I have just received a fresh batch of Michelin TRX 240/55VR415

Spring appears to finally be here so tires just ordered. It will be interesting to see how the car rides and handles with fresh rubber.

 

So expensive..
What other Ferrari rim could you change out to to get a different tire?

 

Its also about looking correct rather than lap times or cost. Also its pretty near impossible to improve on the original look, aftermarket wheels look like aftermarket wheels and modern ferrari wheels on an older ferrari look almost foolish. I find that the old tire look and technology suits my outdated car perfectly.

 

+1!

 

+2!

 

+412!!

Well put Newman.

BTW, Longstone is THE place to purchase these tires from... Super fast shipping, reasonable (for these tires) prices, and they seem to always have fresh batches of them. The last thing you want is to spend a ton of money for tires that are already a couple of years old sitting on a shelf.


Cheers!

Ruben

 

I've got a set of 4 400i wheels for sale to fit these 415 TRX's. Excellent condition and ready to ship. PM for details

 

I could use one for a garden hose

 

Sorry, but nothing has transformed the handeling of cars more in the last 20 years than the advancement of tires. I would change them on my boxer in a heartbeat. I do love the look of the original rims, but I will put 17 rims on my car in the near future with more modern rubber. If you drive your car, the new stuff just blows away 35 year old tire tech.

I did it on my 308. Went from TRX to modern rubber, staggering the difference.

Just giving another viewpoint.

 

I understand your point of vue dwhite but 400s are rather cruising cars than sport ones.
And I like to "vintage" drive my "vintage" car, if I want a modern handling I drive a modern car.
We could also put in ABS, traction and stability control and a small turbo engine wich would make it so much more efficient and cheap to run.

Well, to each his own, and I've got to confess I'm a little conservative

 

Having dealt with Coker in the past (extremely painful and delay prone - as in 18 months with excuse after excuse for the delays and Coker NEVER updated me - I had to call them every few months), I can verify that Longstone is a very quick shipper and with prices much less expensive (including shipping to the USA and customs) than Coker.

 

I agree with you. For some reason I thought I was in the TR/Boxer section. But, as you may have noticed , I do not love the whole TRX tire/rim thing.

Person I know was selling his lo mileage 412 with a 5 speed several years ago, could not even get sniffels at $37K. How things have changed.

 

Ill also add in the variable that the new XWX is of a completely different design internally and material-wise vs one from 1978. I know this because Ive had originals that had a sealing bead of an inch thick vs roughly half that on the new serbia versions. AND the new tires weigh at least 7lbs less than the originals. A nice way to lose 30lbs of unsprung weight.

 

Im not surprised, that applies to everything today from plating to rad cleaning and paint on cars but its also a better tire in my opinion.