The choice of wheels I went for is Fuel off-road in 17-inches, negative offset.
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Hello Friends.
Its been a long time since I posted anything in here, even though have been following all the related issues to our beloved ride.
I have been eyeing getting new pair of shoes for my ride, but it wasn’t working out as expected. The desired choice was obviously BF Goodrich Ko2’s, but their non-availability made it harder to settle down for something else.
So in pursuit of my happiness, I went shop hunting, door to door, some tyre dealers in Manimajra Auto Market in Chandigarh, Bansal Tyres, some few more but all in vain. Everyone seemed to be aware of their existence, but to lay my hands on the actual rubber seemed a distant dream.
So I further ventured to Ludhiana, Velocity Tyres, they showed me everything under the roof, except what I exactly wanted. They would sell to out anything they have, quoting “Bhai, Gutti to same hi hai…but we TeamBHPians, know, it’s not just the Gutti (tread pattern), we are after. Adjacent to Velocity tyres, there was another mammoth store of tyres and wheels, Monga Tyres. After checking out all the Radars, Arrivo, Yokohama, Pirelli Scorpion, I decided to leave, but finally, the owner of the store himself mentioned, that they have 4 used Ko2s (300kms done) lying around, but they can try getting the fifth one.
For the first time, I actually had a look and feel of Ko2s, it was like finding the holy grail. I was so glad, I didn’t settle for any other Gutti. However, even after spending an hour there, and enormous follow up calls, they failed to source the fifth tyre, and I was back to square one.
Eventually, I contacted Mr Karan, in Delhi, found his contact here in Team-BHP, posted by one of the respected members, and I am glad to say he was more than positive to get me what I desired. Finally on 4th March, drove all the way from Shimla to Delhi, accompanied by Mr Leo, (my Rottie pup) met Mr Karan at around 4 pm at his store, CR Park, New Delhi.
The choice of wheels I went for is Fuel off-road in 17-inches, negative offset. 8J would have been preferred, but I had to settle with 9J, as 8j’s were not available, tyre size is 265/65/R17.
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Ciao, & thanks for sharing valuable contacts here. It wouldn’t have been possible without this platform.
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