Post by Nebuchernezzer on Oct 7, 2005 11:37:54 GMT 10
Tyres are always a problem for drifters, spend weeks collecting then in one day they are all gone. Since finding certain sizes can be a bit of a pain i propose the Royal Tyre Pool (tm). When people go scrounging tyre piles for tyres, if you can, grab good tyres of sizes that might be of use to others. Then we can post here and do Royal Swapsies or help each other out.
A few general rules of tyre hunting.
1) All the tyres on a worn out tyre pile are there for a reason, find the reason before you take the tyre (ie carcass damage etc), the best tyres are ones that are from a rotten wheel alignment, really worn on one shoulder but otherwise next to new. Lots of tread
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2) Keep an eye out for retreads (you can see the line where the new cap is joined on).
3) If you find 2 or 3 of one type tyre keep looking, there is probably a full set of 4 in there somewhere.
Now some sizes are of little use no matter how good they are, the sizes that silvia sized cars use are as follows, the rest of you will have to post what sizes suit hachi etc.
Silvia:
234x45x17 common, commodore tyre
225x45x17 not seen many
225x50x16 not as common as i'd like
225x55x16 falcon tyre? commonish, a little larger than standard tyres
205x55x16 as above
205x65x15 common but not very grippy
205x60x15 as above
A few general rules of tyre hunting.
1) All the tyres on a worn out tyre pile are there for a reason, find the reason before you take the tyre (ie carcass damage etc), the best tyres are ones that are from a rotten wheel alignment, really worn on one shoulder but otherwise next to new. Lots of tread
. 2) Keep an eye out for retreads (you can see the line where the new cap is joined on).
3) If you find 2 or 3 of one type tyre keep looking, there is probably a full set of 4 in there somewhere.
Now some sizes are of little use no matter how good they are, the sizes that silvia sized cars use are as follows, the rest of you will have to post what sizes suit hachi etc.
Silvia:
234x45x17 common, commodore tyre
225x45x17 not seen many
225x50x16 not as common as i'd like
225x55x16 falcon tyre? commonish, a little larger than standard tyres
205x55x16 as above
205x65x15 common but not very grippy
205x60x15 as above
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