TOYO vs FALKEN 16's content

[rayray086]

Sounds good to me mate. Roughly the same that I got quoted for. 195/45R16 right?

[WABIT]

yeah

T1R 195/45 16's

just waiting to take delivery of the rims and then its to the tyre shop!!!

checkd out the tyres at the shop today.... they look the goods and have a really soft compound!!! plus the TOYO rim protector is a god SENT to all tyre stretchers

wabit

[Jarred]

sounds like an okay price, pity they can't lop off another $50 or two..

[aliasmk2]

yeah

T1R 195/45 16's

just waiting to take delivery of the rims and then its to the tyre shop!!!

checkd out the tyres at the shop today.... they look the goods and have a really soft compound!!! plus the TOYO rim protector is a god SENT to all tyre stretchers

wabit

They feel like a soft compuond on the road compared to other tires, but are surprisingly durable
But do you have them yet?????????
I am keen to find out what you think
I lost grip on the weekend in some s bends, by just being lazy. All I could do was curse & say that would not have happened with the toyo's on.

[WABIT]

unfortunatly NO i hav not got them mounted on the car yet because my wheels have not come in from O.S

wheels should be in, in a few days

wabit

[Valver.]

195/45/16 is a bit big for a Mk1. You really need a 195/40 to avoid rubbing. I wouldn't touch Falken either - in fact, I wouldn't piss on them! I had them on my Cupra for a while and they were utter rubbish.

Get Contisport Contact2s in a 195/40/R16. You get what you pay for with tyres and they are the most important part of the car, being the final contact point with the road. They also stretch beautifully, despite having solid sidewalls. Good grooves for wet weather too

[alex g]

where did you source the toyos from??as they are one of the best stretched tyres getting around

and by the way bro the disc are 280 zimmerman from tooley imports here in sydney, i have part numbers somewhere they are basically g60 discs which suit all the after market adapters and so on

[WABIT]

cheers dubstar!
but i already scourced up a set.. well my dad did hehe
$75 each

not bad....

stu.

i was actually after a set of 195/40's but was unable to get a set anywhere as aust standards do not support such sequence

tha 45's was the lowest i could go for a 16

wabit

[Valver.]

Australian Standards are a pack of muppets. Someone should take them for a ride in a modified Mk1 and then ask them what the f--k they are doing

Seriously though, they normally don't import those sizes as there's not much market for them. It's much like the 165/45s - you can still get them, but it just takes a while.

The tyre issues can be waved by way of an engineer's certificate, but that involves more bollocking around

[rayray086]

A 205/40 for 16" are more readily available in Australia than the 195/45. I compared both (I have a pair of each mounted to my wheels) and the 205/40 have a slightly smaller rolling diameter. At the moment, they're both mounted on a 6.5" wide wheel and from a looks point of view, I don't notice much difference.