Im looking for some dunlop aquajet 175/R13 tyres. Ive got one, but would like another to match on my classic, if i can get more, that would even be better. TIA
saki,
Feb 18, 2:49pm
You will be surprised but they are making them again, saw it in whats new in classic ford but ooh the price, I bought AJs in the ealy 80s
nzoomed,
Feb 18, 2:52pm
WOW! u serious! thats good news, i failed my wof as i need a pair to be legal as they are a fabric tyre and they cant be mixed with steel radials. they are a really quiet tyre, ill do some research and see what i can find.
nzoomed,
Feb 18, 2:57pm
just looked, its indeed true, cant see all the sizes listed. Hopefully they do 175r13
rob_man,
Feb 18, 3:30pm
Bloody hell, I don't know how many of those went up in smoke on my old Jag with the 327. They had a life expectancy of about three weeks on the rear and I was always on the lookout for good second hand 15X265s.
lookoutas,
Feb 18, 3:41pm
That's all I was interested in using once!
nzoomed,
Feb 18, 5:21pm
lol they are a good tyre, i was very suprised that they are a fabric tyre, they have good road handling it seems. Anyway, i had a brand new one on my spare tyre in my wolseley 18/85 landcrab. one of my 1 year old tyres got a bulge and i replaced it with the aquajet, and the testing station said it cant be mixed with the other tyre on the same axle, i never realised it was a fabric tyre. Anyway, if i can find some i will buy them, i will consider a swap also for a used firestone champion deluxe 5.90-14 cross-ply that still is in good nick.
carkitter,
Feb 18, 5:53pm
For old and classic cars they are okay as the come in the oddball sizes that were available back in the day. By modern standards their roadholding levels are poor. For high levels of roadholding, radial tyres require strong reinforced layers under the tread. Steel belts are better for this than fabric belts. However, the extra rigidity of the steel belts also creates more road noise so fabric belted tyres are indeed quieter. Thus modern cars should stick to steel belted radials while older cars can run very happily (and slowly) on fabric radials. I used to put a lot of them on Jags and Minis when I worked for Beaurepaires for Tyres in the early 90's.
saki,
Feb 18, 6:38pm
Back in the day aquajets main competition was the cavalino and it was much like the holden ford thing, new 165x13 about 135 pommy pound fkn ouch
nzoomed,
May 2, 12:00am
how easy is it to get 175r13 tyres these days! I would like to find some good NOS firestone or other good well known brands instead of these imported rubbish "boot" tyres, i got some called riken road arrow, and the shop i got them from could not even remember the brand! lol yet at the time they told me that they were a good tyre! I got some about a year ago and one has bulged. I can only find them in commercial grade not passenger.
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