A place for general chat about the Jimny. Please make sure you post in the correct section on the site, this way it keeps the site tidy AND ensures you get a more relevant answer.

Suppliers/Dealers or anyone selling with a commercial view in mind CANNOT post here unless responding to a specific request of a member in a "wanted" post.

Suppliers include people "breaking for spares" on a regular basis, when purchasing spares members should ask a supplier what they contribute to the running of the forum particularly if contacted by a Private Message

Suppliers or Members who have contributed to the forum can be identifed by the
logo.

INSA Turbo tyres

  • winter
  • Visitor
  • Visitor
    Public
21 Nov 2013 22:02 #92545 by winter
Replied by winter on topic INSA Turbo tyres
have you seen with you own eyes them tyres being made ? well i have !!!! with a very good mate who works at radical motorsport who designed the carbon tub for the lmp2 jude powed le mans car we went to see the tyres being made for it plus how all different tyres are made/manufactured and inspected befor and after you just dont get to see that stuff every day but not as good as seeing the jude eng running flat out in the eng test rig on dino she was singing straight from the manifold so loud :) :cheer: :laugh: :P

11/60 wrote:

winter wrote: they are retreaded not remoulds not like a car tyre remould they are manufactured different

11/60 wrote: All tyres have to be fit for purpose, but a new branded tyre is just a little bit more so. No matter how careful a remoulding company is at checking carcasses they are still second hand.


Be that as it may my point still stands, the carcass of the tyre is already been used and no matter how carefully applied the selection process is there is no way of knowing what happened to it prior to being retreaded or remoulded.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Lambert
  • Offline
  • Moderator
  • Moderator
    Registered
  • The quickest Jimny in Harrogate...(that I own)
More
22 Nov 2013 05:50 #92575 by Lambert
Replied by Lambert on topic INSA Turbo tyres

winter wrote: have you seen with you own eyes them tyres being made ? well i have !!!! with a very good mate who works at radical motorsport who designed the carbon tub for the lmp2 jude powed le mans car we went to see the tyres being made for it plus how all different tyres are made/manufactured and inspected befor and after you just dont get to see that stuff every day but not as good as seeing the jude eng running flat out in the eng test rig on dino she was singing straight from the manifold so loud :) :cheer: :laugh: :P

11/60 wrote:

winter wrote: they are retreaded not remoulds not like a car tyre remould they are manufactured different

11/60 wrote: All tyres have to be fit for purpose, but a new branded tyre is just a little bit more so. No matter how careful a remoulding company is at checking carcasses they are still second hand.


Be that as it may my point still stands, the carcass of the tyre is already been used and no matter how carefully applied the selection process is there is no way of knowing what happened to it prior to being retreaded or remoulded.


I am not disputing that such tyres are made to a high standard nor that the process is both thorough and at the same time impressive to watch. What I am saying is that a tyre made from scratch by the likes of pirelli or Michelin or Goodyear or Dunlop or any of the other major brands is a better bet if for no other reason than it is new and therefore you as the first user know what you have done to it. With a remanufacturd tyre or even ones that came on a second hand car there is a part of the history of the tyre be it part of the inner structure or the entire thing, that you don't know about and anything could have been done to it that could affect its safety. Given that the only bit of a car that touches the floor are the tyres I have learned the hard way to wherever possible have the best quality tyres I can. Now I have had remanufactured tyres and even second hand ones and some have been fine but enough have caused some sort of issue to put me off be itccracking or delamination or simply wear rate. New branded tyres are better.

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • winter
  • Visitor
  • Visitor
    Public
23 Nov 2013 22:19 #92854 by winter
Replied by winter on topic INSA Turbo tyres
i give up sometimes :P

11/60 wrote:

winter wrote: have you seen with you own eyes them tyres being made ? well i have !!!! with a very good mate who works at radical motorsport who designed the carbon tub for the lmp2 jude powed le mans car we went to see the tyres being made for it plus how all different tyres are made/manufactured and inspected befor and after you just dont get to see that stuff every day but not as good as seeing the jude eng running flat out in the eng test rig on dino she was singing straight from the manifold so loud :) :cheer: :laugh: :P

11/60 wrote:

winter wrote: they are retreaded not remoulds not like a car tyre remould they are manufactured different

11/60 wrote: All tyres have to be fit for purpose, but a new branded tyre is just a little bit more so. No matter how careful a remoulding company is at checking carcasses they are still second hand.


Be that as it may my point still stands, the carcass of the tyre is already been used and no matter how carefully applied the selection process is there is no way of knowing what happened to it prior to being retreaded or remoulded.


I am not disputing that such tyres are made to a high standard nor that the process is both thorough and at the same time impressive to watch. What I am saying is that a tyre made from scratch by the likes of pirelli or Michelin or Goodyear or Dunlop or any of the other major brands is a better bet if for no other reason than it is new and therefore you as the first user know what you have done to it. With a remanufacturd tyre or even ones that came on a second hand car there is a part of the history of the tyre be it part of the inner structure or the entire thing, that you don't know about and anything could have been done to it that could affect its safety. Given that the only bit of a car that touches the floor are the tyres I have learned the hard way to wherever possible have the best quality tyres I can. Now I have had remanufactured tyres and even second hand ones and some have been fine but enough have caused some sort of issue to put me off be itccracking or delamination or simply wear rate. New branded tyres are better.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.128 seconds
Joomla template by a4joomla
We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Please let us know if you agree to all of these cookies. Accepting the Cookies also accepts the Disclaimers for the website.