melba pentas are they suitable for heavy off road use?

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Re: melba pentas are they suitable for heavy off road use?

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This is what happens to a ronal off-road:
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dirty-syncro-lover wrote:i have some one in the uk trying to source for me mefro steels i need a part number so we can get the right wheel for the syncro
any one got a rim they can check ?

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dirty-syncro-lover wrote:
dirty-syncro-lover wrote:i have some one in the uk trying to source for me mefro steels i need a part number so we can get the right wheel for the syncro
any one got a rim they can check ?

Why don't you simply get them from the people we all got ours from?
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Re: melba pentas are they suitable for heavy off road use?

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I was going to get them from Germany like you guys but I have now sourced them off the shelf in the uk with no minimum order

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share the love then...
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Re: melba pentas are they suitable for heavy off road use?

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Heavy off roading.....&....T4. :?

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dirty-syncro-lover wrote:I was going to get them from Germany like you guys but I have now sourced them off the shelf in the uk with no minimum order
where from?

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I wonder why this person is not replying to this post.He/She has been on here in the last ten minutes :?

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I quite fancy these on my 2wd t25, to replace the 14" Carat wheels- I just love that look of Mefros with AT tyres- even though I've got no 4wd ......
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R0B wrote:I wonder why this person is not replying to this post.He/She has been on here in the last ten minutes :?

where from?

Yes..one does wonder....I suspect there are no mefro sellers in the uk, prove me wrong?

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good things come to those who wait

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Why wait? Just give your fellow syncro owners the name of the uk supplier.
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Re: melba pentas are they suitable for heavy off road use?

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Heh.
just on with Mefro now.
Looking to be about £60 each.
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Oh good....I think....£280 and then the tyres.... :roll:

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Re: melba pentas are they suitable for heavy off road use?

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I bought ZCW Force Shadows for my van but then again I don't play with mine (the van that is :lol: ) as vigorously as some of the other chaps on here. They are rated to 1050kg per corner.

Tyre wise I have shelled out for and used the BFGs but I went to Hankook RF10 DYNAPRO ATM which are waaaaay cheaper than the BFGs and in my opinion just as good. Think they were about £75 a corner rather than £130 a corner for the BFGs.

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