Avons - Photos for Mike MHNCO

[Paul Brameld]

Hi Mike,
As promised I am posting photos of my car c/w its Avons.
275/55 Rear & 215/60 Fronts. All on 15 inch rims.
Best Tyre for Road & Track, IMHO.
Hope enclosed shots help you with your deliberations :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Mike]

Great looking car Paul, thanks for posting. What is the rim width in the rear? Thanks!

 

[Eric Johnson]

Paul,
Thanks for posting. I'm going to be getting a set of them for my GTD this spring. Thinking of going with 295/50 for the rears though if they will fit. The 275s really look great too.

 

[Dave]

Same here , I am working on changing out my 17's for 15's on my green RF...means brake rotor changes and so on. AVONS seem to be the go with the right look although very expensive. My worry is getting the right offset wheels, I see Summit sell cheap steel 15inch rims in 10 inch wide with lots offsets for $70ish a rim so might buy a few so I can play with the offset before commiting to big dollar rims that could be not quite right if you know what I mean?

Paul- Sensational looking car, thanks for posting.

 

[Al Jones]

Paul,
Thanks for posting. I'm going to be getting a set of them for my GTD this spring. Thinking of going with 295/50 for the rears though if they will fit. The 275s really look great too.

Eric, I don't know what the wheel/knock-off pattern is for your car but you are welcome to borrow my rear wheels/tires (295-50-15) for trial fit measurement purposes at some point during the winter months. You aren't that far from me.
A.J. PS - I hope we can get both cars over to LIme Rock this year for the parade.

 

[Jim Cowden]

Dave would the offset not be the same as what you already have.

I run avons 225/60 on the front and 295/50 on the rear.
I track it and on the data often will hold 1.2G on cornering and braking.
A very impressive tire.
They also have 3 compounds from memory

Jim

 

[Dave]

Love the pics of your car Jim, my wheels are ok but i think i could get a better wheel position, I am also worried about tyre rub so thought i would use the steel wheels with spacers to get perfect position then order.

 

[Eric Johnson]

Eric, I don't know what the wheel/knock-off pattern is for your car but you are welcome to borrow my rear wheels/tires (295-50-15) for trial fit measurement purposes at some point during the winter months. You aren't that far from me.
A.J. PS - I hope we can get both cars over to LIme Rock this year for the parade.

AJ,
Thanks! I just looked at that "tirelist" that Tom created and They look like they will fit. Now, I'm intrigued by the 225 fronts after seeing Jim's pics, but they look iffy. I plan on being in the parade this year. I brought my 550 spyder last year and it was a blast...

 

[Paul fortin]

This pic is weird the car is straight in it and the house in the back ground is leaning to the right

 

[Bill P]

Paul

The 550 Spyder is pointing downhill and the house is not falling into a sinkhole!

Bill

 

[Eric Johnson]

What Paul said !!

 

[briant70]

Just looks like a 200 year old house,and a road with a slight down grade. Could have been dirt not to long ago. Cheers Brian

 

[Dr. Bob Woods]

I can't find Avons for a 17" wheel. Are they available in England?

-Bob Woods

 

[Mike]

Would you guys share rim widths along with the various tire sizes you are running? Thanks

 

[Eric Johnson]

What Paul said !!

Actually meant to say "What Bill said!"

Yes, I lined it up wrong...


Sorry for the thread drift mates

 

[Bill P]

Eric

Porsche and GT40 look great, good location for photos

Bill

 

[Glenn M]

I can't find Avons for a 17" wheel. Are they available in England?

-Bob Woods

No. The CR6ZZ is a 15" tyre Bob, not made in larger diameters.

Glenn

 

[Dr. Bob Woods]

Glenn,

Thanks.

-Bob Woods

 

[Randy V]

Remember guys - you put these competition tires on the street, you are also risking your bodywork and paint as they pick up every little bit of sand and gravel, then hurl it at your bodywork.. If you do not have some impact resistant coatings on the bottoms of your fenders, you will end up with damage to the fiberglass and star cracks to prove it..
Proceed with caution..

 

[Mike]

Randy, I have ran Avons since new. I do have the Olthoff foam protection inside the wheel wheels and I do have clear bra around the entire rocker sections as well is inside and out on all the fender lips. I have never had a single chip or defect. They will throw rocks as you point out so I avoid roads that are not clean and if I have to pull through a lot that has pebbles I will do so at a crawl. I guess what I am saying is I share your experience with sticky tires but I think there are solutions that mitigate it almost entirely. I will say from experience, do not follow someone with these tires unless you don't mind a cracked windshield. I always warn other when I am out for a drive with a group to not get too close.

Regarding the original topic. It is important for me that I know rim sizes along with tires sizes as that plays a large part in appearance and fitment. Please every share your rims dimensions as well. Thanks