33"s have arrived!!! - Page 2

AlexD333 · 19-02-2015, 21:50

Cheers chaps, measured up at work, it's just over 32.5"

Good enough, good enough

Sweety · 19-02-2015, 22:01

One things for sure Alex they'll be better than what you have on now

& your getting rather blingy aren't you chrome wheels & white lettering showing, you'll be sending your bumpers away next to have them chrome plated

BTW I like white lettering showing

johnb5177 · 19-02-2015, 22:52

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Originally Posted by firebobby

Will hear you coming a mile away now Alex

, Good looking tyres

Had Firestone SAT`s on my L/R lightweight.........deafening howl......great off road.......but left so much rubber in the tarmac......

AlexD333 · 19-02-2015, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweety

One things for sure Alex they'll be better than what you have on now

& your getting rather blingy aren't you chrome wheels & white lettering showing, you'll be sending your bumpers away next to have them chrome plated

BTW I like white lettering showing

How did you know

Sweety · 20-02-2015, 00:22

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Originally Posted by AlexD333

How did you know

They shouldn't be to noisy on the road as all virgin tyres ie not remoulds have to meet certain noise levels these days after a change in EU laws

bud · 20-02-2015, 06:44

me silverstones are 31, but measure up to a true 32. lol

Barrbeast · 20-02-2015, 14:15

Looking good, told you they'd be fine in the flesh!

What you doing for your spare?

rustic · 20-02-2015, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Barrbeast

Looking good, told you they'd be fine in the flesh!

What you doing for your spare?

Oops.. he probably hadn't thought about that...

It needs to be the same size and type in order to be legal on the road.

elty001 · 20-02-2015, 17:35

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Originally Posted by rustic

Oops.. he probably hadn't thought about that...

It needs to be the same size and type in order to be legal on the road.

So how do you go on with the space saver spare wheels if it has to be the same size and type

Are we breaking the law by using one in an emergency?

rustic · 20-02-2015, 18:36

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Originally Posted by elty001

So how do you go on with the space saver spare wheels if it has to be the same size and type

Are we breaking the law by using one in an emergency?

Space savers are approved during the vehicle's first approval.

Each car has a range of approved wheels and tyre packages at the time of first placing on the market.
When an approved wheel / tyre is used, you are limited to 50 mph, and you are only supposed to drive to the nearest tyre depot to get the original repaired.

It's not a get you home solution.

elty001 · 20-02-2015, 21:09

That's all good and well if you happen to need the spare during the tyre fitting places opening times.what if you get a puncture in the dead of night.
Only place you are driving is home.
All five of my tyres are legal and the same size but they are not the standard size so where does that leave me and many others who have gone for a bigger tyre size.

rakerman · 21-02-2015, 11:27

Keep an eye on the OSF tyre wear with km2s on. You'll have to swap fronts to back regularly to keep the tread "flat" as they'll tend to start wearing every other tread block on the outside edges on the fronts and if they get too far gone they seem to just melt away in a couple of thousand miles. Also when they start to wear like that the road noise becomes almost unbearable like they're slapping the tarmac (they're not the quietest to begin with). Keep those in check though and they're a great tyre even more so at only £100 a corner

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When mine were about knackered my van could be heard at least a couple of miles away on the road so Rick will know when to flick the kettle on when you visit

21-02-2015, 11:27	#27
rakerman Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Scotland Vehicle: Terrano 3.0d commercial Posts: 70	Keep an eye on the OSF tyre wear with km2s on. You'll have to swap fronts to back regularly to keep the tread "flat" as they'll tend to start wearing every other tread block on the outside edges on the fronts and if they get too far gone they seem to just melt away in a couple of thousand miles. Also when they start to wear like that the road noise becomes almost unbearable like they're slapping the tarmac (they're not the quietest to begin with). Keep those in check though and they're a great tyre even more so at only £100 a corner. When mine were about knackered my van could be heard at least a couple of miles away on the road so Rick will know when to flick the kettle on when you visit

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19-02-2015, 21:50	#16
AlexD333 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Uk Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI Posts: 7,847	Cheers chaps, measured up at work, it's just over 32.5" Good enough, good enough

19-02-2015, 22:01	#17
Sweety Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northumberland Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDI SE LWB Posts: 3,604	One things for sure Alex they'll be better than what you have on now & your getting rather blingy aren't you chrome wheels & white lettering showing, you'll be sending your bumpers away next to have them chrome plated BTW I like white lettering showing

20-02-2015, 06:44	#21
bud Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: new zealand Vehicle: Terrano 2 Posts: 254	me silverstones are 31, but measure up to a true 32. lol

20-02-2015, 14:15	#22
Barrbeast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: 1990 4.2 SWB Safari Posts: 2,615	Looking good, told you they'd be fine in the flesh! What you doing for your spare?

20-02-2015, 21:09	#26
elty001 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Aflreton,Derbyshire. Vehicle: 2000se+ 2.7tdi terrano II Posts: 6,832	That's all good and well if you happen to need the spare during the tyre fitting places opening times.what if you get a puncture in the dead of night. Only place you are driving is home. All five of my tyres are legal and the same size but they are not the standard size so where does that leave me and many others who have gone for a bigger tyre size.