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Brooky
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Joined: February 9th, 2009, 9:12 pm
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Location: Braunton, North Devon
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 Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? Thanks everybody for all the info. Much appreciated and sorry to have sparked the old 'where do I put the best tyres' debate. That way lies controversy & madness. Personally I'd rather lose the back than the front (as most things steer from the front) so I'll always put the best on the front. Oversteer gets more 'catchable' the nearer you sit to the back axle. I'm not sure it would be apparent what was happening in a 2cv oversteer situation, what with all the body roll, until it was halfway round, too far to catch.
My opinion is that 2cvs will definitely understeer on the limit.
Brooky.
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2cvmadman
2CV Fan
Joined: February 9th, 2009, 11:07 pm
Posts: 75
Location: South west, sunny cornwall. (i wish it was)
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? We have Uniroyal on ours,  They are pretty good on grip and slow wearing. Think they are fairly cheap aswell. 
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2cvmadman
2CV Fan
Joined: February 9th, 2009, 11:07 pm
Posts: 75
Location: South west, sunny cornwall. (i wish it was)
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? Michelin 125x15 Tubeless - £75.00 Michelin 135x15 Tubeless - £80.00 Firestone 125x15 - £55.00 Mabor 135x15. Made in France An excellent budget alternative - £40.00 Nang Kang 135x15 New, not remould, excellent steel braced radial. Set of 4 - £140.00 Nang Kang 135x15 New, not remould, excellent steel braced radial. - £37.50 Inner tube for 15 inch wheel - £8.00 These are off 2cv city but give a rough guid on price, may not be of any use 
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Little Louis
Field Plougher
Joined: February 8th, 2009, 12:07 am
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? How do toyos handle on the road?
I dont want nangkangs again.
thanks.
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm
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Location: Ecosse
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? Toyos are fine
search engine will throw up suppliers but the price has gone up and i think the racing club bought the last batch from toyo.
Sean
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Nelsthebass
Firing on two.
Joined: October 5th, 2009, 8:22 pm
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Location: Stone, Staffs
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? Scooba has Mabors on Dudley and they are fine - dont wear as well as Michelin but are very acceptable for £40 a throw - I'd recommend them to anyone on a budget.
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Jonathan
Firing on two.
Joined: January 1st, 2009, 7:37 pm
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? I have now reverted back to Michelins (135ZX) but had a pair of 135 Mabors on the front of my 2cv, excellent in the wet 
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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? Guess it's just Dyanes which are prone to oversteer when the going's a bit slippery, then?  < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-r2hoquzX0 > Same old trick at about 2.40 here... < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXKUUpJi-GM > ken Brooky wrote: My opinion is that 2cvs will definitely understeer on the limit.
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2CViking
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Joined: April 18th, 2009, 11:43 am
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Location: Meneac, Bretagne France
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from?
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Roy Eastwood
Firing on two.
Joined: February 4th, 2009, 2:52 pm
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Re: Tyres. Which ones & where from? Most certainly not the last batch of Toyo 135 for 2cv, in plentiful supply and, some say, the price went down!Sean wrote: Toyos are fine
search engine will throw up suppliers but the price has gone up and i think the racing club bought the last batch from toyo.
Sean
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