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    Tyre Recommendations / Buyer Guide

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    Hmm so some adjustments need to be made to accommodate the wider track. I'm told that the wider track can cause misbehavior in the traction response as a result of being further away from suspension bushes and wishbones but I'm not sure if that's theoretical exaggeration or applicable to the Celica. Sorry moderators! I'll make my own thread in a few hours time

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    Tyre Recommendations / Buyer Guide

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    I wouldn't even consider doing such a stupid thing to my tyres. Fine for possuers, no good for track and downright dangerous.

    what of spacers? they effect the track of a car and considering how much the celicas need, is it worth doing or are the effects too detrimental to handling?

    Tyre Recommendations / Buyer Guide

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    Generally the higher rating of the load index means a stronger side wall all other parameters of the tyre being equal. I like to use 91 on the Celica. On a light car the stronger side wall flexes less and tightens steering up nicely.

    If you don't stretch... O no, I went there !

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    Tyre reviews

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    Maragoni Mythos (2nd review)

    Make and Model plus size of Tyre: Maragoni Mythos 205/45 r17
    Celica owned: Celica Gt 06
    Type of driving: A road maniac, motorway and urban pensioner
    Type of driver: like the lift and sensation on the limits, otherwise, i like my fuel economy
    Miles covered so far and wear rate: 3000 miles, pretty well i feel, hard tyres but grip adequately from cold. warm? read on!
    Dry use: slips progressively from the rear and although the grip is good, it's not outstanding. progressive and predictable, easy to know where the limits are and how close you are to them.
    Wet use: hit standing water with no drama, never felt light. cornered not so hard and the car sits well. stays flat, never had a VSC light flash. corner hard and the light blars, still holds its own. slips a lot more than dry but nothing that i couldnt salvage. again, same ease of use, little sidewall flex and body roll really helps to guide you in and out of bad situations
    Snow / Ice use: no idea!
    Noise: 70db, not quiet, tolerable
    Overall opinion / comments / strengths / weaknesses:
    having really given these a go, i would recommend these as a middle of the middle tyre. they grip well and dont make that much noise coming up to the limit which i know some people may dislike but i for one use my eyeballs and spine to tell me if im sliding. i stretched these by one size(supposedly) but either way, sidewall is a lot stiffer and so, resists flex a lot better, in spite of horrendous body roll from the rear. under hard braking, the abs cuts in at time but they tyres grip true and you do grind to a halt pretty well. unless you deliberately intend to make it slide or you left your senses at home, they will hold you the the ground. should you step out at speed, they really grip as fast as you lost it, so again, a very easy to use tyre

    they are not expensive so dont expect the performance you should get from expensive stuff but at the same time, should you not push your luck, they are perfectly suitable for your everyday drive. hammer it and its a good starting point for learning where the limits are.


    Price paid and from where: £70. Fitted locally.
    Rating out of 10: 8/10

    Uniroyal Rainsport 3?

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    225/40/18 on the gen7 makes the speedo almost perfectly match the sat nav - which is a fair bit bigger than the stock 205/50/16

    i;d second this. tyre calculators say that it's 3% bigger than stock and i cant remember where i read this but i speedos always read 10% higher then the actual speed for some reason i cant recall. i drive through speed warnings at 30 on my speedo and i get 27 come up. tried 3% bigger diameter package on my saxo and the speed read the same as the speed warning board. im sure gps is a far more valid recognition of speedo accuracy but that's my exp :)

    Tesco momentum

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    Ahhh the innocence of youth :lol: Back before everything had to be either Unleaded or Diesel, Leaded 4 Star was the 3rd option. Classic car owners now have to add pour in additives to every fill up to turn unleaded back into leaded petrol. As a Gen 7 type he is insinuating that our Gen 6's are of an age to be 'classic'! Which I personally take as a compliment...I bet the 7's will never achieve the same status :sofa:

    ooo! i hope the gen 7s will. love the styling, so far ahead of it;s time imo. shame the performance isnt as good as it looks

    Tesco momentum

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    The segments mean nothing really.

    Why did you revive a 1.5year old thread though? :unsure:

    curiosity :) if it's going into my tank on a regular basis and there is a thread discussing it, worth reading!

    my neighbor thinks that higher octane petrols can give you better eco as the same amount being combusted from high octance vs lower provides more power. in theory, to sustain the same speed, less fuel is needed.

    however, higher combustibility means more power for accelerating but burns faster.

    regardless, whoever said that higher octane is like adding redex, +1.

    thats what i understand

  18. Buckled alloy wheels

    in General Celica Discussion

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    I would a argue that they are alright. Mine were stock from 0-111,000 and bar sidewall scrapping, they are remarkably straight. There is, I admit, 1 dent per rim which preventsme saying that are 100% straight but I never noticed it. I was also being meticulous as I would hate for the buyer to be kept in the dark.

    Btw my GT stock rims are still for sale! :P

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    I'll add that these dents are tiny and I had to rotate the wheel a few times on the balancing machine to find them

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    Tesco momentum

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    Now please bombard me with advice because I brimmed my tank with momentum 99(45L) and drove 150 miles mixed : 70mph motorway for about 80 miles and the rest absolutely kaning roundabouts in and out at 2nd , hitting lift on exit every time. Now, with each segment equating to 2.25l of fuel, how have I only dropped 3 segments? I've changed my fuel filter which I know is in tank so the gauge may have come loose? Maybe wiring short?

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    Uniroyal Rainsport 3?

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    For Dublet, would a solution for buying ultimate tyres for summer, if like me, you don't have seasonal cars, to drive slowly and sensibly in the wet, then chew them in the heat of summer? That way, in adverse conditions, you're being safe and where the tyres need to perform, you can push to the dry limits.

    Just my thoughts albeit extremely eager to get these parada 2 look alike tyres! I loved those things

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    Uniroyal Rainsport 3?

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    I would love a set of these but as legitimate and logical as buying a rain designed tyre for a wet country, aren't all mid and premium tyres supposed to have sufficient wet characteristics, suitable and safe enough for legal speed limit driving? I would think that the price of the tyres I speak of pay for RnD? My reasoning is that if you go fast enough in the wet to need specific rain tyre performance, aren't you going too fast?

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