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Kelvniii has the Superturismo on his Pog and they look great. Unfortunately they are alot heavier than stock where at the Allerggrita's I posted before will save about 7kgs of unsprung weight all round which makes a massive difference in the zoom zoom side of things
Thanks Team_V your a legend!!!
Most likely going to go with the exor rims as that way there souldn't be any fitment problems and looks factory.
I asked about a set of Enkei Gtc-01 rims with Toyo proxes t1r tyres and I baulked at the price!!! $3600!!!
I guess if money was no object, then I'd go for those rims but then again perfect fitment is still questionable.
I rekon with the lowering that I'll be getting done this week with the wheels and colour coding of the skirts and front lower part of the front and rear bumpers as we speak should improve the overall look of the pogo. Should be a wolf in sheep's clothing. LOL
A BIG THANKYOU to everyone who's contributed especially TEAM_V with the awesome photoshopping. I couldn't have made the decision this confidently without his help.
All I have to do now is present my case to the boss of the household in a convincing manner as the factory Exor wheels aren't exactly spare change (as I'm the one wearing the skirt in the relationship) HE HE HE. Fingers Crossed.
Yay!!! Got approval from the boss (wifey). So I'll be off to the dealer to order in a set. Now for the choice of tyre. hmm have no clue but so far other whom I've spoken to recommend the Toyo Proxes T1R tyres. Any suggestions? Need something with a good balance of good tread life and handling/stickiness.
Nice work on getting approval Dave.
I am still working at the approval step on my end.
I have found carbonblack to give fairly accurate and useable results of the variety of tyres for different sizes. It is also an Australian site so it should be better than tirerack.
For tyres in the $100-150 range, I'm going the Kuhmo 31's - Fairly good feedback over all. If you are going to spend up on the rims, I'd get something better, maybe the Marangoni's if you can source them.
To be honest, i don't really know. Maybe I'm able to somehow butter her up so I get things my way. hehehe. But I do kinda nag and keep on the topic once in a while. He He He...Definately helps when also when I approved her shopping spree. Hmm that must be it. She gets what she ants and I get what i want only that mine is more expensive. LOL.
Spoke to a several tyre dealers and decided on the Dunlop Sportmaxx tyres. Had Dunlop in the past and was pretty happy with it so will give it a go this time again for the wheel upgrade. Was thinking about the Toyo Proxes T1R's but they were a bit expensive and due to the soft compound, it won't last very long.
Hey Dave my GTI came with the Dunlop Sportmaxx and I gotta say they are so awesome. You know I hear so many peeps on this forum moan about traction issues and I gotta wonder what tyres they are using because with these tyres I do not have any real traction issues at all and thats with an almost fully hopped up car. Tyre quality is not something you should compromise on and with these tyres there is no compromise.
How much did they quote you out of interest?
Yeah I agree, I had dunlop tyres fitted to my previous vehicles once the factory tyres were worn and gotta say I was very happy with them. They were much more grippier both in the dry and wet, had less road noise, and somehow felt smoother etc.
Cost of the each tyre fitted and balanced varied greatly with each retailer and ranged from $235 up to $289 plus wheel alignment which also varied from $35 up to $85.
The new wheels and tyres will be getting fitted on Tuesday.
Yeah I agree, I had dunlop tyres fitted to my previous vehicles once the factory tyres were worn and gotta say I was very happy with them. They were much more grippier both in the dry and wet, had less road noise, and somehow felt smoother etc.
Cost of the each tyre fitted and balanced varied greatly with each retailer and ranged from $235 up to $289 plus wheel alignment which also varied from $35 up to $85.
The new wheels and tyres will be getting fitted this Saturday.
NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Don't get Sport Maxx tyres. They suck!!!!!!!!!!! There are so many better options out there. I'm currently running Yoko S Drives and so far they are far superior to the Sport Maxx that I had on previously.
Each to their own I guess but I where you drive has a lot to do with it. Here in Perth it stays dry 90% of the year and with that I find these sportmaxx incredible on a hot dry road. Corner traction I find outrageous and they're pretty confidence inspiring in the wet too. The only downside I found is that they wont last as long as other tyres and they can be a touch noisy on rough roads especially with the bilstein/H&R shock combo.
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