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have you checked your wheel alignment in the time you've owned your car Trev? my hatch was out by a mile when i fitted my mags and tyres at only 100kms old. and then went on to get 30,000kms out of them.
Thanks for the review! Duraplus will be on my to-buy list when my current Hankooks wear out.
Quote from: 2i30s on June 29, 2011, 10:28:15have you checked your wheel alignment in the time you've owned your car Trev? my hatch was out by a mile when i fitted my mags and tyres at only 100kms old. and then went on to get 30,000kms out of them. Yeah. Checked it a couple of times. Haven't needed to adjust it although one rear wheel is marginally out of specs. And can't be adjusted. (well, maybe with a portapower )So, we both got about 30,000 klms, but I didn't need to alter w/a. That reminds me of something else. Because (I thought) of that rear wheel setting the steering wheel has always been about a half spline tooth off centre. Not enough to worry about it and actually goes the other way if you cross over to the other side road camber. Even rotating the tyres did not alter it one iota. However with the new tyres everything is perfectly centred.,
Quote from: surferdude on June 29, 2011, 10:38:05Quote from: 2i30s on June 29, 2011, 10:28:15have you checked your wheel alignment in the time you've owned your car Trev? my hatch was out by a mile when i fitted my mags and tyres at only 100kms old. and then went on to get 30,000kms out of them. Yeah. Checked it a couple of times. Haven't needed to adjust it although one rear wheel is marginally out of specs. And can't be adjusted. (well, maybe with a portapower )So, we both got about 30,000 klms, but I didn't need to alter w/a. That reminds me of something else. Because (I thought) of that rear wheel setting the steering wheel has always been about a half spline tooth off centre. Not enough to worry about it and actually goes the other way if you cross over to the other side road camber. Even rotating the tyres did not alter it one iota. However with the new tyres everything is perfectly centred.,i assure you the rear toe is adjustable Trev.suss it out mate. i can show you before and after alignment figures if you want. during my very first alignment i told the guy doing it how i wanted it to be set. he said the rear wasn't adjustable and i said to give it a go and humor me. i watched him back off the nut and then the bolt once turned gave +and_ toe. well me dead was his responce,i didn't know you could do that.
With your knowledge and experience this has to be a seriously considered tyre. Quiet, long-lived and steers straight... sounds perfect.Street price? This must be the catch. :-\I do wonder though about how much you "play" if the originals only lasted 30,000Kms. I estimate my Khumo 16s are no more than half done @ 40,000Kms.
How are the new tyres going?Can you take the tyres out to 205's? Would that have an effect on the tyre range and prices?Also is there much on offer in the 16's if I was to get a set of mags?
Those of you in Sydney, WA or Tassie might do well
Is $111 a good price for these?http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/store/goodyear-195-65r15-duraplus.htmlThat's tyre only. Don't know how you would go rocking up to your local tyre store going fit these please dude, mind you Bob Jane quote 18.5 per wheel, they might for the fit/balance and wheel alignment fee, which could be where their profit is anyway....