Really? I can find those, easily.
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New tires for Europe
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Yes, i know you'll get tires in 275/40R17 . But you'll get only the old Toyo R888 in 315/35R17b. I think they stopped production for 3 years and than comes the R888R.
With R888 you'll buy a semi slick with old production date. The R888R will have better warming up and better wet conditions. For street driving is R888 no sollution. It's a track tire
With R888 you'll buy a semi slick with old production date. The R888R will have better warming up and better wet conditions. For street driving is R888 no sollution. It's a track tire
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Regarding the topic, I cannot shed any light on this.
And honestly, I haven't ever even thought about this. I've used several DOT tires (Like for example Mickey Thompson ET Street) without any issues.
We have car inspections every year and atleast here they never check the tires for anything else than the tread depth.
At this moment my T-bird sits on Mickey Thompson ET Streets, my Viper sits on Toyo R888's, my fathers Terminator sits on Nitto NT05R. Doubt atleast 2 of those tires have the certification you're searching for as neither Nitto nor Mickey Thompson are sold in Sweden or as of what I've found, Europe at all.
Why must you have the E certification?
Which tire model you have buyed have the E-Mark?
I am not sure, but I bought my R888's from Demon-tweeks so I'm guessing they have the E-mark? But it's just an unqualified guess.
Honestly, if nobody in your government cares then you shouldn't care either.
DOT approved tires are still lightyears better than the china made tires everybody runs today.
The R888 must have E4 in 275/40R17 & 315/35 R17. But Toyo stopped production 3 years ago. And so you will buy old tires.
Mickey Thompson street comp in 315/35R17 have the E-Mark E11. On the 275/40R17 seems there is no E-Mark
Is see Nitto NT05 in some dimension with E4 and also the Toyo R888R. But i don't know if 275/40R17 & 315/35R17 have thre E-Mark.
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But why the obsession of the E-mark? That's what I don't get.
I've never heard of anybody ever checking that here in Sweden.
I've never heard of anybody ever checking that here in Sweden.
The Austrian law says if you have a car younger than 1.1.1982 it's only allowed to use tires with E-Mark. If not it would be a hard deficit for the yearly TÜV tecnical inspection.
I know that the most guys only look on the correct tire sizes. But for the hole EU it is necessary on all your car parts. I know that they technician check the E-Mark on aftermarket LED-lamps for the license plate!
Can you step up to an 18" wheel?
I know the TUV cert wheels are outrageously expensive but maybe it will open the door for more tire options that are road legal.
I know the TUV cert wheels are outrageously expensive but maybe it will open the door for more tire options that are road legal.
Today i see no chance for that. I have a Corvette LT1 with a lot of modifications. It takes more than one year to get ok from TUV for Supercharger, Brembo brake system, KW coilovers....
And at the wheel/tire combination was the only way to change rear from 275/40R17 9,5J to the OEM combination from the ZR1 to 315/35R17 11J.
In Austria for our exotic cars it's really not easy. If you drive an European car like Volkswagen, BMW.... It would be much easier to modify it, because here you get a lot of parts with EU certifiications.
I know it is stupid. For our hobby "car" , i live on the false continent. For this you have many more options and liberties in the States ;-)
Well that sucks.
I checked my BF Goodrich tires for E-mark and none. Only DOT.
Never had any trouble going through the yearly inspection with any of my cars due to tire markings. I did read up on it and it's a Europe rule so technically it's the same in Sweden as you have it. But just that nobody cares about it here.
Atleast you can get a supercharger legal.
There's absolutely no way for me to get my Procharger legal on my Thunderbird. None.
The only way is to bribe a technician to write it in under "Special circumstances". The legal way is a dead end.
I know. It would be easier in Germany
It take a lot of time, nerves and money. The car stands for more than a year at a civil technican expert to make all the necessary expertise (certificates) at himself.
And i don't want to start this again for another wheel/tire combination where it was a challenge for the first time.
Someone will actually check for this cert?
Is there somebody who use/buyed last time Nitto NT05 (street) or Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 in 275/40R17 & 315/35R17 and can check if the tires have the E-mark?
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