A048 wanted

[930gaz]

Hi, need two new a048, 195 50 15. Any one know of any old stock or have two new ones for sale.
Thank you

[John Scherrer]

For front wheels, in which case Soft Compound or rears, in which case Medium Compound?

The factory currently have a stock of rears but not fronts as far as I'm aware.

[autobackup]

In the continuing saga of tyres I am still hoping that someone will take the plunge and try out some Pirelli 'Troffeo' P-Zero road legal track tyres - which quite a few cars are now using as standard on road and track (Porsche Cup etc).

They seem to have garnered quite a good reputation re the trade off vis-a-vis performance, longevity and are also reputed to be pretty good in the wet?

The only slight downside is that the minimum available Troffeo tyre for 15" rims is 205 50 15 (there is a full range of xxx 50 16 tyres available) - but I have been assured that the Atom front rims (and mudguards) can accommodate the extra 10mm width with no problems.

I have decided that when I need the next set I will try out a set of Troffeos - but as I fitted a new right rear hard compound Yoko AD48R tyre (to match the unbroken ones already fitted and still in good condition) during my Atom's recent rebuild to get the maximum life out of them as sourcing suitable tyres in Cyprus means importing them myself from the UK (expensive!) and there is still quite a lot of wear left in them at the moment.

[Toilet Duck]

Can't help with the fronts I'm afraid, but I have two sets (four tyres total) of brand new 225/45/16 AO48's in MEDIUM compound for the rear that I'm planning to sell if anyone's interested? I've recently switched to Kumhos so these are surplus. I ordered them through my local trusted tyre place (Yokohama dealer) and they have kept them there for me.

Cheers

[930gaz]

Thanks for reply to you all, I have new rears ready to go on so all good there,
Was at factory Thursday and Friday and as you said just rears.
Never mind will work something out,