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[ac427]

My Mini 1000 HL has a flat rear tyre. The car has original wheels so i think they are 145/80r10 tyres.

 

I'm torn between putting an inner tube in, getting it sealed to the rim or just getting new tyres.

 

Would 165/70 tyres require arches?

 

 

Looking at the prices i guess it's a toss up between the 145/80 Falken Sincera SN 807 and the Yokohama GT Special Classic Y350 tyre. Which of these do you use on your Mini and why?

 

 

 

 

Would 165/70 tyres require arches?

[absx2]

3.5" rims need 145 tyres but 4.5" can use 165`s.

 

The Falken SN807 has to be one of the worst tyres I have used so if the budget allows I would go for the Blockley 145/80R10 tyres as they are really good with a money back guarantee, if not the Marshal 145`s are less lethal in the wet than the Falkens.

 

I haven`t personally tried the Yoko`s but they should be good but the Blockleys are great and cheaper.

Edited by absx2, 29 September 2024 - 07:23 PM.

[ac427]

3.5" rims need 145 tyres but 4.5" can use 165`s.

 

The Falken SN807 has to be one of the worst tyres I have used so if the budget allows I would go for the Blockley 145/80R10 tyres as they are really good with a money back guarantee, if not the Marshal 145`s are less lethal in the wet than the Falkens.

 

I haven`t personally tried the Yoko`s but they should be good but the Blockleys are great and cheaper.

 

In that case i could try the A032R. How do they compare to the A008 ?

 

I heard the A032R isn't bad in the wet

[cal844]

If you want a 165 width tyre use the A008, good in the wet and brilliant in the dry. If a 145 tyre is needed then the falken sincera is actually decent in the wet (have these on my Clubman Estate)

[Lplus]

My Mini 1000 HL has a flat rear tyre. The car has original wheels so i think they are 145/80r10 tyres.

 

I'm torn between putting an inner tube in, getting it sealed to the rim or just getting new tyres.

 

Would 165/70 tyres require arches?

 

 

Looking at the prices i guess it's a toss up between the 145/80 Falken Sincera SN 807 and the Yokohama GT Special Classic Y350 tyre. Which of these do you use on your Mini and why?

 

 

 

 

Would 165/70 tyres require arches?

The yokohamas have a very narrow tread.  I'd change them if I could but 4 more tyres is a cost I don't need atm.

[mbolt998]

I've got the 145 Falkens. They seem all right to me but it's been a long pause since I've driven the car on anything else so don't have anything to compare with. They do seem a bit slippery in the wet. But is more grip necessarily more fun?

 

My thinking is also that if I went to wider tyres on my car (which is a bone-stock 1000 and always has been) I would also need to upgrade the brakes (which are drums). In standard form everything is quite well matched to everything else. It's fantastic to drive and it's the car I remember from long ago. Sometimes less is more (although I expect hot minis can be a great deal of fun too).

[unburntfuelinthemorning]

+1 for Blockley's.  A safe amount of grip in the wet but still lots of fun.