The best I can find is Hoosier R6 275/35ZR15 front and Pirellie P Zero 345/35ZR15 rear on tirerack.com.
Anyone know where the 285/40s are?
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Vick:
The 285/40 tires are not possible to obtain in North America in a VR rating. The only source is a very occasional production run by Yokohoma in Europe. The Svenska De Tomaso Klubben buys up these production runs, stockpiles the tires and then offers them for sale.
http://www.detomaso.nu/
Roland Jaeckle in Germany also usually has some for sale:
http://www.jaeckel-partner.de/en/detomaso.html
Be careful if you happen to find some advertised in North America, because they will usually be very old and, therefore, unsafe. There are threads here on this forum that explain how to read the date codes.
Be ready for a shock, though, because the price, after you have paid all the shipping, import duties, taxes, brokerage fees, etc is stratospheric. But don't worry; your kids probably didn't want to go to college anyway...
The 285/40 tires are not possible to obtain in North America in a VR rating. The only source is a very occasional production run by Yokohoma in Europe. The Svenska De Tomaso Klubben buys up these production runs, stockpiles the tires and then offers them for sale.
http://www.detomaso.nu/
Roland Jaeckle in Germany also usually has some for sale:
http://www.jaeckel-partner.de/en/detomaso.html
Be careful if you happen to find some advertised in North America, because they will usually be very old and, therefore, unsafe. There are threads here on this forum that explain how to read the date codes.
Be ready for a shock, though, because the price, after you have paid all the shipping, import duties, taxes, brokerage fees, etc is stratospheric. But don't worry; your kids probably didn't want to go to college anyway...
Thanks for the links Peter, priceless, and don't worry the kids graduated college. I do know how to read the date codes but that's hard to do overseas. You say in VR but how about in any rating? I take it no one has tried the Hoosier 275/35ZR15. Are there any other forums?
I think I'm going to go with this 270/45VR15 from http://www.summitracing.com/parts/COK-71227/
I think I'm going to go with this 270/45VR15 from http://www.summitracing.com/parts/COK-71227/
Found them! http://www.longstonetyres.co.u...hTerm=1281&x=34&y=15
Still gonna go with the 270/45VR15, better in the rain and shipped in the US.
Still gonna go with the 270/45VR15, better in the rain and shipped in the US.
I just remembered that, a couple of years ago, Russell Stuckey in Australia was selling 285/40R15 Yokos for AUD$863.46 for export.
He also had 345/35R15 rears in Pirelli PZero for AUD$750, but those can be obtained at Tire Rack in the USA every once in a while.
If you want Russell's contact info, send me a private message.
He also had 345/35R15 rears in Pirelli PZero for AUD$750, but those can be obtained at Tire Rack in the USA every once in a while.
If you want Russell's contact info, send me a private message.
Yeah tirerack has them now for the same price but I can get matching Michelins for 560USD from the UK.
he doesnt have the TB5 though.