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Somebody knows an alternative to ultra expensive Pirelli o Michelin TB15 tires ?
One time there was Yokohama AWS but they are out of catalog.
I was thinking about Hoosier street racing tires of course the ones with tread pattern, road racing wet pattern should be perfect.
Any experiences or suggestions ?
What do you think about ?
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They don't exist.

Yokohama has the molds for what you want, but they are no longer willing to make them.

I am personally running 255x45 and 345x35 (Michelin and Pirelli). Close as you can get in current date coded tires. Unwilling to run tires that have timed out because of age.

Avon's on the street are illegal here in the US and if you feel them, thin as paper. I personally would not want to run over a nail with one. Lights out.
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Originally posted by Dr.Oldsmobile:
I am looking for absolutely any brand that makes a 295/40r15 for the fronts and a 345/35r15 for the rear.
I really just want to be able to run matching front a rear tires!


Michelin TB15 makes 295/40/15 street legal tires for the front and 335/35/15 for the rear but they are damn expensives :/

http://www.summitracing.com/in.../cok-71231/overview/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQMyKFpve04
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Originally posted by Panterapatt:
They don't exist.

Yokohama has the molds for what you want, but they are no longer willing to make them.

I am personally running 255x45 and 345x35 (Michelin and Pirelli). Close as you can get in current date coded tires. Unwilling to run tires that have timed out because of age.

Avon's on the street are illegal here in the US and if you feel them, thin as paper. I personally would not want to run over a nail with one. Lights out.


They exist Wink
http://www.summitracing.com/in.../cok-71231/overview/
The prices on the Michelin TB5 or TB15 have come down significantly in the US, that said they are still slightly cheaper from Longstone Tyres in the UK, even if you are in the US! They have free shipping and no VAT on sales outside the EU.

Don't use their currency converter it is way off.

Ron McCall has a set of Avons hand cut with tread and said he prefers them to the Michelins. Roger Kraus racing in Castro Valley, CA will hand cut a set for you.

Julian
Some of you have mixed and matched front and rear tires.

Could you please comment on your combination and the performance?

A simple or complicated answer will work...any data is good data.

Rubber compound softness, sidewall stiffness, tire pressures used, grip, handling balance, weight, fit on the wheel, actual width, pictures, etc.

Thanks!
LSJ
Lash, I've never found suitable tires front & rear from the same mfgr for 8" & 10" Campys, so I've ALWAYS run 'mismatched' combinations for both track and road. For a year, we ran Hoosier DOT belted-bias rears (275-50) and Yokohama radials (225-50) up front on a 450-horse Pantera, in both street and autocross. Zero handling problems once we figured out that belted bias tires need air pressures lowered to tune while radials need pressures increased to tune. We won more events than we lost that year but the Hoosiers were scrap after 1000 miles. They were DOT legal with a ZERO tread wear rating.

I don't advise running mismatched combos across the car- eg- one radial and one belted-bias each sidem on the front or rear. Weird, uncontrollable things may happen. But front-to-back= no problem.
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Originally posted by Panterapatt:
Michelin MXW 255/45-15. The width difference is negligible. 285's do not exist anymore.

Tire Rack has date code 345's for $125. a tire on sale right now.


Thanks for the tip on the 345's. That is a great deal. I just ordered two of them. The sales rep stated that have a 2012 mfg. date and and have a warranty on them.

I have considered the new 285 P7 Corsa's as well. At least the fit would be correct.

Longstone Tyres might carry them.
I am going to try a set of P7 Corsas at some point and will report the results.

I may also do the same with the Michelin MXW also.

I wish Yokohama would reproduce the 285.

In the meantime, the Michelin TBs and the Avon slicks (with grooves cut) are the instant, "turn-key" options that will produce high performance on the street.

I am hoping for more than just those two options.

LSJ
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Originally posted by lashss:
I am going to try a set of P7 Corsas at some point and will report the results.

I may also do the same with the Michelin MXW also.

I wish Yokohama would reproduce the 285.

In the meantime, the Michelin TBs and the Avon slicks (with grooves cut) are the instant, "turn-key" options that will produce high performance on the street.

I am hoping for more than just those two options.

LSJ


I had emailed Yokohama about their AVS tires awhile back. I had asked them how many buyers would they need to consider producing them again. The courtesy reply thanked me for the interest in their products and that was it. Never heard back with regards to the same question from Pirelli.
My car is to low, my headlights are not legal, no windshield wipers, my engine is not legal, the front window screen is not legal, and I could go on, but, when I get pulled over by the police, which is rare, they have never checked my tires for legal papers??? They always want to know how fast is it? Can we see the engine? How much is it worth? Now I don't argue, I produce my registration and drivers license and I smile.
Cop's are car guys to, don't get overly paranoid.
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Originally posted by Dr.Oldsmobile:
Just wondering... Has anyone ever approached Pirelli or Coker to see if they would be willing to produce a run of 285's and 345's?
I'm assuming that Coker is in the business of buying molds from tires that are no longer being produced and then producing small runs of them.


Yes. Emailed Yokohama with a courtesy reply from them, thanking me for the interest in their company.

I did speak with someone from Pirelli asking the same question that I had asked Yokohama. The rep said that he would discuss it with his boss. I never heard back from them.

I was hoping that one of the companies might produce those sizes if they had enough interest in them.
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Originally posted by Dr.Oldsmobile:
Just wondering... Has anyone ever approached Pirelli or Coker to see if they would be willing to produce a run of 285's and 345's?
I'm assuming that Coker is in the business of buying molds from tires that are no longer being produced and then producing small runs of them.


The Pirelli 345's are readily available and produced in batches to satisfy the Lamborghini Countach demand. Tire rack have them in stock for $590 ea. Unfortunately you just missed the deal of the century as they were selling off 2012 dated tires for $128 ea. over the past couple weeks.

It's the 285's that are impossible to find.

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