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tires: Simex ET. Long wearing on road?
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:08 pm
by Vanne
Hi guys, just wondering what i can expect from these tires. There new, 32x10.5R15. and how many kms i can expect if i run them on the tarmac.
I do about 40kms a day on them to work and then off road on the weekend, so if i could id like to leave them on. Slightly noisy, i know, but what in terms of milage can i realy expect from them?
I dont wanna shag them straight off.
any info/experience would be much appreciated.
Also compared to other tires, are they a hard or soft compound?
regards

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:17 pm
by HotFourOk
My mate put them on as dailys... never again.
They handle not that well, wear very fast especially on the side lugs are noisy, rough and most are bias ply I think??
The thing with most muddys is that the tread depth may last a while... but offroad they start to suck as they wear down due to not enough void space remaining.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:23 pm
by RoldIT
The best things about pedes (and any tyre) is when they are new with the sharp edges on the tread blocks. You daily drive them, that'll be gone in no time and you've wasted your dough.
Not to mention they will NEVER handle even close to a more intermediate style tyre, on road.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:20 pm
by RockyF75
NOT A CHANCE
Get a set of dailys, I have a set of ET's and I rekon I can see them peel away as I drive on the black top

(ok, probably an exaggerated placebo, but you get the idea). Plus they handle like a pig and are about as quiet as Boeing, and IIRC 'illegal' onroad.
Having said all that, if i was rich i'd prolly have them as daily's cause they look

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:23 pm
by Vanne
Wow! thanks for the quick replys guys, much appreciated. I think ive done roughly 100kms since new and yeah, ill be getting a set of dailys. Ell cheapo Duelers id recon. Ive got scorps on my daylies at the mom ent, but there shot.
Once again, very, very much appreciated for the exellent info on this board.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:28 pm
by Reddo
agree - Simex coat the road with rubber - they dissapear visibly on a weekly basis. Luck if you'd get 20K out of them before the centre blocks are gawn!
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:03 am
by Vanne
okies, so ill be using them for play on the weekend, but... that leaves me without a set for the weekday.
trying to keep it on the cheap here,. so what should i go for in regards to tires for the weekday? should i go for a 32inch set or just standard 31x10.5R15?
can i get tires in 32 inch that hold themselves on the road? Or would it be best to just go for the cheapest standard 31x10.5's i can find?
any suggestions?
regards
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:19 am
by Eddy
Pirelli Scorpion either ATs or STR in a 31" good value, and good DDs
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:22 am
by bogged
buy some cheap OEM fitment road tires. they are worth fuck all at your local tire place but everyone buyin 4b's these days replace them before using them,
or buy some used tires from the for sale section
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:11 am
by HotFourOk
Go smaller.. your gearing will be better and you use less fuel
As Bruce said... get some HT OEM stuff... cheap cheap
Handle on road well and very quiet... long lasting also.