FaithStalker Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 well putting the Supra away after a weekend of cleaning out the garage there was a huge *POP* and realised that my rear driver side wheel had ran over a nice metal bracket, looked at the tyre last night, seemed ok, checking this morning and seemed inflated.... will take it out tonite and check the pressure - but.... 2 questions 1) is there anyway of getting a "professional" to check that the tyre is ok? and not likley to blow while driving? 2) i forgot to take down the tyre size to get some quotes today of prices, anyone know what size the stock 17's are ? I guess the pop could have been the metal bracket being ejected out from under the tyre at speed, could i have been that lucky! I heard that you are not supposed to have 2 different treads / makes of tyre on the driving wheels - is this correct? In order of preference i am going for : Eagle F1's So2's or So3's Dunlop SP9000 cheeeeers guys - looks like i maybe getting new rubber sooner than i thought !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMW Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 I have the tyre sizes for stock 17" on a sticker inside my driver side door. I can go and have a look for you if you want. Mine's a UK spec though so might not be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithStalker Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 if you could that would be great, as i need to find somewhere in stock today in order to drop it off tomorrow as i need it by wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Originally posted by ajefford if you could that would be great, as i need to find somewhere in stock today in order to drop it off tomorrow as i need it by wednesday Stock 17" sizes as follows: Front 17x45x235 rear 17x40x255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Originally posted by SMW I have the tyre sizes for stock 17" on a sticker inside my driver side door. I can go and have a look for you if you want. Mine's a UK spec though so might not be the same. Hey SMW, Any chance you could send a pic of your car - quite interested in what a red lowered Supra would look like on Blitz 18s Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMW Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Gaz I'll see if I can sort a pic out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Nobody will put their neck on the line and tell you your tyre is safe to drive on, especially not if their business is selling tyres. Having said that, I once had a 8/10mm bolt go through my tyre, had it repaired and still drove like a maniac. Blew out and rolled the car though! Only joking on the last bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughie Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Originally posted by FaithStalker I heard that you are not supposed to have 2 different treads / makes of tyre on the driving wheels - is this correct? Yep that would certainly not be advisable, especially on a Supra. don't mix tyre treads / makes on one axle. It's probably not even a good idea to have different tyres on front to back, but definitely don't mix them on the same axle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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