Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 03/07/12 01:15 AM Share Posted 03/07/12 01:15 AM (edited) Alrighty then, am looking at finally putting on the Dark Chrome Strada's I got from Luke a while back with my tax return (should I get anything haha).Need some tyres for them, so what should I be going. Keep in mind it's a stock daily driver, so I don't need top of the range, over the top tyres. At best they'll need to be able to handle 300rwkw's which is what I'm hoping to get down the line with a few mods.Toyo/Kuhmo/Dunlop/other?If I can get away with $200 a corner I'm happy. I know you say don't skimp out on tyres as they're like brakes - get the best for safety reasons and what not, but if I don't need the best (which I won't) I'd like to try save some coin on that.Advice/suggestions?Oh, I'm 100% clueless when it comes to wheels and what not so any and all advice is taken in and appreciated.freakys mum Edited 03/07/12 01:20 AM by Ciaran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 8m 27d Gender: Male Posted 03/07/12 01:29 AM Share Posted 03/07/12 01:29 AM Try ebay achillies I've never used them but I've heard they're good for the money. I'll most likely try them as my next tyre.Just get the widest tyre you can fit on the rim. I noticed a pretty big difference going from a 255 to a 235 on my 17s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 03/07/12 01:31 AM Author Share Posted 03/07/12 01:31 AM Like these?http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/245-35-19-ACHILLES-ATR-SPORT-TYRES-BRAND-NEW-HOLDEN-FORD-MORE-/280894013057?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4166967e81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 8m 27d Gender: Male Posted 03/07/12 01:57 AM Share Posted 03/07/12 01:57 AM Yep, those for the front and these for the rear:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-X-275-30-19-ACHILLES-ATR-SPORT-TYRES-BRAND-NEW-FORD-SKYLINE-SUPRA-/280911372201?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item41679f5fa9#ht_3678wt_1110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 03/07/12 01:59 AM Author Share Posted 03/07/12 01:59 AM So how does it work with front/rear sizes? I gather it's better to have bigger tyres on the rears but will any tyre 19" fit any size 19" rim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 8m 27d Gender: Male Posted 03/07/12 02:12 AM Share Posted 03/07/12 02:12 AM Well in the case of a falcon the front tyre size doesn't matter so much as you won't really be doing track work so a 245 should do the trick. Plus you can't really fit much wider on there.As for the rear, the wider the better as the more power you make the more traction becomes an issue. Especially if boost is tuned to come on hard.You can't just go and put a 300 wide tyre on an 8" rim so there are limits. Generally 255 wide is about the max for an 8" rim.What size are the rims you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 03/07/12 02:21 AM Author Share Posted 03/07/12 02:21 AM They're an 8.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 8m 27d Gender: Male Posted 03/07/12 02:33 AM Share Posted 03/07/12 02:33 AM If they're 8.5" you should be able to run a 265 rear. Dunno how a 275 would sit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 03/07/12 02:35 AM Author Share Posted 03/07/12 02:35 AM Would I need to do any guard rolling?I don't think the 275's would fit on rear, I recall Luke saying he swapped his out for 9.5 rears so he could fit a 275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 8m 27d Gender: Male Posted 03/07/12 02:54 AM Share Posted 03/07/12 02:54 AM No guard rolling needed but there's your answer for the width. Looks like a 255-265 max for the rear.Or just fit 245's all round and deal with the loss of traction haha. If you ease into it it won't try and light the tyres up as easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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