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Hi,

I am in the process of purchasing new tyres for my 350GT. The ones on the rear are Marshall Matrag 265/35 Zr 18 93W and are really noisy - sounds like a diff or wheel bearing going but have put other wheels on and the noise goes so it is definately tyres. The 35 profile sends my speedo out by 10km/hr at 100. The front ones, Sonar Ultra Sport NSII, 235/40 R18 95H are quite good as far as noise is concerned; haven't heard of either type before! Any advice on best (quiet) tyres for the V35 and where to get them in Sydney?

Also what does the 93W and 95H mean?

Thanks

John

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scathing Grand Master

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Any advice on best (quiet) tyres for the V35 and where to get them in Sydney?

I'm rolling on Falken FK452s at the moment on my Z33, and I'm loving them. Relatively cheap but with good performance. Not much noise, but since I've only been driving on RT215s and R-Comps for the last 6 months I may have gone partially deaf when it comes to road noise.

Also what does the 93W and 95H mean?

The number is the load rating, which tells you how much mass the tyre supports. The letter is the speed rating, which gives you a maximum sustained high speed. By law your tyres must be rated to do a sustained speed equal to your car's top speed, regardless of whether that speed is legal or not.

I'd get that stuff right, as cops check that data when considering whether to defect your tyres as roadworthy or not.

cookie--monster Community Regular

cookie--monster

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i have the bridgestone potenza on all four,and i cant belive how noisy they are.

any spped above 30kph and i can easily notice them.

I will try to find out the factory specified tires for the v35 in japan amd the g35 in the US.Hopefully they are not so noisy...

cookie--monster Community Regular

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facgtory spec for hte G35 were some type of michelin i believe..

thats a frenchie poo company i think??

im guessing the v35 would have been shod with a home brand-yokohama/bridgestone/toyo/BFgoodrich

its hard to find any info out on this though.

there is also the pressure sensor mounted in all four wheels which makes it more difficult to change tires and very hard to change rims and keep the sensors intact....http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/TPS_On_Aftermarket_Wheels

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My car came from Japan with original tyres = Bridgstone Potenza RE40 (I believe the 350Z came to Australia with these tyres also). For complaiance I had Falken FK452 fitted and have been enormously impressed with the grip.

On other performance cars I have had Dunlop S3000 and S8000, Bridgestone RE50's and Falken Z326. The Falken Z326's are not up to the requirements of a perfermance car but the FK452 feel very similar to the RE50's, the best of the other tyres I have tried.

They are a bit noisy on rough course chip roads (could just be the car was not insulated for these road surfaces), but otherwise quiet.

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I've had 2 sets of Falken FK452s on my R34 and absolutely love it as well. I'm getting new tyres for the V35 tommorow and have been recommended the new model Sumitomo HTR Z III which are made in Japan. Done a bit of research on the net and have found some good reviews on it so I'll give that a go and report back.

Incidently they are priced very similar to the FK452s as well so I thought I'd give the Sumis a go.

http://www.sumitomotire.com/HTRZIII/default.asp

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thats a frenchie poo company i think??

:-)

I've got Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's at the moment and without a doubt I have never driven on a better street tire. At over $900 a corner and standard equipment for the Zonda or Koeningsig (can't remember) you would expect that though :-)

The tires handle everything i can through at them. Awesome grip in the wet, almost hard to break traction in the dry and they wear very very well so far. Have used them on a track day and they looked the same when i left the track as when i went in. Oh and whisper quiet, no road noise what so ever.

As good as they are though $900 each is a bit steep so i doubt I'll be using them again once their gone.

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John,

I am using yokohama advan sport 255/35/18 for the rear (it's really grippy), and front i am using toyo TEO 235/40/18. They are pretty quite for me.

Hi,

I am in the process of purchasing new tyres for my 350GT. The ones on the rear are Marshall Matrag 265/35 Zr 18 93W and are really noisy - sounds like a diff or wheel bearing going but have put other wheels on and the noise goes so it is definately tyres. The 35 profile sends my speedo out by 10km/hr at 100. The front ones, Sonar Ultra Sport NSII, 235/40 R18 95H are quite good as far as noise is concerned; haven't heard of either type before! Any advice on best (quiet) tyres for the V35 and where to get them in Sydney?

Also what does the 93W and 95H mean?

Thanks

John

n15m0 Grand Master

n15m0

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I've had my Sumitomos on for about a month now and very happy with grip, wet weather and noise levels. These are the new model HTR-ZIII. 225/45/18 & 245/45/18 cost $1100 for the set. Made in Japan too.

Great review here:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=93

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Wayne NZ Newbie

Wayne NZ

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Hi,

I am in the process of purchasing new tyres for my 350GT. The ones on the rear are Marshall Matrag 265/35 Zr 18 93W and are really noisy - sounds like a diff or wheel bearing going but have put other wheels on and the noise goes so it is definately tyres. The 35 profile sends my speedo out by 10km/hr at 100. The front ones, Sonar Ultra Sport NSII, 235/40 R18 95H are quite good as far as noise is concerned; haven't heard of either type before! Any advice on best (quiet) tyres for the V35 and where to get them in Sydney?

Also what does the 93W and 95H mean?

Thanks

John

Hi,

I have had two 350GT Coupes, a 2003 and now a 2005.

I can recommend the Goodyear Eagle F1 GDS3.

These are quieter than the Bridgstones and Falkens and come out top in many comparisons especially in the wet.

They feel good and seem to wear quite well.

Regards

Wayne

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mellowman Enthusiast

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Hi all,

currently have bridgestone RE01 and they have been rather noisy but a grippy tyre.

Just purchased 4 x Kumho KU36 semi slick tyres $188 each just waiting for the call to come collect will let you know how they go

http://www.good-win-racing.com/mazda-talk/images/SEMA07b.jpg

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