VXR8 owners/tyres.
Discussion
Not punting for business boys and girls but if anyone gets stuck fot tyres for the VXR8, I now keep these sizes in stock, mainly for my own use as I own a VXR8 myself, but if you get stuck, try me as I hopefully can help.
Buy the way if you are thinking of buying one stop thinking, just buy one, they are great news, love mine, it's a better drive than my old Monaro VXR 6ltr.
Buy the way if you are thinking of buying one stop thinking, just buy one, they are great news, love mine, it's a better drive than my old Monaro VXR 6ltr.
Andy Sargeant said:
Not punting for business boys and girls but if anyone gets stuck fot tyres for the VXR8, I now keep these sizes in stock, mainly for my own use as I own a VXR8 myself, but if you get stuck, try me as I hopefully can help.
Buy the way if you are thinking of buying one stop thinking, just buy one, they are great news, love mine, it's a better drive than my old Monaro VXR 6ltr.
Especially if you have kids and shopping being a 4 door saloon.... :-P Buy the way if you are thinking of buying one stop thinking, just buy one, they are great news, love mine, it's a better drive than my old Monaro VXR 6ltr.
I like the Bridgestone RE050A, great compound for grip and the comfort level is very good, also I think they give you a good feel in all conditions and on all surfaces, we don't know about the snow yet but I for one will take out the old Defender when that happens.
The whole feel of the car is just great, it's lost that "timidness" of the Monaro unless you have a handling pac fitted.
Mine has the power pac, cold air intake and cat back exhaust with the little button by the handbrake to switch from "loud to quiet", but loud sounds the best in my book, the performance is better IMHO than my old Monaro which had headers, exhaust and power pac, by the way all mods done by Wortec, well done boys.
The VXR8 is the best car I have had, and does it draw the crowds, you find yourself being hooted and shouted at in traffic, with comments like "what is it", "that looks fantastic" and "give it a rev mister", it gets respect and deserves it tooooooo in my opinion.
I do think that the S/Charger will have to come soon though, when the prices get a little better, any deals out there ???????
The whole feel of the car is just great, it's lost that "timidness" of the Monaro unless you have a handling pac fitted.
Mine has the power pac, cold air intake and cat back exhaust with the little button by the handbrake to switch from "loud to quiet", but loud sounds the best in my book, the performance is better IMHO than my old Monaro which had headers, exhaust and power pac, by the way all mods done by Wortec, well done boys.
The VXR8 is the best car I have had, and does it draw the crowds, you find yourself being hooted and shouted at in traffic, with comments like "what is it", "that looks fantastic" and "give it a rev mister", it gets respect and deserves it tooooooo in my opinion.
I do think that the S/Charger will have to come soon though, when the prices get a little better, any deals out there ???????
"The VXR8 is the best car I have had, and does it draw the crowds, you find yourself being hooted and shouted at in traffic, with comments like "what is it", "that looks fantastic" and "give it a rev mister", it gets respect and deserves it tooooooo in my opinion."
The 'old' HSV GTS still does the above every time I take her out, must be someting about 4-doors I think
The 'old' HSV GTS still does the above every time I take her out, must be someting about 4-doors I think
Not to hard to work out the difference bewteen the ride with 19" to 20", the lower the profile will mean not as much air so less cushioning efect, so more chance of damageing the rims as there is less rubber from the road surface to the rim which makes them drive firmer.
We quite often change our 20" R/Rover customers down to 19" or even 18" to get a better ride and cheeper tyres, depends on what floats your boat, especially with the standard of road surface in the U.K. at present, where does all the money go from the taxes we pay to maintain our roads.
I think the government ban stealing as they don't like the competition, If the French can have superb roads to drive on why can't we.
The amount of wheels that get damaged with the lower profile tyres against the taller profile tyres is much greater, the roads here in Surrey are just crap at present and I can't see them getting much better any time soon.
We quite often change our 20" R/Rover customers down to 19" or even 18" to get a better ride and cheeper tyres, depends on what floats your boat, especially with the standard of road surface in the U.K. at present, where does all the money go from the taxes we pay to maintain our roads.
I think the government ban stealing as they don't like the competition, If the French can have superb roads to drive on why can't we.
The amount of wheels that get damaged with the lower profile tyres against the taller profile tyres is much greater, the roads here in Surrey are just crap at present and I can't see them getting much better any time soon.
Andy Sargeant said:
Not to hard to work out the difference bewteen the ride with 19" to 20", the lower the profile will mean not as much air so less cushioning efect, so more chance of damageing the rims as there is less rubber from the road surface to the rim which makes them drive firmer.
Andy's logic is true, but tyre technology moves on. Not so many years ago a switch to 60 profile tyres would cause the tooth fillings to fall out, now we talk of 40 and 35 profiles. The VE HSV GTS with Magnetic Ride Supsension and 20 inch wheels is actually more comfortable in my opinion than the 19's. The 20 inch upgrade on VXR8's in my opinion does not affect the ride quality greatly. Yes, great care is needed to not curb the car. l
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