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Wondering what people have to say about 17" tyres for Skylines ?? (for normal street use)

Which Brand ?

Which type/model ?

What profile ?

How Wide ?

What cost ?

How long they last (typically)

Where is the best (cheapest) place to buy ?

Cheers,

BF

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i havnt got the 17's but ive got the 16's version..

the tire ive found to be the best bang for bux is the dunlop fm901, yes thye also come in 17's as ONARUN also has em.. i got my 16's for about 190bux.. so 17's shouldnt be all that more..

and i wont give u an idication on how long they last.. as my driving wont give a good indication in regards to tire ware:D

there awesome things.. and very well priced..

i have ultra radials

17"x9" 235 45's on all corners

$205 a tyre there really hardie as they still look brand new and i've done 60,000km on them only about 3% where to the tread depth.

the only problem they are really hard compound and are extremely slippery in the wet.

FM901's don't last long as they are made of a soft compound. they are very grippy so good for trackwork and excellent for road use. they like to bite the road and then let go all of a sudden. you don't get the screeching indication before they let go like other tyres. if you want something that will last you look for a harder compound than that of the 901's.

To contradict Porgie in the above post I would have to say that the Dunlop FM901's wear quite well.

I've got them in 235/45 17 and 255/40 17. Put them on the car in March for $1240 fitted and ballanced.

They are a bit noisy (road rumble), but never squeal and I was very happy with the communication and grip at Eastern Creek and Wakefield.

Apart from one of the rears de-laminating after about 400 km :eek: (Dunlop replaced it without too much fuss at no charge) I am happy with them.

I'm running Yoko's a-spec. You can' buy them at normal tyre places as they aren't DOT approved. But hell they grip very well. I've got 255/40/17 all round on mine. Paid about 280 a piece at Eagle tyres in Granville. Considering I'm quite aggressive on the track, they seem to be doing the job very well.

Fatz has e-specs, and they look evil. I might try to source them next.

Originally posted by red900ss

Apart from one of the rears de-laminating after about 400 km :eek: (Dunlop replaced it without too much fuss at no charge) I am happy with them.

what's de-laminating?

my driving has seen them wear out quickly and the fact that they are a soft compound indicates a shorter life

Yo George

Deliminating is when the rubber starts to pull away from the carcass.

Andrew

Falken Ziex's on mine, on standard rims....Very happy with the grip, I can't wait till I get 17's thou......Might try some new rubber, whats Falkens high line tyre called ? GRB ? What are they like ?

Andrew

the carcass is a cavans type material, probably canvass which nthe rubber is attached to. I'm using my knowledge of kart tyres here...they don't have steel belts, i think the steel belt is either in the rubber or wound into the canvass....

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