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Hi All,

I just bought a my08 3RB wagon and all tyres are totally scrubbed and needing replacements. I am new to Liberties and would love some advice on which tyres to purchase and which size. That being said i'm looking a decent tyre and decent price, if thats possible

You'll get 100 posts and as many different opinions, multiply that by 10 if you use the search function.

Value for money? 215/45R18 Kumho KU31s are $150 each here.

You might find cheaper, but you can pay $400 for tyres that aren't as good.

Ahh, good suggestion Tony. The Kumho's are excellent for that price range. I had the Ku31's before and they were quiet, comfortable, grippy, and provided great handling. And at near $150, are very good value.

I saw an ad in the RAC magazine last night, it is an American company who makes tyres which are guaranteed to last between 60-80,000kms (depending on which size you buy).

Even though you aren't meant to compare treadwear ratings between manufacturers, they did just to give an idea, and these tyres were about 3 x what a regular tyre was. I wonder if the traction rating was 1/3 the amount too

nugsy wrote:Hi guys im trying to find Kumho ku31s in Oem but cant get them in stock at the right price but can get 225 40 18 will this affect the car at all?

I don't think there's any need to create a new thread so I'm answering your question in your original thread.

If you change all 4 tyres to 225/40R18 at the same time it won't be a problem. Many run this size and Subaru also used this size on some model years of the "tuned by STI" Liberty.

nugsy wrote:Hi guys im trying to find Kumho ku31s in Oem but cant get them in stock at the right price but can get 225 40 18 will this affect the car at all?

Click on the link I gave above.

The guys I linked to will do them in 215/45R18 for $150 and will freight them anywhere in Australia. They'd still be well under $200 a corner, fitted to your car.

It doesn't get much righter than that.

smythie wrote:

nugsy wrote:Hi guys im trying to find Kumho ku31s in Oem but cant get them in stock at the right price but can get 225 40 18 will this affect the car at all?

I don't think there's any need to create a new thread so I'm answering your question in your original thread.

If you change all 4 tyres to 225/40R18 at the same time it won't be a problem. Many run this size and Subaru also used this size on some model years of the "tuned by STI" Liberty.

Thanks for that, deleted post!!!

coyote wrote:

nugsy wrote:Hi guys im trying to find Kumho ku31s in Oem but cant get them in stock at the right price but can get 225 40 18 will this affect the car at all?

Click on the link I gave above.

The guys I linked to will do them in 215/45R18 for $150 and will freight them anywhere in Australia. They'd still be well under $200 a corner, fitted to your car.

It doesn't get much righter than that.

Sweet didnt realise they freight! was trying local to no avail!

nugsy wrote:Thanks for that, deleted post!!!

All good. Hope you enjoy the new hoops

All sorted Kumho's are on the way $150 a corner stoked! Thanks Coyote you're the man!!

Technically speaking, I am the dog.

That's good buying.

Hopefully they can do 225/40/18 For around that mark. All around Adelaide they are charging $250inc fitted and balance, so would still be cheaper getting them freighted over...