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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres
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Mon, 28 March 2005 12:09
 
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they sound cheap and nasty i have no exp with them but a friend gets alot of understeer in his skyline with them on it may be related to the size of his rear rims tho
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Simex Tyres
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Mon, 28 March 2005 13:12
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if thats dave your talking about 4agte, he has nankang's on the skyline. although he had simex on his liberty beforehand and they were pretty average on the old pacific hwy, lots of sliding and a few moments where i was reaching for the 'jesus' bar
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Location:
Sydney , Northern Beaches
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: Simex Tyres
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Mon, 28 March 2005 14:35
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Good tyres for a taxi hehe 
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Location:
sydney
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March 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres
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Mon, 28 March 2005 16:14
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| PAULS AE82 wrote on Tue, 29 March 2005 00:35 |
Good tyres for a taxi hehe
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man thats overkill, most taxi only use retreads
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Mon, 28 March 2005 23:39
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MS-75 ran 11.4 using Simexs in his Crown IIRC.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Central Coast
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 00:41
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I've got Simex's on the front, they seem to be ok, they are on a cressida so I dont know how they would go on a track or old pac run 
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Location:
Adelaide, SA
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 01:04
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| Chris Davey wrote on Tue, 29 March 2005 09:09 |
MS-75 ran 11.4 using Simexs in his Crown IIRC.
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They were light truck tyres (tall and wide) used a bit of an experiment.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 03:44
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Are they the same company as "Sime tyre" ?
I put a set of "Sime tyre" on the Celica just before I sold it, and they were fine for grip, but WAY too soft in the sidewalls. They made the steering feel really vague and doughy after the sweet sweet Goodyear Eagle F1's I had on teh front.
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 05:18
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My dad had Simex tyres on his car (a VN Commodore) lasted fucking ages, close to 70,000 kilometres and he was very happy with them.
One of my mates also had them on his car and they withstood his abuse for a lot longer than Sime tyres. Plus they were alot better in the traction department too.
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Location:
Carlingford, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 10:18
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| st184 sillycar wrote on Tue, 29 March 2005 13:44 |
Are they the same company as "Sime tyre" ?
I put a set of "Sime tyre" on the Celica just before I sold it, and they were fine for grip, but WAY too soft in the sidewalls. They made the steering feel really vague and doughy after the sweet sweet Goodyear Eagle F1's I had on teh front.
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thats cause they have got a 1 ply sidewall
ive got some 215/65/14's on 7" rims for the rolla (just for fun time)
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 10:20
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Totally off topic, but my Falken Ziex tyres on the back are pretty average, their grip is pathetic compared to the Potenza GIII's I've had on my previous cars.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Tue, 29 March 2005 11:28
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| EMP-2TG wrote on Tue, 29 March 2005 20:18 |
| st184 sillycar wrote on Tue, 29 March 2005 13:44 |
Are they the same company as "Sime tyre" ?
I put a set of "Sime tyre" on the Celica just before I sold it, and they were fine for grip, but WAY too soft in the sidewalls. They made the steering feel really vague and doughy after the sweet sweet Goodyear Eagle F1's I had on teh front.
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thats cause they have got a 1 ply sidewall
ive got some 215/65/14's on 7" rims for the rolla (just for fun time)
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Hahaha - That'll explain it then!
They felt soggy as hell even at 40psi!
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Wed, 30 March 2005 13:22
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go for the kuhmos
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres
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Wed, 30 March 2005 13:25
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| finney wrote on Mon, 28 March 2005 23:12 |
if thats dave your talking about 4agte, he has nankang's on the skyline. although he had simex on his liberty beforehand and they were pretty average on the old pacific hwy, lots of sliding and a few moments where i was reaching for the 'jesus' bar
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sorry dude getting my malaysian tyres mixed up
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Location:
London, UK
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Thu, 31 March 2005 22:02
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not sure if they still are but silverstone tyres used to be made by bridgestone.
They were production rejects or last "seasons" tread patterns depending on which type you were buying.
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Fri, 01 April 2005 00:23
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dad has these on his ma61 supra - its slide city on them - car handles like poo , on a greased plate , soaked in oil ..
in the wet its worse..
its a shame its all that was affordable at the time ...
Oh well
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Location:
Hobart, Tasmania
Registered:
January 2005
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Fri, 01 April 2005 03:14
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When I bought my car it had two worn out Simex tyres on the front, needless to say, they were replaced the second day I had the car home.
Can't really comment on them because I drove the car soft knowing that the tyres were unsafe.
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Location:
Adelaide, drift capital
Registered:
May 2004
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Re: Simex Tyres ???
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Fri, 01 April 2005 04:36
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Most tyre companies make decent tyres, it just depends on your price range! Simex do make some good tyres but they are in the more expensive range.
From my experience, for cheapish economy tyres, Simex are fairly crap (e.g. SM8000s).
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