Tyres? Which are the best?

Ballyhoo · Post by **Ballyhoo** » Mon May 12, 2003 10:44 am

Hello!

Which are the best tyres to get for a 6.5x16" alloy?

Best for dry/wet conditions but also for value for money(no budget tyres)

I'm looking for something that will last as I drive a lot!

It can be a mail order place and AS COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE!

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:11 am

Well, I've just bought some toyo tyres and they cost me Â£32.50 each at Inters

But Ash told me they'd probably only last 10k miles. Apparently the grip on them is pretty astonishing though.

Best size to get for your speedo will be 205/45/R16's, perhaps you could try your dealership and see what rubber they are wearing? I have Dunlop SP SPORT 2000's as standard and the grip is pretty good. Though I think the 16's wear Michelins as standard now.

Sorry I can't be of more help

*looks at watch waiting for Polo2k to reply...*

Ballyhoo · Post by **Ballyhoo** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:30 pm

Cheers for that any more info? I heard that about Yoko's-was thinking about getting Falkens.

Petrified · Post by **Petrified** » Mon May 12, 2003 2:01 pm

Hi!

I've just ordered Toyo T1-S 205 45V R16's for Â£45 each from a local dealer. Including fitting.

James.

Mikeyw · Post by **Mikeyw** » Mon May 12, 2003 2:21 pm

Petrified wrote:Hi!

I've just ordered Toyo T1-S 205 45V R16's for Â£45 each from a local dealer. Including fitting.

James.

45 each for toyos, good price!

Ballyhoo · Post by **Ballyhoo** » Mon May 12, 2003 2:35 pm

Will Toyo's only last for about 10k though?

J-O · Post by **J-O** » Mon May 12, 2003 2:58 pm

I've fitted NEXEN tires this season and for the moment I'm pretty happy of the way they are...they didn't cost alot and are better than my previous ContiSportContact

Petrified · Post by **Petrified** » Mon May 12, 2003 3:46 pm

I usually get a non-repairable puncture before 10k anyway.
The best one I've had were Ventus. They lasted over a year. The worst I had were continentals.
Hell, I just want to get the wheels on my car, as long as they do their job and keep me on the road.

James.

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:27 pm

well first can this be moved to the chassis forum
and the toyos are quite soft but josh swears by them
and yeah niel we got a decent price didnt we hehe

nightmare_t · Post by **nightmare_t** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:32 pm

my advices are :
1 pirelli p zero asimetrico its amazing but a little bit expensive
2 bridgestone potenza g3
potenza is very good on rain

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun May 18, 2003 4:20 pm

I'm running Yokohama AVS Sport 195/45/15s on my Mk5, and the dry grip is simply staggering. No understeer, no oversteer just neutral handling, this is with the stock suspension.

Wet grip is good but not great, even though they were developed as a rain tyre for Formula Atlantic cars No aqua-planning though.

Downsides, with them being a soft compound wear rates are said to be high. Cost is bad as well, with the prices for 15s starting at Â£45, and 16s starting at around Â£60 a corner

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Sun May 18, 2003 4:31 pm

sorry to say it mate but Â£45 a corner is pretty good if you want a higher price look into the bridgestone sp-03 ( i think they do it in 15)
but id like to add another recomendation which is the bridgestone re-720 which is said to heve the same grip as the sp-03 in the dry but in the wet its better due to a more agressive tread which helps dissipate the water but the rubber is harder so the wear is better and i can say from pushing them to their limits (and just a tiny bit beyond

) in dry conditions on a good surface (air field at inters) they "let go" very progressivly and "come back" very smoothly which means that if you over cook it then the car doesnt go from full grip to no grip in 1 mm it means the you progressivly loose traction, and the same goes for when you regain grip where they come in sommthly so as not to throw the weight balence out of the window and onto the road. noise is very good with hardly any screaming of drumming at criusing speeds (80mph) and i now have close to 200 miles ( a lot of moterway) and they are still new exept for on the outer edge where they have scrubbed up sightly.

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Sun May 18, 2003 4:40 pm

polo2k wrote: and yeah niel we got a decent price didnt we hehe

Sure did

They SHOULD be on tomorrow or Tuesday this week with any luck

I've gotta take the wheels off and take them to the dealership in a van cause I don't want them so see my springs

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Sun May 18, 2003 4:53 pm

hahahaha and you saw me doing my tyre 'test' dint you could you tell me if they were laying down rubber of smoking just out of interest

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Sun May 18, 2003 10:29 pm

polo2k wrote:hahahaha and you saw me doing my tyre 'test' dint you could you tell me if they were laying down rubber of smoking just out of interest

I certainly can't remember seeing any

You should have seen the look me and Josh gave each other when you were doing that