tyres/wheels opinion Alfa GTV - from GG

[S3_Graham]

Copied from GG, as i thought i may get more specific knowledge...

Following on from the blackcircles post on the main page. i've sort of decided on one of 2 tyres,

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 205/50 R16 Y (87) £99.06 each
or
Toyo Proxes T1-R 205/50 R16 W (87) £75.22 each

My other option is... change the wheels. Currently i have 147 wheels on it (came fitted when i got the car) but i also have the original wheels (need a refurb). I cant decide whether to keep the 147 wheels, refurb and get the original 16's fitted or go the whole hog and get some 17" teledials off a V6 from ebay(not even sure if they fit).... What does the PH fraternity think?

Do the 17" wheels fit on a GTV and does anyone know where i can get a set of Teledials from a GTV as opposed to 156??

Edited by S3_Graham on Tuesday 4th August 16:05

Edited by S3_Graham on Sunday 9th August 20:36

[pdV6]

It's gotta be the teardrops or teledials for the GTV. Those 147 wheels just look wrong.

Personally, I favour the style of the 16" teardrops but the 17" teledials fill the arches more convincingly - they do reduce the ride quality a bit though.

Tyres-wise, the best I've used on the GTV are the Eagle F1 GSD3s. Haven't tried the Proxes for comparison, though.

[jamieboy]

pdV6 said:

Personally, I favour the style of the 16" teardrops

Same here.

[gj88]

jamieboy said:

pdV6 said:

Personally, I favour the style of the 16" teardrops

Same here.

Me too.

[llewop]

pdV6 said:

Tyres-wise, the best I've used on the GTV are the Eagle F1 GSD3s. Haven't tried the Proxes for comparison, though.

+1

I always used Eagle F1's on my GTV - great tyre, really suits the car!

[chrisga]

I may well be talking b*llocks here, (as I usually do) so please ignore me if I am, but I'm sure I read something about the wheel offsets being different on a gtv to a 156 and 147? Is this true or am I imagining it? Can you use any alfa wheels on any alfa basically?

[S3_Graham]

chrisga said:

I may well be talking b*llocks here, (as I usually do) so please ignore me if I am, but I'm sure I read something about the wheel offsets being different on a gtv to a 156 and 147? Is this true or am I imagining it? Can you use any alfa wheels on any alfa basically?

have more faith in yourself.. your completely correct. they are different offsets.. but not by alot and as i already have 147 wheels, i already have spacers fitted. therefore the 156 teledials im looking at will fit as per the ones that are on atm...

i would prefer teardrop teledials, but they seem rare as anything! cant find any.... these 16" teledials im looking at should be under £150 with 4 tyres that will last a few months... so think i may go that way!

[RichB]

Teardrops on the Spider and teledials on the GTV... IMO

p.s. Eagle F1s are excellent.

[P17_GTA]

Or to add another option 17" supersports, also with spacers.

http://philipsuttie.fotopic.net/p39227197.html

[S3_Graham]

interesting.. but im not sold on those.... will see what comes of the teledials... as they will cost more in the long run... they have 205/55's on.. but gtv should have 205/50's

[P17_GTA]

Mine had the 16" tear drops as standard, but i found those Supersports cheapish locally so went for it and was happy enough, the spacers cost a fair bit extra mind you!

Yep slight difference in the tyre size, if you manage to get a set of 17" GTV teles they are the best i think. or Zender siennas which are even rarer.

Also a guy I know in Glasgow has 8C replicas on his, looks great!

[RichB]

P17_GTA said:

or Zender siennas which are even rarer.

Indeed, which is why I've got a couple of spares in my garage

[S3_Graham]

i've been in touch with a company that have 17" teledials from a GTV they are breaking... waiting to hear back on wheel/tyre condition as they were described as 'legal tyres' which doesnt give me great confidence... They want £540 delivered, which seems reasonable. if the tyres end up being decent i think i may cave in and buy them...




stag do first week of september should be interesting.... i've heard prague is cheap i shall be broke as a motherfker...



EDIT: ref the Zender wheels, there is a set on ebay for not a huge amount of money.....

Edited by S3_Graham on Wednesday 5th August 15:41

[RichB]

S3_Graham said:

EDIT: ref the Zender wheels, there is a set on ebay for not a huge amount of money...

Can't see these? There are a set of Zender alloys but not the 18" Sienna style specifically designed for Alfas, or am I looking in the wrong place?

[S3_Graham]

my bad.. i was looking at these...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-ROMEO-SPIDER-PHASE-2-AL...

it would appear they are nearly but not quite....

[RichB]

Those are the standard 16" tear drop alloys fitted to Spiders. IMO they wouldn't look so good on a GTV, don't know why

[S3_Graham]

as i have had no response from the breakers + £500 is really expensive, i've hopefully sorted a set of 16" teledials... will let you know / post pictures when im done!

[S3_Graham]

got some 16" Teledials for £140 inc tyres.... result. pics to follow!

[BigAlinEmbra]

Don't rule out Falken FK-452s.
Got them on my Coupe and they're fine. About 200 quid for all 4 corners.

[badger_royale]

Another one to look for is the Falken ZE-912s, I've just got a couple on the front of my V6 and they're great. Probably 95% as good as the Goodyear GSD3s that I've had before, but I do drive fairly steadily most of the time.