tyres

CD4Accord · Postby **CD4Accord** » November 29th, 2012, 7:30 pm

Did you know that here in Jamaica Maxxis is easily the most popular tyre? Usually the UA-603 on budget daily cars and the victra MA-Z1 on sportier applications..
Barely a nexen or roadstone in sight!

nemesis · Postby **nemesis** » November 30th, 2012, 4:14 pm

Strugglerzinc wrote:
searchingone wrote:I visited Mileage Mack today. They first did a left to right switch, then checked the alignment. It was off a bit to the left... So they fixed that and car was running nice after...no pulling

their alignment procedures seemed more elaborate than the previous place i went to which did it really quick and detected nothing..... would definitely continue to go there

Just to illustrate how each experience is different, they aligned my car when i installed new tyres at that same Mucurapo Rd branch and it started pulling to the left. Had to go elsewhere to sort it out as the machine and tech insisted it was correct.

I'll probably never go to them for alignment again.

I've had problems with their alignment more than once. Tend to avoid it now unless it's on a vehicle where I'm also purchasing the tires from them also. In that event I just hope it turns out right. Sometimes the alignment is good, sometimes it's bad and needs to be fixed elsewhere.

Postby **nervewrecker** » December 19th, 2012, 8:41 pm

Whats the prices like for some good 205 / 55 / 15 tyres?
I used to pay $650.00 for my 205 / 40 / 17, dunlop and they worked pretty nice. !5's cheaper or cost more?

KURMAman · Postby **KURMAman** » December 19th, 2012, 10:18 pm

check Automotive components in arima....or check some bridgestones.

android79 · Postby **android79** » December 20th, 2012, 6:05 am

who know where I could get maxxis victra MA-Z1 225/40/16 or 225/45/16.

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » December 20th, 2012, 6:52 am

android79 wrote:who know where I could get maxxis victra MA-Z1 225/40/16 or 225/45/16.

There's a tyre shop on Macoya Road in Tunapuna that advertises Maxxis (on the left hand side just after Centre of Excellence when heading north). You could probably try them. Sorry, I don't have a number for them.

syntax · Postby **syntax** » December 20th, 2012, 8:19 am

best tyre i have ever used are the Toyo's proxes vimode....... excellent tyre for my daily driver

android79 · Postby **android79** » December 20th, 2012, 6:27 pm

thanks Rory I will check them?

zorced · Postby **zorced** » December 20th, 2012, 8:35 pm

syntax wrote:best tyre i have ever used are the Toyo's proxes vimode....... excellent tyre for my daily driver

using these right now; not bad at all and reasonably priced.

zondafan · Postby **zondafan** » December 20th, 2012, 9:07 pm

you can prob give wheel wizard a call...I know they had victras at one point in time

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » December 20th, 2012, 10:43 pm

zorced wrote:
syntax wrote:best tyre i have ever used are the Toyo's proxes vimode....... excellent tyre for my daily driver

using these right now; not bad at all and reasonably priced.

Size and price?

zorced · Postby **zorced** » December 20th, 2012, 11:14 pm

NR8 wrote:
zorced wrote:
syntax wrote:best tyre i have ever used are the Toyo's proxes vimode....... excellent tyre for my daily driver

using these right now; not bad at all and reasonably priced.

Size and price?

check mileage mack
around 650 iirc

won't recommend them over the Ma-z1 but they could definitely do the work.

Strugglerzinc · Postby **Strugglerzinc** » December 21st, 2012, 1:49 pm

zorced wrote:
NR8 wrote:
zorced wrote:
syntax wrote:best tyre i have ever used are the Toyo's proxes vimode....... excellent tyre for my daily driver

using these right now; not bad at all and reasonably priced.

Size and price?

check mileage mack
around 650 iirc

won't recommend them over the Ma-z1 but they could definitely do the work.

Try $790 at MM for a 205/60/14.

:lol:

@ MA-Z1 better than the Vimode.

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » December 21st, 2012, 2:22 pm

Ohhh.. Because $650 was sounding low for Proxes!

zorced · Postby **zorced** » December 21st, 2012, 5:58 pm

my word i got my proxes about 2 months ago and look @ the price now.
Same goes for the maxxis which is why i decided to try the vimodes just for the sake of trying another reputable brand.

The most recent quote i got on a ma-z1 was $825 at quick service but my first pair was also $650 at
wheel wizard but that was a long time ago when they use to stock.

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » December 21st, 2012, 6:35 pm

im getting a pair of michelin pilot exalto for 1300 a pair
will see how it goes

FullStop · Postby **FullStop** » December 26th, 2012, 10:10 pm

X_Factor wrote:im getting a pair of michelin pilot exalto for 1300 a pair
will see how it goes

pilot exaltos are sweet, I'm running on a set of those and I have to say they are the most responsive tyres I'v ever driven with. Both wet and dry traction is great, so is braking very predictable.

Looking forward to trying the toyo proxes t1r next.

JDM_GUY · Postby **JDM_GUY** » January 11th, 2013, 1:18 pm

where you getting those exaltos? what size are you getting for that price?

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » January 11th, 2013, 3:50 pm

195 50 15
all done though

cinco · Postby **cinco** » January 11th, 2013, 4:07 pm

where?

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » January 11th, 2013, 4:22 pm

a tire shop on aranguez main road, they were located where the roundabout is, but moved higher up the road

Nikki · Postby **Nikki** » January 15th, 2013, 9:24 am

hey

lookin for 215 45 17 for a kia cerato koup.....

i got a price quote of

955 Dunlops ( masterserv morvant)
900 Bridgestone .. (but only 2 in stock, i need 4)
and
800 Firestone
700 Duram
790 Nexen

any recommendation on which is the best bet for this?
was thinkin to go with Firestone but never heard much about them.

CD4Accord · Postby **CD4Accord** » January 15th, 2013, 9:46 am

What MODEL of each of the above tyres? Brand is not the only important consideration..

Of the top of my head you can rule out the Duram..

Find out which model firestone and lets take it from there

Nikki · Postby **Nikki** » January 15th, 2013, 11:49 am

CD4Accord wrote:What MODEL of each of the above tyres? Brand is not the only important consideration..

Of the top of my head you can rule out the Duram..

Find out which model firestone and lets take it from there

the
Firestone is Firehawk wide oval AS

Dunlops SP Sport

guess thats my main 2 options...

CD4Accord · Postby **CD4Accord** » January 15th, 2013, 12:26 pm

Well there are many many Dunlop Sp Sport tyres as you will see at this link
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/dunlop/dunlop-tires.jsp

I would give the firestone a run personally.. It likely won't be an AMAZING tyre but will provide good value and good performance.

dredman1 · Postby **dredman1** » January 15th, 2013, 3:34 pm

Nikki wrote:hey

lookin for 215 45 17 for a kia cerato koup.....

i got a price quote of

955 Dunlops ( masterserv morvant)
900 Bridgestone .. (but only 2 in stock, i need 4)
and
800 Firestone
700 Duram
790 Nexen

any recommendation on which is the best bet for this?
was thinkin to go with Firestone but never heard much about them.

Tyre Clinic in Chaguanas has (or at least had) the Sumitomo HTR ZIII for $850 in that exact size.

Bought it at the end of last year and it seems pretty decent thus far. Haven't pushed it yet though. They also have decent reviews on Tire Rack.

ruff neck chicken · Postby **ruff neck chicken** » January 30th, 2013, 1:22 pm

i'm in the need of 215/35/18 tires and it seems a bit hard to find

so far i found
pirelli - 825
nankang - 650
westlake - 600

how good are westlake tires? no i do no know which one, long story short.

*$kїđž!™ · Postby *$kїđž!™ » January 30th, 2013, 2:16 pm

looking for a pair of 205/60/14....

CD4Accord · Postby **CD4Accord** » January 30th, 2013, 8:10 pm

Westlake and Nankang = pure junk...
What model Pirelli are they and where is selling them? Be sure to check the datestamp on pirellis in trinidad because some of them are 5+ years old..

ruff neck chicken · Postby **ruff neck chicken** » January 30th, 2013, 11:27 pm

i believe the name is Gibbo Wheels, new place in port of spain. i asked and the person said they were not sure they had to get someone to go check. didnt bother to wait.