM I was just going through the reciepts for the T and counted up how many pairs of rear tyres I have been through. Now I don't know if this is excessive or not, but in 63,247 kms I have had 7 pairs of rear shoes, 8 including the factory dunlops, and 2 sets of fronts, 3 including the factory dunlop.I type this, cos I have just booked in for another set of rears tommorrow morning, and after a few quick sums, realised, it is more expensive to feed the T than a 3rd world country!!Just for the rear of the car, 4 sets at 340 tyre, 2 sets at 310 tyre, 1 at 345 a tyre and tommorrows set 365 a tyre, ( I am getting new realeased wider rubber )so for the maths......2720 1240 690 730 =$5380 tyres in 2 years for the rear!Fronts add 1320 and I can see why the wife says it's me or the car!! She can't afford to feed both it and I, lucky I did my ticket and she can now save some $$$$ while she drives it.Current avg fuel per trip metre is 22.7ltr/100k's motorpass statement has it 21.3ltr/100k's.Anyone looking for a well maintained and hardly thrashed T?? Gimme a call NOT! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 19y 24d Posted 20/11/06 11:10 PM Share Posted 20/11/06 11:10 PM having gone through a set of rear tyres in 7000km and now sitting on 12500km and the new rear 20 inch tyres looking to have seen better days, think I might get 5000km more out of them I know where ya coming from about feeding the T, not to mention the fuel bill which isnt as expensive as yours, but expensive enough. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT290 Member 320 Member For: 19y 9m Location: Brisbane Posted 20/11/06 11:18 PM Share Posted 20/11/06 11:18 PM I'll be buying my 4th round of rears for the phoon in only 19000 km's I swear I don't do skids thinking of buying some cheap stuff like those nankangs? instead of $400 a tyre, really kicks the hip pocket Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 21/11/06 01:05 AM Share Posted 21/11/06 01:05 AM Mate that is serious tyre usage! Have you ever thought of steel radials? NO, not steel-belted, just plain STEEL. They might last you a bit longer.PS Although now I think back on it ... when I first did my turbo on the ZL I chewed the rears in just 5000km ... my explanation to the treasurer at the time was I could only tune it "on the road" as the nearest dyno was 150km away. It didn't take her long to point out that the 150km drive would have cost a lot less in fuel then the tyres LOL. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 8m 30d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 21/11/06 01:37 AM Share Posted 21/11/06 01:37 AM I guess I really am an old 45000 km, and I've only had to pay for 2 rear Dunlops and a pair of MT's.(I got 4 freebie Dunlops under warranty at 22000 km) I can't complain about the factory 17" Dunlops.tom Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/11/06 09:42 AM Share Posted 21/11/06 09:42 AM Holy Fark, that is some incredible usage. My OEM 17 Dunlops lasted 34000 km.Scotty Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 19y 24d Posted 21/11/06 09:46 AM Share Posted 21/11/06 09:46 AM Kimberley Scott said: Holy Fark, that is some incredible usage. My OEM 17 Dunlops lasted 34000 km.Scotty←Probably because you drive like your driving Miss Daisy Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 21/11/06 10:03 AM Share Posted 21/11/06 10:03 AM Hoons the lot of ya. Got 35 000 out the rears and just over 40 000 on the fronts, which where finished off on the rear. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-466992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVO61 Member 70 Member For: 20y 4m 28d Posted 21/11/06 10:14 AM Share Posted 21/11/06 10:14 AM My OEM 17 Dunlops lasted 41,000km am only on 2nd set now might get bit less this time lots more rwkw hard to keep foot out of it.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-467005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz Member 8 Member For: 21y 10d Posted 23/11/06 06:05 AM Share Posted 23/11/06 06:05 AM I'd look at changing the rear tyres to Nankangs NS2's.They provide more traction than most $300-400 tyres as a result of less wheel spin they last longer too.They are quite soft compound but you'll save alot of money with no loss of traction, cant go wrong. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/30417-tyres/#findComment-467791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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