I am in desperate need of some tyres for my tj sports.. so i thought why not get rims as well!!! only problem is toooo many ppl telling me tooo many stories!! i have been told so much crap and i think most of the time they are bagging other tyres because they dont sell the others!! I would like to know first hand.. What is a good tyre to use on the tj one that will last and perform well! Any comments would help thanks!!

i dont know what is the 'best' tyre to use, but ive got 17x9" on GBM using Dunlop FM901's and typically, id get bout 25,000km from em maybe more if i lifted my right foot more often :D

the rubber, like i said is Dunlop FM901s (245/40/R17) and are bloody brilliant.. agressive styling as well. They are a Very high proformance Dry tyre and a HIGH proformance Wet Weather...

my dealer said they are good for 300km dry, and 200 wet... hehe.. trust me, ive tried the 200 wet and its handling is pretty cool! i know, i was being stupid and dont tell my mum i was doin 200km hour in the wet! She'd drill me 3 times over!

but back on track :) id highly recommend these tyres for highproformance/safety. Road noise is pretty low also.
Downfall; Price.. not the best of value, RRP 310 each fitted :(
Having said that, my safety is worth 310 a tyre. :)

BOOYA Factor: 8.9/10

thanks for that.. spoken to my friends at Mitsubishi and looks like i will be going for 18's now with Bridgestone GIII tyres.. i hope these are a good tyre!!! Anyone here use GIII's?? thanks for the advise

thanks for that.. spoken to my friends at Mitsubishi and looks like i will be going for 18's now with Bridgestone GIII tyres.. i hope these are a good tyre!!! Anyone here use GIII's?? thanks for the advise

i thought there the standard tyre with the VRX 17's??? am i right Bain?

i have never heard of any mitsubishi coming out with factory 18's even factory optioned with 18's!! always 17's!!

Manual

the First Gen VRX had the same 16inch alloys as the sports, then they upgraded it with the new 17inch which Bain has now :D


To choose tyres, you will need to know what you want to lean the car against... do u want it to perform well under wet conditions? Durability? looks (thread)... or have it all (at a premium of course :D)

Other than Pirellis, I recommend Bridgestones or Dunlops... I am not a fan of Falkens though....

CHEERS

risky rog are they grid 3's your talking about ? If so have driven a fair few wrx's with these fitted, seem like a nice tyre.
They hang on pretty good, don't know what there like in the wet but they can get pretty noisey if not looked after well

well i will see how it goes.. they have been ordered waiting on the rims dam ROH to hell!! hope they are good in the wet as winter has just started!! they were recomended by the manager at mits and also by his brother who drives a vrx and will not use any other tyre, swears by them!

I got the Bridstone GIII a month ago on my Verada. Must remember they are on the standard alloy Wheels. Believe me :) they are not noisy, Bridstone fixed them, the GII were noisy. These new ones are ok. Handle well, rain or shine. You wont be disappointed. The tread does look chunky though.

hay man hows it goin,
i have Bridgestone Potenza 18x8 on my magna, and there great when it comes to high speed cornering and handle awsome in the rain.

[quote:9fbb477e5b]and there great when it comes to high speed cornering[/quote:9fbb477e5b]

what would you know about high speed, one-hundred-and-ten boy ;)

lol... :lol:

j/k
your cool man, :D

Just because the speed limit is 110 dosent mean thats the fastst the cars over here can go :evil:

Personly ive done 236.7kph with out a problem on std tyres nd rims :D

Cant wait to test out the new wheels :badgrin:

be careful on stocko tyres!! not made for high speed!!

Manual

i agree manual.. thats scary! 205's/65/R15's doin 230km+ hour

HOLY MOLY!!!! KEEP THAT AWAY FROM ME!

**Tis cool - I got your back!!**

oops, my bad.. :oops: :oops: 205, thats what i ment :oops:

Sorry not stock tyres but Dunlop monza w(zr) 15 rated to 270km/h


For eg P225/50HR15

P stands for passenger car, The next number is the tyre's section width, and thr letters following the numbers indicate speed rating

N 140km/h
P 150km/h
Q 160km/h
R 170km/h
S 180km/h
T 190km/h
U 200km/h
H 210km/h
VR above 240km/h
ZR above 270km/h
W(ZR) 270km/h
Y(ZR) 300km/h V8 super car tyres :D

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Hey Risky Rog, What tyres did you get. Iv had the G111's for 3 months now and am very happy with them. As I said befor I still think they look chunky. But they do the job & are not noisey.

Dont forget all tyres for the TJ magna have to be 95 load rated to be legal.
I have 18"s on my car and am using Falkens. So far so good although i find that it has not changed the fact that i cant get a decent launch when racing as i still lose too much traction

*insomniac steals Pirelli P6000's from his Dad's volvo*

yeeee heheheeheheheh

Doesent the TJ-II AWD Sports come standard with Grid III's?

Also, have you guys seen the segment on Bright Idea's for Toyo tyres? I dont know how good they are, but the two cars they've got "proving" the tyres are magnas. They look sweet as, especially with the abs on the aftermaret mags. :D

*insomniac steals Pirelli P6000's from his Dad's volvo*

yeeee heheheeheheheh
I got them on the origional rims from the Sports...
I have now put them on the TE Manual that im selling...
They look nice. but were only 16" ones :(
Haydn

I've been using Kumho Ecsta Supras on mine. done about 25,000 so far...reckon i've got at least another 25,000 to go. as long as tyres are rotated regularly, then most decent tyres should last quite a long time.

I have been using Falken tyres for 3 years now, this is the third set so dont expect much wear from them, but they stick real good.