Tyre choise?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 02, 07 1:30 pm

Im looking into putting tyres on my duster, looking for the best of both worlds track and road use! size is 325/50/15.
What is a good tyre to use, looking at M/T or BF G.
Any input is appreciated.
Cheers Mo.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Tue Oct 02, 07 3:23 pm

Hoosier QuickTimes worked for me.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 02, 07 4:04 pm

are they threaded? would ye get away with them for the road?

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Oct 02, 07 4:36 pm

check it out

http://www.hoosiertire.com/specdrag.htm#QUICK%20TIME

scroll down to QUICK TIME D.O.T. then click on the D for a pic

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 02, 07 5:38 pm

Are the quick time tyres tubed?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Oct 02, 07 5:52 pm

Don't expect them to last more than a couple of thousand miles.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 02, 07 7:52 pm

Hoosier recommend tubes , but i don't wanna bolt the tyre to the rim , so i don't bother with tubes.

Had two punctures so far , the tyre is sooooooooooooooooo thin & difficult to repair , so forked out for new ones.

Great for road & strip.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 02, 07 9:42 pm

Dont mind the time scale too much, as it wont be on the road all the time, i just dont want to buy new wheels and two sets of tyres for the sake of a couple of events in the year! doesnt make much sense.
Its not as if its a n all out race car just a bit of fun (for now)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Oct 03, 07 1:03 pm

I found Hoosiers very bad to use as street tyres.

Fitted my set on the GN, backed out the drive, drove away to merry clicking-clacking of chuckies picked up by the soft rubber, getting shed into the wheel wells. Stopped at a set of lights, nailed it with some boost and it was sideways city.

Dreadful.

Fine once you put some heat in them though, just had too short a sidewall for me.

Stuck some cheap Diamond Back retreads on and they would cut through dampness on a wet road and grip. Astonishingly good, and lasted a while.

Bear in mind, this was 10-12 years ago though.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Oct 03, 07 1:31 pm

You are so last Century, Sandy!!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Oct 03, 07 2:22 pm

Just wait till you find yourself trawling through Ford swap meets for all your Aus Ford buddies back in the UK .....

Actually, there was a Hoosier dealer here in the UK when I bought mine. I phoned up and asked if they had the size I needed. yes, they had two. Price £119 each but seing as how they were going out of business and there would be no more ... £119 for both plus free delivery.

But, as you point out, that was so last century.

And to think for years I was the only modern guy on here ... with the exception of James K.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Oct 03, 07 3:58 pm

proced quick times d.o.t in UK £181, and priced in US $181, will see how much shipping for both are and go from there.

Cheers lads

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 15, 07 11:56 pm

mickey thompsons for me,good on road and excellent on the strip

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 16, 07 8:52 am

Which type are they? who did you get them from, ive looked at alot of different types so im still no better off

i think its a case of trial n error.
nees to get a pair that can take a good few mile without gettin all outa shape.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Oct 16, 07 9:06 am

Just thought I'd better mention that those M/T drag radials are totally illegal for street use in the UK and downright dangerous if you get caught out in the wet, you boys go steady out there....