Diablo Tyres

[Reeso]

Sudesh,
I hate to be the bearer of bad new on Xmas day, but you either have 2 left or 2 right tyres. There will be direction arrows on the outside of the tyre with outside also marked & yes it will affect handling in the wet. Your tyre fitter should confirm this too.
If I'm wrong I do apologise, but I don't think I am....
I'm sure the place u got them from will sort it out for you.
Good luck & happy Christmas.

[Sudesh]

Reeso said:

Sudesh,
I hate to be the bearer of bad new on Xmas day, but you either have 2 left or 2 right tyres. There will be direction arrows on the outside of the tyre with outside also marked & yes it will affect handling in the wet. Your tyre fitter should confirm this too.
If I'm wrong I do apologise, but I don't think I am....
I'm sure the place u got them from will sort it out for you.
Good luck & happy Christmas.

Hi,

The rears don't have a directional arrow to show the way the tyres rotate, they just have "outer" and "inner" wrote on them; the way I have them sitting in the side by side pic, is correct according to the "outer" "inner" markings, and as mentioned, they are the exact same as the tyres already on my car, so I'm assuming there correct, as I purchased my car through Mike Pullen, and they did the wider rear wheel upgrade on it, and I'm sure Mike would have picked up if the tyres were incorrect?

Or if Im wrong, then it would be great for someone to post pics of their rears?

Edit: Spelling -

Edited by Sudesh on Wednesday 25th December 13:12

[Sudesh]

I've just pulled out an original brochure I have and some supplement brochures, they tyres I have ARE CORRECT, the brochures shows the exacts same.

[andrew]

they're asymmetric but not unidirectional

what I've never understood is why the tread patterns on the outer edges ( it's the same on mine ) appear to be angled to throw standing water away from the tyre on one side, but towards the centre of the tyre on the opposite side ???

[Sudesh]

andrew said:

they're asymmetric but not unidirectional

what I've never understood is why the tread patterns on the outer edges ( it's the same on mine ) appear to be angled to throw standing water away from the tyre on one side, but towards the centre of the tyre on the opposite side ???

lol, the Answer was written on the tyre, "Asymmetric" thanks for the reminder Andrew.

"Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry"


It is a little weird looking since it's been pointed out, and strange that both rears slightly different. I'm no tyre expert, but would love to know if Lamborghini/Pirelli have an answer for it?

Edited by Sudesh on Wednesday 25th December 10:51

[Diablo SV]

Damn , should,ve googled asymetric before opening my gob

[Reeso]

Sorry. I'm with Diablo SV.
I hang my head in shame and will call a taxi for one.
For once, I'm glad I was wrong.
Happy driving.

[Sudesh]

No need to apologise guys, on this occasion I think the view about semmetery can be forgiven, it's something we can all add go our Diablo knowledge about Pzeros.

Edited by Sudesh on Friday 27th December 09:16

[Diablo SV]

Just for the record here,s my new 18 inch fronts and rears as they should be fitted on the car

[Diablo SV]

[Sudesh]

You running PZero Rosso on the rears?

[Diablo SV]

Sudesh said:

You running PZero Rosso on the rears?

Yes , that,s all I could get hold of at the time , should be ok shouldn't,t it ?

[Sudesh]

Diablo SV said:

Yes , that,s all I could get hold of at the time , should be ok shouldn't,t it ?

They look perfectly fine to me lol, But I'm no tyre guru at all.

What I am amazed by is, those tyre in 18" are cheaper than the 17"!!! Guess supply and demand is greater for 18"?

[L33]

Well, it looks like I've found a Diablo!
I don't want to say too much until its sat in my garage, but I've paid a substantial deposit...

The only real issue with the car is that the tyres on it are yeas old. As part of the deal, new tyres have been agreed.

The car is a 1995 VT (4WD). Front tyres are 235/40/17 and the rears are 335/35/17.
Obviously tyre choice is limited but whats the best option for grip and handling?
1. Go for Pirelli PZero Asimmetrico
2. Go for Michelin PS2 / PS3

Whats your thoughts folks? Is one tyre far better than the other?

[Sudesh]

L33 said:

Well, it looks like I've found a Diablo!
I don't want to say too much until its sat in my garage, but I've paid a substantial deposit...

The only real issue with the car is that the tyres on it are yeas old. As part of the deal, new tyres have been agreed.

The car is a 1995 VT (4WD). Front tyres are 235/40/17 and the rears are 335/35/17.
Obviously tyre choice is limited but whats the best option for grip and handling?
1. Go for Pirelli PZero Asimmetrico
2. Go for Michelin PS2 / PS3

Whats your thoughts folks? Is one tyre far better than the other?

Well congrats on the purchase! Looking forward to seeing the pics and more info when you can

As the PZero came standard for the car, I'm just keeping mine that way, but I've no real knowledge of tyres anyway as I drive real slow 55/60mph and only a few hundred miles a year so I don't particular need to worry so much about performance etc, and I never drive in wet.

Think though the Michelin are cheaper too, but hard to get the 335 size?

Edited by Sudesh on Friday 10th January 17:19

[SimonSays]

I have michelins on mine and love them

[Rocco1]

Guys what psi are you running on the 18" wheels and also 17" wheels
Thanks

[Davo456gt]

[Rocco1]

Davo456gt said:

any idea what the psi is for 235/40/17 and 335/30/18
thank you

[Davo456gt]

from the 97-99 2 wheel drive workshop manual...