My Mk4 buildup thread...

[No457 Snowy]

mate Pirelli Dragons are a great tyre, thats what i've got on the Polo and it sticks very well!

Another vote for the Pirelli Dragons here. They are a bit noisier than the Continentals I had on, but they stick like glue in the wet and dry. I'd definately buy em again.

Edit: Since I put the APR exhaust on it's taken care of the tyre noise, can't hear em anymore.

Snowy.

[fuzion]

Another vote for the Pirelli Dragons here. They are a bit noisier than the Continentals I had on, but they stick like glue in the wet and dry. I'd definately buy em again.

Edit: Since I put the APR exhaust on it's taken care of the tyre noise, can't hear em anymore.

Snowy.

last i heard Pirelli Dragons were locally made to save costs, replaced the Pirelli P6000.

Pirelli's are fantastic over the 70km mark whilst going through bends tho! lol

[99gti]

A tyre that is good to stretch is also important

[Treza360]

A tyre that is good to stretch is also important

Hmmm dunno how far the Neros will stretch but I know that the grooves go quite far down the sidewall. Maybe worth looking into.

[No457 Snowy]

last i heard Pirelli Dragons were locally made to save costs, replaced the Pirelli P6000.

Pirelli's are fantastic over the 70km mark whilst going through bends tho! lol

Thank god we still make something here!

[Treza360]

I'm also sporting blue LED's replacement globes in my interior too.

Where'd you end up getting the LEDs from?

[DUB 20V]

Where'd you end up getting the LEDs from?

we picked them up at the local auto barn on tuesday

[SoVeReIgN]

Quick update: Neales wheels were pretty useless - I'm curious to know why the come so recomended by so many people. But the show must go on...

I droped off my wheels to get measurements all drawn up and the adaptors are on their way. It'll probably be 2 weeks before I get them but there is still a fair bit of work to be done between now and then. I need to get my guards rolled and I also need to get 2 tyres for one the fronts.

Some qutoes I've had so far for the two front tyres 215/35/19:

NANKANG $190
KUMHO $220
BFG G Force $365.00
DUNLOP SPT MAXX $415.00
PIRELLI DRAGON $455.00
PIRELLI NERO $470.00

I'm thinking I might stick with the Pirellis at the moment but has anyone tried some of the earlier ones with stretch? Keen to hear some feedback.

Also, I've made a few other additions yesterday but I am yet to take some photos. Some of you may remember me getting one of those plastic hood extensions plus a black grill. Well they are on the car now just to give the front a slight face lift. I still want to do the Bora front so this should keep me happy untill that day comes. I must say - it realy does transform the front of the car for such a cheap mod. ($250 roughly I think painted).

I'm also sporting blue LED's replacement globes in my interior too.

Hey man,
Dragons are rubbish compared to most high end tyres - They aren't a performance tyre at all!

I bought Pzero Neros in 225/40/18 for $240 a couple of weeks ago!

Alot of places are parallel importing them, same tyre, made in the same factory sold here for significantly cheaper (Just check the date they were made on them - Don't want them to be old).

Have a chat to Taleb tyres in tempe (Not tempe tyres - They're dodgy)
Taleb tyres have taken care of me and a few mates a couple of times and they're a good bunch of guys.

[JVLR32]

Yokohama Advan Sports

[gareth_oau]

spoke to my tyre dude who advised as follows:

if your fit the 215's, the load rating is 85, you need a load rating of 91 for the Golf Gti. if you have an accident, yr insurance company will walk away coz the load rating is too low.

also he advised that 215/35/19 is an unusual size, and not a typically standard fitment, therefore pricing is higher than average.

check out this site for alternative fitment size impacts

http://www.carmodifier.com/default.a...ntreCalculator

perhaps you might be wise doing some more homework

[99gti]

spoke to my tyre dude who advised as follows:

if your fit the 215's, the load rating is 85, you need a load rating of 91 for the Golf Gti. if you have an accident, yr insurance company will walk away coz the load rating is too low.

also he advised that 215/35/19 is an unusual size, and not a typically standard fitment, therefore pricing is higher than average.

check out this site for alternative fitment size impacts

http://www.carmodifier.com/default.a...ntreCalculator

perhaps you might be wise doing some more homework

That link didn't work

I'm pretty sure load rating is tyre specific and not size specific. It's also proportial to the speed rating for the tyres too?

I know 215/35/19 is an unusual size, but I'm also running unusual wheels also. I need a tyre of this size to make my combination fit and allow enough clearance of both the coilovers and my guards (once rolled).

Passenger Car Tyre Load Ratings:
Load Index Max Load/tyre (kg)
81 462
82 475
85 515
86 530
87 545
90 600
92 630
95 690
96 710

Symbol Maximum speed (km/h)
N 140
P 150
Q 160
R 170
S 180
T 190
U 200
H 210
V 240
Z 240
W 270
Y 300

[gareth_oau]

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

try this one

make sure whatever you choose, you get sign-off from yr tyre supplier, and from yr insurance compnay, that way yr covered

[DubSteve]

Neil, why don't you pump the guards a little Ross had to do this to the black beast!

[BL33SU]

Neil, why don't you pump the guards a little Ross had to do this to the black beast!

how do u get guards pumped? or do u mean rolling the lips?

[DUB 20V]

Neil, why don't you pump the guards a little Ross had to do this to the black beast!

steve there is no way the gaurds are rolled or pumped on my car me and neil were comparing the other day... if it was done it would be a waist of money