introduction and tyre pricing

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:45 pm

Greetings,

I have a '95 Surf SSR-G which I'm not game to put into the bush yet.. it's still shiney.. ;-)

Ok I need tyres for this ride.. 99% on-road, 1% mild off-road work so I'm thinking nice and quiet Pirelli Michelin etc.. Anyone got any contacts for a real steal deal ?

265/70R16

many thanks,
Steve

PR · Post by PR » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:48 pm

Hi Steve welcome to ORE, where are you from :?:

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:50 pm

Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/

Steve

PR · Post by PR » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:51 pm

SteveWrightNZ wrote:Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/

Steve

Whos Mike

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:05 pm

PR wrote:
SteveWrightNZ wrote:Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/

Steve

Whos Mike

the new gut you doofus :roll:

gudday Mike,welcome to the site :wink:

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:12 pm

wopass wrote:
PR wrote:
SteveWrightNZ wrote:Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/

Steve

Whos Mike

the new gut you doofus

gudday Mike,welcome to the site

but he said his name was steve lol

Baldrick · Post by **Baldrick** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:12 pm

wopass wrote:
PR wrote:
SteveWrightNZ wrote:Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/

Steve

Whos Mike

the new gut you doofus

gudday Mike,welcome to the site

Thanks for clearing that up Wopass...

So Hi there Mike....

or is it really Steve (from what he's signed as.)

Edgecumbe...the area with the shakey ground

WELCOME

PR · Post by PR » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:17 pm

wopass wrote:
PR wrote:
SteveWrightNZ wrote:Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/

Steve

Whos Mike

the new gut you doofus

gudday Mike,welcome to the site

What drugs are you on tonight wopass

xj · Post by xj » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:19 pm

erm, who is wopass......... i thought that was Nigel?

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:21 pm

use are really really confusing me!

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:22 pm

hi Guys,

The server emailed me from "mike@ORE" so thats where I picked up that from. "Mike" must be the servers' name eh ?

I also do a bit of jetboatin, flyin, divin, paraglidin, and some Linux server stuff also, and some other stuff I forget.

gee its late. /me sleeps.
S

PR · Post by PR » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:24 pm

mike is the admin guy that started and runs this site :lol:

I am Paul

and Wopass is crazy :roll:

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:08 am

nice to meet you fellas.

ok any sources and good prices for these tyres ? I see there were unidentified sources mentioned some time ago.

TIA,
Steve

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:50 am

Hi Steve and welcome,

Sorry can't help you with sourcing of tyres in your area, my advice is to shop around nobody pays retail now days.
You have mentioned Pirelli and Michelin so you are not price driven :wink:

. My tyre of choice in the upper bracket although it doe's come with some road noise is the BFG A/T, has got the BLING factor, good for 90ks and will take you most places.

Now for some more advice , I started with a G Surf and after two off road excursions ---- repaired the damage and kept it as a shiny :twisted:

. Got a real truck that i can take anywhere and don't have to worry (to much ) about the damage.

YOU WILL GET THE BUG,

FITZY.

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:08 am

Hiya thanks Fitz.

Yeah my hatred for cheap road tyres know no bounds, AND they last for ages so I get to hate them for years.. nice.. Wobbly slippy pos. :growl:

I pretty much figured that would be the case with my "shiney". Same applies with my families' shiney jetboat I took up the rapids and bashed it real hard.. not again methinks lest I eff it baaad. Though I think I should have taken someone experienced with me. Oh well.

Tyre prices - I haven't asked around locally yet (hrm they all know me mostly) and they always roll their eyes when they can't sell me their main brand.

If someone DOES have a real good price I can likely pay the freight and local fitting and still be better off.

S

TJ · Post by TJ » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:40 am

Welcome. BFG A/Ts are really good and will hold value even if you decide to sell them after a few thousand kms...

BrentC · Post by **BrentC** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:40 pm

SteveWrightNZ wrote:If someone DOES have a real good price I can likely pay the freight and local fitting and still be better off.

S

have a look at an ORE advertiser :shock:

http://www.4wdbits.co.nz/ProductsList.aspx?CategoryID=6&selection=9

missnz · Post by **missnz** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:51 pm

Hi, welcome to ORE from Aussie!

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:18 pm

BrentC wrote:have a look at an ORE advertiser http://www.4wdbits.co.nz/ProductsList.aspx?CategoryID=6&selection=9

yeah that was the first thing I did, but they have no H/T tyres listed, and it was suggested elsewhere that there were much cheaper options.

S

Brett11 · Post by **Brett11** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:29 pm

I got BFG ATs on the hilux fitted, balanced etc for $1310 for 5...but a question the tyre pressure is apparently 30psi on road but it seems very low? does that sound right?

IcedJohnno · Post by **IcedJohnno** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:41 pm

Brett
I run 40psi in my Prado on the road with my BFG's, either the set of MT's or the AT's. Yes a bit harsher ride at 40 but it handles better, less sidewall wallow.

Off road I run 18 to 25 depending on conditions and load.

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:47 pm

ok I got some firestone Destination H/T's fitted and they seem very light, quiet, and smooth. $240 each F&B incl GST. Lots more traction on the tarseal compared to the old baldies that wheelspun everywhere. I'll try them on the grass and sand, and open road next week.

S

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:50 pm

Hi Steve and welcome

your shiny jetboat is not a real jetboat untill you are 14 meters from the nearest water tryong to figure out how to get the trailer to the boat to re launch it

.

Brett11

30 PSI sounds about right you can run them as low as 18 offroad too much pressure (vehicle weight come into this too) will mean you increase your breaking distance.

There is very little of an offroad or AT tyre in contact even tho they are bigger, and when a tyre warm's up the air in it expands.

yes you use a little more fuel and wear them a little more at lower pressures but you can stop. Also put them up a little when heavy loaded or towing (in the back) only an extra 4 or 5 psi.

As far as choice no matter what you choose there is something else you could have saved for or is slightly better 3 months down the track :shock:

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:53 pm

Hi Steve, yeah we have stuck the boat up the beach a few times so far, but not 14m. Yet.

Well, we just bought another Surf - '96 intercooled, 178km, 10k - A shiny though, so thats two! Now, just one more not so shiny one we can bush bash with hee hee :lol:

S