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Adelaide
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June 2002
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 Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 11:21
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Last week I bit the bullet and bought a set of new wheels ant tyres for the monstrosity.
Although I want to use the BFG radials at the strip, I also want to use full slicks. Consequently, I settled on a set of hoosier 28X9 inch slicks as they are the biggest I can fit under the crown without wheel arch mods. I also bought Hoosier front-runners to go with them. I also picked up my first ever set of mags-Weld Pro-Stars in 15x3.5 and 15x8.
I've also picked up a full set of ARP long wheel studs as I'm working to getting the car up to full ANDRA 10.99 and under regs (I'm also reading up on the 9.99 and under ones....)
In this last picture I've got a Hoosier, a BFG and the simply AWESOME Simex ST35 225/70 light truck tyre(11.21@130) side-by-side. Bang for buck the Simex is way in front at $90 each. The BFG's are more than triple that....It's all fun though. =-)
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 11:31
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That looks phat dude 
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2004
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 12:15
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Prodigy yeah!!!
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 12:18
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I have 2 words, TOYOTA TOUGH  .......  .
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 12:20
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what is it that makes the Simex's so good?? really soft compound? soft sidewalls.. 225 isn't a lot of rubber????
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 12:54
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the obligatory drinking and then spilling of coopers ale over them?
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 13:44
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Very hot love the rims for the slicks!
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Casula
Registered:
January 2005
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 21:52
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Very nice indeed.
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 22:14
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christ thats hot
soooooooooooooooooooooo nice
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Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 23:06
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pants have been ruined, dry cleaning bill is in the mail.
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I supported Toymods
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I renounced punctuation
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 23:38
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Looks the goods big fella!
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 23:44
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Nice Sean
I also use Simex's and although I am not making anywhere near the power of Sean's car I haven't lost traction at all except for a tiny bit 1st to 2nd and that was at regular 32psi pressure.
Quite a few people are using them now actually
Probably not as good as those Hoosier's though 
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Mon, 19 September 2005 23:58
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Just by bolting these wheels and tyres on drops 41kg off the car!
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Location:
Arthurs Creek, Victoria
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May 2002
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Tue, 20 September 2005 06:45
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Hey, I'm about to get 15" slicks too, Just wondering whether you reacon the 28x9 will fit under an ra23? Clearly they fit under the crown, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I might need to get 28x8 or maybe even 26x8 ? Or am I calling the story WAY to small?
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Location:
sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Tue, 20 September 2005 07:06
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Good question.
Don't suppose anyone has fitted slicks to an xt130 before?
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: Crown gets new shoes.......
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Tue, 20 September 2005 07:31
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doubt it, there has been like 3 ppl in history to have ever needed slicks on an XT130
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