Nic Barnes
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only crap thing is you get 195/50/16's for either the yoko's or the toyo's and as the side wall is a lot squarer, they caught like fook on mine so had to raise the front end a fair bit. still needs to go a bit higher really. 15's are better, as theyre cheaper plus you can pick up vauxhall 15" alloys quite cheap anyway.
edit, toyo r888's 195/50/16's cost me 79 quid each
[Edited on 02-01-2009 by Nic Barnes]
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ShEp
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Originally posted by Ojc
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Originally posted by John
You don't get left and right tyres 
Just seen that 
Yes you do 
I've seen asymetrical and directional ones before, which are sided
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Nic Barnes
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indeed
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Ste L
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
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Originally posted by Ojc
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Originally posted by John
You don't get left and right tyres
Just seen that
Yes you do
I've seen asymetrical and directional ones before, which are sided
still only on tyre though, just depends what way you put it on the wheel
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ShEp
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No it can only go on one side of the vehicle
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Ellis
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I see Nankang make their own R888 now
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ShEp
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asymetrical means the tyre will have an inside and an outside,
if it is also directional, it will have to be facing forward
Think about it,. it will only go on ONE way
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ShEp
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Originally posted by Ellis
I see Nankang make their own R888 now
Jibberish
It was a mistake
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Ellis
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Originally posted by ShEp
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Originally posted by Ellis
I see Nankang make their own R888 now
Jibberish
It was a mistake
Oh 
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sand-eel
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Oh so i wasn't talking shite after all 
BADGERS
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Nic Barnes
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Some tyres are both asymmetrical and directional. These tyres carry markings on the sidewall which a) indicate the correct direction of rotation and b) identify the inner- and outward-facing sides. Failure to observe these instructions will impair tyre performance. The above recommendations will also apply.
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ShEp
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Oh so i wasn't talking shite after all
BADGERS
No you were,
Directional tyres can go on any wheel
The ones I'm talking about are rare
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ShEp
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Some tyres are both asymmetrical and directional. These tyres carry markings on the sidewall which a) indicate the correct direction of rotation and b) identify the inner- and outward-facing sides. Failure to observe these instructions will impair tyre performance. The above recommendations will also apply.
copy&paste ftw
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Nic Barnes
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yeah it was supposed to include an image but for some reason didnt.
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sand-eel
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thats what i said though
so if you get a directional tyre and look at it, the arrow will either point right or left with the tread, thats why when i get my tyres i have to specify which side it is, you can also get tyres that are not directional and CAN go on any side.
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Nic Barnes
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asymetric directional tryre
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ShEp
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Originally posted by sand-eel
thats what i said though
so if you get a directional tyre and look at it, the arrow will either point right or left with the tread, thats why when i get my tyres i have to specify which side it is, you can also get tyres that are not directional and CAN go on any side.
NO
Directional tyres can go anywhere.
Asymmetrical tyres can go anywhere
Directional & Asymmetrical tyres combined in 1 tyre cannot, they must only go on one side
The tyres you buy sand-eel are directional, and your being a numpty
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sand-eel
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TBH i thought all directional tyres were asymmetrical, thats where i went wrong
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jr
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personally i think you fucked up  and tell your local tyre fitter that you want 2 left and 2 right tyres
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sand-eel
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then they will say "ok then, I really really agree with you 100%"
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sand-eel
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right i think i will take some pictures tomorrow to prove
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jr
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i have worked in the motor trade for the last 5 years, and deal with dunlop, conti and goodyear directley on a daily basis and have never ordered "sided" tyres
they may exsist, but ive never seen them on a uk passenger car
[Edited on 02-01-2009 by jr]
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ShEp
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They do exist. ad being a tyre trader, I've seen them first hand
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sand-eel
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"Some very high performance cars have directional and asymmetric tyres – these have to be fitted the right way round on the wheel and on the correct side of the vehicle."
quoted from RAC
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