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I have to buy 5 tyres for my 3.5 S rims. What do I go for?

145R10 Falken Sincera £150
145R10 Camac £160
145R10 Dunlop Aquajets £447-50

Any comments on this would be great. Am I missing out on any other options/better prices?

Hi Nev

Iv'e got Falkens on my 4.5s for EBJ and they really look the part. Obviously if you have the cash and want originality for AKY? then the Aquajets would be great.

Tim

I would go for the dunlops in a heart beat Tim only for the price, it's mad money! how hard can it be to make those Aquajets ?

Not hard at all Nev if you have the tread pattern tooling but just like everything in the restoration game lets cash in on retro!! I see now, Somerfords are reproducing crimped exhausts for £399 per system!!

Tim

Yes I saw that with the few that went through eBay for big money they thought there was money to be made! Can't beat the RC 40 in my world

coopertim wrote:Not hard at all Nev if you have the tread pattern tooling but just like everything in the restoration game lets cash in on retro!! I see now, Somerfords are reproducing crimped exhausts for £399 per system!!

Tim

Funny that. I visited them last year and they had an unused crimped back box in a corner for 15 quid! It now sits proudly in the rear of my Beach Car.

If money is no object, the Aquajets look ace on Coopers. Between Camacs and Falkens, I would go for the Camacs, for that period look. They also give a wonderfully light steering.

Elsewhere I have seen that Vredestein will be releasing a 145R10 soon, if you search for it various furrin language sites list this tire as a Sprint Classic, whatever that may be. Over here, Coker sells something called a Kingstire 145R10 for $65...
http://www.cokertire.com/tire-styles/ra ... 80r10.html

I have a 145 x 10 tyre with the sp4 tread patern @ £42 each. ( fitted )

'111 Robin' has them pictured on his car in the project section

The ones on 111 Robin's car look the business. What are they?

They look like Regals to me (RST110 or something like that iirc)

I had some of these on my clubman estate and I'd like to get hold of some more.

EAVB wrote:They look like Regals to me (RST110 or something like that iirc)

I had some of these on my clubman estate and I'd like to get hold of some more.

Yep they are Regal's, just put a pair on the back of the Orangebox.

SMOKE GREY wrote:

EAVB wrote:They look like Regals to me (RST110 or something like that iirc)

I had some of these on my clubman estate and I'd like to get hold of some more.

Yep they are Regal's, just put a pair on the back of the Orangebox.

Huddersfield Mini Spares sell something like those.

http://www.minispares-online.co.uk/?cat ... od_id=3171

There MUST be someone other that Shuddersfield who sell them.

Just bought 5# Regal 145/80 10 from Hudderfield. £150 for the 5, great result! and the tread pattern look the bis.
Thanks to all for info and comments