If any members are living in the Ubon area and need to communicate in English i can recommend Tyre Plus at the following location https://www.en.tyreplus.co.th/tyre-fitment/34/ubon-ratchathani/8705

 

The owner Mr Frank can speak English and will get you sorted out. I recently had new tyres fitted to my Pajero and tomorrow i will head there and get the car done also. If you have hard to find tyres that need to be ordered as i had to do for the car, he will source for you even if outside Thailand.

And if you can speak a smattering of Thai or can take a Thai speaker with you then I recommend the huge barn of a place - Thaworn Tyres on Burapahnai Road. That's the road that runs north-south with UbonRak private hospital sitting on it. If you were driving eastwards from Sapphasitiprasong Public Hospital along Sapphasit Rd and turned right on Buraphanai as though you were going to UbonRak (look for the blue Krungthai Bank sign flying high),  Thaworn Tyres is immediately on your left after you turn right.

 

Very modern and efficient with a huge range of tyres in stock and good prices plus excellent waiting facilities with free hot or iced coffee/tea. They were able to match OE Continental and Bridgestone tyres for both my wife's Jazz and my Fortuner Sportivo. The Bridgestone Dueller H/Ts on my Fortuner are wide and normally require ordering, but no problem here. 7,500 baht compared to a rip-off 10,500 at another Bridgestone dealer previously.

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39 minutes ago, SantiSuk said:

And if you can speak a smattering of Thai or can take a Thai speaker with you then I recommend the huge barn of a place - Thaworn Tyres on Burapahnai Road. That's the road that runs north-south with UbonRak private hospital sitting on it. If you were driving eastwards from Sapphasitiprasong Public Hospital along Sapphasit Rd and turned right on Buraphanai as though you were going to UbonRak (look for the blue Krungthai Bank sign flying high),  Thaworn Tyres is immediately on your left after you turn right.

 

Very modern and efficient with a huge range of tyres in stock and good prices plus excellent waiting facilities with free hot or iced coffee/tea. They were able to match OE Continental and Bridgestone tyres for both my wife's Jazz and my Fortuner Sportivo. The Bridgestone Dueller H/Ts on my Fortuner are wide and normally require ordering, but no problem here. 7,500 baht compared to a rip-off 10,500 at another Bridgestone dealer previously.

Thaworn tyres.docx

I only use Michelin Tyres, ask if he can find these that i had fitted to my car today on his inventory at 5k each for front and 8k each for the rear.

 

 

Is it OK to have 35 High on the rear and 40 on the front??


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Just now, DILLIGAD said:

Is it OK to have 35 High on the rear and 40 on the front??


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My car has a staggered wheel set up, it comes like this as standard. The rims are all 18in but they are different widths front and rear. These rear tyres are the first set of PS4 in Thailand and just arrived from Europe. I just removed the original Run Flats and now its a big improvement.

Agree with Santisuk about the excellent service at Thaworn tyres. I have been taking my private vehicles and company vehicles to Thaworn since 1997. I first went there because they can put nitrogen into the tyres instead of air. Nitrogen is suppose to keep the tyre pressure even for longer than oxgyen and get a longer life out of the tyres. I think F1 cars use nitrogen in their tyres.

 

Thaworn has a large range of tyres. Many brands. Over the years on various vehicles I have used Bridgestone, Michelin, Hankook and Nidhi. They stock a lot of Michelin tyres and so should have the type Isan farang wants. 

 

Once a year I take our vehicles into Thaworn to get the tyres rotated and balanced. Cost 550 baht.

 

But I am interested in Tyre Plus because it is not far from my house (behind Hop Inn) and it would be convenient to go there rather than going right across town to Thaworn.

 

 

I'm sure Dilligad would get many different answers to his question on tyre pressures and it depends on the vehicle. He's right that the front should be higher pressure than the rear for normal driving but personally I think a differential of 10 is a bit too much (prefer 3-5 differential) 40 at the front is a bit high and risks wearing out the central tread faster than the edge treads and could be a bumpy ride when unloaded.

 

For Vigos and their pretentious derivations (Fortuners are just pick up trucks really) I would use 36/33 and up that 38 all round for a full loaded trip.

 

Didn't mean to start a my-tyre-is-cheaper-than-yours pi$$ing match Isaan Farang :-). As always if you want the cheapest it's essential to drive around and ask. IME prices change depending on promotions. I don't believe any one place is cheapest for always/for the full range of tyres in their stock.  

15 minutes ago, SantiSuk said:

I'm sure Dilligad would get many different answers to his question on tyre pressures and it depends on the vehicle. He's right that the front should be higher pressure than the rear for normal driving but personally I think a differential of 10 is a bit too much (prefer 3-5 differential) 40 at the front is a bit high and risks wearing out the central tread faster than the edge treads and could be a bumpy ride when unloaded.

 

For Vigos and their pretentious derivations (Fortuners are just pick up trucks really) I would use 36/33 and up that 38 all round for a full loaded trip.

 

Didn't mean to start a my-tyre-is-cheaper-than-yours pi$$ing match Isaan Farang :-). As always if you want the cheapest it's essential to drive around and ask. IME prices change depending on promotions. I don't believe any one place is cheapest for always/for the full range of tyres in their stock.  

Dilligad is asking about the tyre profile not the pressures. I am not going to even mention tyre pressures as it will end up in a battle same as the motoring forum. FYI the pressure on the rear is higher than the front as per the factory spec.

32 minutes ago, SantiSuk said:

I'm sure Dilligad would get many different answers to his question on tyre pressures and it depends on the vehicle. He's right that the front should be higher pressure than the rear for normal driving but personally I think a differential of 10 is a bit too much (prefer 3-5 differential) 40 at the front is a bit high and risks wearing out the central tread faster than the edge treads and could be a bumpy ride when unloaded.

 

For Vigos and their pretentious derivations (Fortuners are just pick up trucks really) I would use 36/33 and up that 38 all round for a full loaded trip.

 

Didn't mean to start a my-tyre-is-cheaper-than-yours pi$$ing match Isaan Farang :-). As always if you want the cheapest it's essential to drive around and ask. IME prices change depending on promotions. I don't believe any one place is cheapest for always/for the full range of tyres in their stock.  

Dilligad is asking about the tyre profile not the pressures. I am not going to even mention tyre pressures as it will end up in a battle same as the motoring forum. FYI the pressure on the rear is higher than the front as per the factory spec.

 

 

On December 2016 i had 4 new tyres fitted to my SUV by Tyre Plus cost was 20k Baht

Tire Plus is my Favorite.. Michelin biased,Managers don't just sit around they watch everything Enjoy going there ,spotlessly clean as well


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Please,it's not my Handbag,never noticed that. On phone pic.[emoji79]


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1 hour ago, Ace of Pop said:

Please,it's not my Handbag,never noticed that. On phone pic.


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Your man purse then... we won't tell!