Anyone ben by John's in Couva recently?

Razkal · Last edited by Razkal on Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:38 pm; edited 1 time in total

Would like some recommendations for a tire brand/'model' that would give a good compromise between price and grip,
must be available in these sizes as well, having trouble locating this size in Michellin Pilots..
215/45/R16 and 245 or 255/45/R16

I've used the Pilots on both my cars and they work excellent imo, for a road tire, lots of grip in dry and wet conditions and tire wears evenly.
tried Nexens on the Corolla...they are a bigger set of crap than the current government. had Kuhmo Ecstas on the Rx7 and they're ok-ish, nothing too impressive...
Any recommendations guys?

prefferably before October 14th Twisted Evil

TREX · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:

Look for a brand with the lowest Tread ware u can find IMO it will be difficult to find anything under 200 in Trinidad. Most of the "performance" brands go as low as 280-300 but these are most probably all season tires. personally i have no problem with this type of tire as they are a good compromise between cost, grip and life expectancy. All seasons have lower limits so its clear when the car is beginning to loose grip.

If they tires are new the problem will be the height of the tread blocks, u will have to shave the tire to get the best out of it and as far as I know its almost impossible to get tires shaved in TT.

F/used tires are an option but they have been heat cycled so much and are so old that the rubber is hard and IMO they will offer no real benefit to performance other than low first cost. but then again u might get lucky with a decent set.

U can order new tires from Tirerack (along with some l/weight rims) and have them shaved but it will cost.

Other than that get Victors

Razkal · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:03 am Post subject:

^lovely

do the victors come in the sizes i mentioned??
and do elaborate on this Tireack of which u speak! Very Happy

light weight rims!? i am very intrigued... what manufacturer? and price range..

DEVI · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:42 am Post subject:

hey Razkal ... have you tried Johns just west of the Couva flyover ..... they usually have lots of Michellin pilot 220 treadwear.....this is where i buy my f/used tyres and i have never had a problem.... talk to Narend he knows the drill...

corollalover101 · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:55 am Post subject:

^^I second that, check Johns in Couva, hmmm seems a lot of ppl know of him, as for lightweight rims, you can order new through some of the powersellers here or go treasure hunting in the bamboo, I do the latter and I've gotten Toms, tuner hart and Volks for practically next to nothing. Let me know your wheel nut spacing (PCD) I'll let you know what I come across

wagonrunner · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:

corollalover101,
see if yuh find any 4x100 13" 6" or wider please

i'm looking for spares.

Razkal · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject:

corollalover101, rx7 spacing is 5x114.3 i believe..
looking for only 16" wheels tho, thanks!

Devi, will look into this Johns for sure! 220 treadwear Michellin Pilots foreign used u say? this will be perfect if i get the size i want for sunday...
a contact # for them will be greatly appreciated!

cacasplat3 · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

was in laughlin and degannes a few days ago......they had a 235/45R17 continental tire with 1 inch wide threads and the same depth Shocked

those tires mean looking, i should have taken a pic. thread wear is about 300 if i remember correctly and traction was AA, temp A will try and look up google to get a pic.

cacasplat3 · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject:

http://www.conti-online.com..._contact_2/master_en.html

this is it.........mean intimidating tire Razz

not in your size though....

crazybalhead · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject:

Cacasplat, how much did those tires cost??

Ignorant Ignis · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

^^^^ dunlop sport max ...300 thread wear .... traction AA tempA

great tire at a real good price compared to anything in its class...

by the way these are the tires i used on sunday at the vk super special... and the grip was excelent ... even in the rain Twisted Evil

daymean · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject:

fellaz who sells bridgestone tires...also i know mileage mack is the dealer for toyos but does anyone else sell these tires the t1r or the ra1....since mack only has them in stock periodically

Dave · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:28 am Post subject:

Razkal · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

Ignis, price range for these tires of which u speak?
255/45/ZR16 and 225/45/ZR16 or close as possible

Razkal · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject:

I wanted to know if anyone passed in tire hunting/shopping and saw any low treadwear 16" tires,
looking for some 255/45/ZR16 and 225/45/ZR16 Smile

better yet if anyone has their telphone contact, i'll give them a call first instead of making the trip

rjaggs · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: tyres

John's in Balmain had some 140 threadwears (foreign used) some time last year, the only problem is that u have to personally search for a pair........thru his WHOLE stockpile.....this would take a whole day

Razkal · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject:

^god dammit! Mad

ok so who wanna make the turn an help me search?
i buying beers after if we find a set of tires Laughing

MadCrix · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

i took lookign for 235 to 255 50 17

lowest thread ware possible.

raz, if u spot any call meh

355 7175

Razkal · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

^i have yuh # ryan, headin down there tmrw maybe...
on a side note:
D&Ds opposite grand bazaar on the highway has some decent rims/tyre combos for sale for those looking for a beater set.
spotted some 15"-17" advans (two sets), Work wheels (1set), Volk racing (1 set) and the regular stockers from random vehicles, allgot tires with some decent life left and all are either 5 hole or 4 hole universal.

i may go back for the set of Work 16s this week.

prices not more than 3500, that was for a set of 17" advan lightweights in bridgestone rubber. i doubt that set is still there though Laughing

Razkal · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:43 am Post subject:

^ok just called and the set is gone Confused

men just not sticking yes Laughing

all the 16's are there, they got some 15's and i think either 14's or 13's i didnt really scope them out. ONE of the work wheels is wrapped in a Bridgestone RE01 Shocked

so seeing as i dont have an LSD, i'm gonna put that tire on my drive wheel Laughing