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[nemesisoftheAseries]

Hi, I'm new to this forum though we've had the current mini for 5 years. As the title suggests I have a tyre question, the answer to which I cant find by searching.

Life in our 84 mayfair has been getting a bit hairy on wet bends recently. I have suddenly discovered a tendency to oversteer which while amusing is upsetting my OH. So, I need new 145x70x12 tyres. Which are best? Its only a 998 and it'll only go off the speedo going downhill so I guess a high speed rating isnt that important. Currently has a mix of Nanyang (or something equally catchy), ancient Pirelli, and Kumho, tread is fine on all.

Before someone suggests a fantastic 165 section tyre, it wont fit. I used to have Dunlop SP1(?)s, which were nice and grippy but fouled the rear arches (outside edge) during cornering. Tried new stiffer shocks but to no avail. Same wheels on a different mini were fine by the way, must be something about my track width or summit. The alloys are tatty old rover minilights so nothing special.

[taffy1967]

Falcon or Yokohama 165/60X12 tyres combined with thin rear wheel spacers (which are usually essential), then you shouldn't have any fouling problems and it will grip like the proverbial stuff to a blanket!



Best thing I ever did was ditch the 145's.

[taffy1967]

Welcome to the forum too!

[Guess-Works.com]

Usually 165's foul the shock absorber not the arch.... which brings me to suggest (and because of the tail happy instancies), check the radius arm for play in the pin, it maybe that this is what's causing both issues and not necessarily the tyre....

but back onto 145's, keep away from pirelli as they are ditch fodder, as are camacs...

Falken do a 145, so do Toyo and Bridgestone, Hankook may also be one to look at, but the best option is to get 4 of the same all round..

[1984mini25]

I’ve been running around on 145/70 R12 Champrio GT radial tyres. Seam pretty grippy in both dry and the wet also seam to wear quite well too.
Not bad considering that their the £20 cheapie budget tyres from the local fitters, give mytyres.co.uk a try as they have quite a few decent ones.

[nemesisoftheAseries]

Thanks for the replies so far. I'm quite likely to go for Falkens as I had them on my MGF and they were ok, but I was also tempted by Toyos since they do make some very good tyres (T1R?), but that doesnt necessarily mean their cheapo tyres are also good. There dont seem to be any premium 145 tyres around. Oh, and I reckon four identical tyres is the way forward (rather than sideways, boomboom!)

Pete

[Natalie]

Had these on my Racing Green and they were pretty good http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html
Falken Sincera SN-828 145/70 R12 69S

*edit* because the link is stupid

Edited by PinkGirly, 21 July 2007 - 05:15 PM.

[nemesisoftheAseries]

Had these on my Racing Green and they were pretty good
Falken Sincera SN-828 145/70 R12 69S

That is what I went for in the end. Not bad, quite quiet, still bedding them in so not at full grippiness yet but at least when I fling her into a roundabout I can predict which end will give first! So, thank you all!

£34 per corner from Micheldever Tyres. Unfortunately there was no point getting the tracking done at the same time because mice have eaten the CV boots (both sides) again.