7:20am, reach Jalan Ipoh Bt4, waiting for nestum open shop at 9am, had a flat tyres 6:45am. No choice


My Sime Astar 100 had done marvelous job, clocked atleast 30000km on my hand. Being hardcore punished, long journey, rough riding in construction site, eating nails many times, also travelling at totally flat this morning.


It's May 2011 tyres, I have no idea how far previous owner travelled with these tyres, but as at September 2012, it left about 60% thread, and now its running below the thread marker. Bye Astar.


So, I was recommended with these new babies




Funny thread


The moment I got in the car, start the engine, ready to reverse out. As soon as I release my clutch pedal, engine stall. These tyres has so much of grip, it bite the floor so eagerly to the extend I can feel the car need extra power to move forward. Have stalled my engine 5 times in total in 1 day from standstill to movement. Despite having such slim width at 165, it bites the road much harder than my 185 tyres. I know it's improper to compare an old AD01 old technology tyres, but indeed the price for this cheap and cheerful performance tyre yield much better grip then previously I've used 195/50R14 Yoko Advan AD01. Along the way, the beginning 30~50kms I'm trying to adjust myself to the new rubbers. The noise level is as crappy as my old Astar, road noise kinda loud. The noise resonating inside the cabin as if I'm riding in a faulty bearing army truck. Tyre pressure set at 260lb(hot temperature in the afternoon). It's much bumpier than my HiFly HF201.

After some distance of travel, surprisingly the road noise gone. I no longer hearing sand/stones hitting my mudguard anymore. Road feedback become extremely realistic. I can feel every single detail feedback from the tyre via my steering wheel. The heavy feeling still intact, but I kinda got used to it. I find these tyres need faster speed to perform better. On an average of 80kph travelling speed, steering feedback is kinda numb as it almost feedback every single thing on the ground, probably ran over an ant also can be felt. However, above 100kph road noise will be automatically reduced to minimal, as close to not hearing at all! For the 1st time I heard my exhaust pipe humming in the car. From Selayang to Rawang, I've been maintaining between 120 ~140kph along the stretch of high speed curves, notice the tyre side walls are very rigid. There aren't too much extra radial movement cause by reshaping of the tyre wall, other than physically suspension movement.

I parked the car, went meet client, my palms are sweating and my heart is pumping, eagerly wanted to hold on my steering wheel again. I know it's not a proper racing tyres. I've driven slicks, they're different and 1 wouldn't wanted to have slick tyre on a street car. I can't express the kinda joy I'm having right now. Even now I'm typing this paragraph, I can still feel the grip, the confidence, and the insane feedback from the steering wheel. Call it placebo, but I love that feeling. What left for me to worry now is the wet traction. As soon as the dry season pass, I will be giving my wet test review. I believe, reliability will take time/distance to tell. So, that part will be later. As soon as I finishes the tyre, I'll be giving another review again.

FLX spring, RM49.50/pc in Plotong. Esoba, got alot geh, compatible with younger brother BLM/FLX

My GaGa BLM is using the FLX spling, hence the BLM spling goes into my Shawie. Frankly, I think I rike the softer spling coz ayam not so marj into lowering/harsh ride person. Handling wise, I have 3MAX Anti Roll Bar at the back from Mahihi, 16mm is sufficient for my kind of appetite. Front currently running on ATR K-Sport from nestum, rear running on HiFly HF201, FC is freaking awesome running on average 15km/litre. Dry grip is like heaven! Cut konar like slice a water melon. However, trade off is wet grip rike shiete. Can't drive more than 80kph on rainny days, or the car will GLIDE

Basically the car planted on the ground, very little bodyroll. Both rear wheels remain all time upright, hence tyre to surface contact improved a lot. Plobrem is, as and when tyre traction all used up, the car will spiral into irrecoverable spin. Had that twice while testing my cornering limit. No more testing

Twitchy at the back is because of the way we drive I'd say. I know it because every car before I upgrade from stock or install anti roll bar will have no trouble and quite safe, until the post upgrade event, I tend to spun atleast once each car cause I don't know my limit until I hit the limit Sometimes I had it twice After I stopped testing for limit, no more twitching anymore But it's ok, as you said it's personal preference. So, what's your preference regarding the springs and abs set? I have not plan for anything other than stock or swaps from other made/model. For such a light weight car, I really don't want to have more bump steer/roll steer, considering the ATR K Sport is much thinner tyres and running on soft springs.

My next move, probably gonna inject 75W90 LSD oil into the front abs May not consider to change spring at all though, considering my daily ride has many uneven terrain

Actually, I was about to curse Mahihi jor. Indeed, old cars like Shawie shouldn't plonk ARB geh Mahgai ever since I had that piece of metal under my carriage, tyre edge started to go round. Then front suspension start to have sound, now become loosen. The worst nightmare, trailing arm bushing also start to make noise ady. Even my daughter sits at the back, when going through bump also can hear the arm hitting the mounting ady

Am now looking for rubber master. I'm not sure whether I understand NOX correctly, as I wanted to replace bushing, not adding a stopper.

and haokam jiu understand me so well jiu wang cheap ar? Can. I sell 500 Mahihi, poison time

Name me a price for minimal costing and minimum order quantity. I'm going to put this up as the hottest cake ever around PL1BT2 and PL1BT3 platform!

dedua tayar ke satu aje?

i just found out my left side front tyre not centre. before, i used 175/55/15, it doesnt appear too much. after changed it to 175/65/14, can see the tyre is a bit too closer to the wall/body.

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sure something that hold it dah bengkok.. adeehh.. tak tau lagi berapa kos kerugian harus ditanggung,mungkin kah front lower arm? apa kah itu?(gugel sat..)
ok.. kompom.. ni la kot yg dah jahanam..

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agaknye la... need sifu to confirmkan.

what belt can use till 100k bro?

better change at 80k la.. those guarantee for a mere rm350 belt doesnt sound reasonable to me..

you drive 80k, you let the engine running without drive how long? so to be exact, something 80k drive, 20k let it running idle..

my car previous owner change at 100k.. i change it at 60k.. better rm350 then rm2000.. for a mere 3 year, rm350 is not much..

*your case can be lesson to others.

davidke20 yesterday i went to nestum place to change shoe for my other car.. wow.. such a nice guy.. planning to go again for sawie shoes pulak.. might grab 165/65/14 archilles to try or yoko blue..

No it doesn't. However, it kacau the intake volume reading from the maps, so your ECU thought angin kencang, cipat kasi more petrol More or less like this. It's not so simple by adding capacity, I believe inside on some simple calculation module that will alter the reading ACCORDING to intake volume so your car doesn't spray asap hitam too much or consume too much petrol on a daily basis unless u go WOT.

As for toto lispons... u guys plis wait don't go spend money on rubbish toto kontoler kinda idiotic crap I ngam² finished tuning my GaGa, now time to migrate to Shawie to start some home work Tentatively, no time to do yet. But yesterday just resigned, now waiting for boss to give me big letter to stay home do nothing, so later I'll have plenty of time to explore

come join tomorrow tt. u might get a chance to feel the chip inside my car.

the key is STAR key. susah oo.

Have updated preferred workshop listing on 1st page. Kindly drop by, have a look and contribute more information to further detail it, so we can have easy reference in future.

Korek! Took from Plotong wigra 1.6 1st Gen 1994 edition. 1 of the bestest strength rim ever produced by JRD. Extremely lasak, oni plobrem is the bugger looked fugly to the Max! Btw, in Penang now weren't able to collect the speakers from u yet. Probably next week.

Why? U wan sponsor niu tayar for me ar