Tyres

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Tyres

Postby mtbdean on Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:56 pm

Hello All. Can anyone help me?

Im currently running Yokohama S Drives, and they are pretty worn now, and i didnt find them too good in anything other than bone dry conditions. Brilliant in the Dry!

So my tyre size is 195/45/15 and Im looking for recommendations on which tyres to buy. Im looking at spending around £250 for all 4 tyres.

I tend to do a lot of high miliage trips, and shouldnt be too hard of a compound, good in wet and dry, and still be able to hold up on track conditions

Thanks in advance :Q
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Re: Tyres

Postby sikora on Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:06 pm

I had Goodyear Eagle F1's on my Racing Puma. Couldn't fault them. Longer lasting than toyo's and better in the wet. Never used them on the track though
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Re: Tyres

Postby Tweek on Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:59 pm

All that wheelspinning and driving like a loon finally caught up with you eh? Drive properly and you'll find those tyres will last a long time.
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Re: Tyres

Postby jonyb4 on Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:03 am

:lol:

he has a very good point, also get you tracking checked, its usually out by somehting depending how long ago it was done, can save 1000s of miles on tyres

£250 on tyres???! its a 1.25 fiesta not a road going 2.0l track car... stick some £20 part worns on it :rolleyes:

i do and i have no regrets with them, normally good makes too
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Re: Tyres

Postby mtbdean on Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:27 am

Hmm, got the tracking done back in December, but I think i have a problem as the car pulls slightly to the right :( But it seams that only my left hand side tyre has gone, right in the center, and the right side has got a chunk missing, as if a stone was stuck in the center.

And Wayne many people i know say that the S drives are s**t handling.
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Re: Tyres

Postby Tweek on Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:48 am

They handle just fine to me and they've been out on track :)
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Re: Tyres

Postby Dan_1990 on Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:54 am

never go wrong with dunlop's :P look at, sp9000, sp2000 and also the sp sport 01
all had great reviews and are still quite cheap compared to other brands
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Re: Tyres

Postby jonyb4 on Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:34 am

but I think i have a problem as the car pulls slightly to the right But it seams that only my left hand side tyre has gone, right in the center,


then clearly your tracking iasnt done right, it would drive striaght and true, even when you put your foot down with no hands on the wheel, not that im advising that


and bald in the centre means your tyre is over inflated

a chunk missing would be down to kerbing or similar :rolleyes:
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Re: Tyres

Postby Minstral on Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:14 pm

Tweek :They handle just fine to me and they've been out on track :)

yup i vouch for wayne on that handled brilliantly. i had some on the front of mine and were brilliant in all conditions neer let me down. probably as wayne said too much wheel :P spinning
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Re: Tyres

Postby mtbdean on Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:42 pm

Yeah, handle brilliant in the dry :lol: Need something that is good in rain too. Im looking at the Avon ZS or the Uniroyal Rainsport Tyre or just another set of s drives?
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