Which will it be for my Willie? I need four new tyres and handling comes tops over price so should I stick as Renault intended or should I change as some others have? I must admit to finding the handling better than any other car I have driven especially over the wild back roads Ive been on recently so im reluctant to change from 185/55! Opinions please!
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185/55 vs 195/50
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Which will it be for my Willie? I need four new tyres and handling comes tops over price so should I stick as Renault intended or should I change as some others have? I must admit to finding the handling better than any other car I have driven especially over the wild back roads Ive been on recently so im reluctant to change from 185/55! Opinions please!
Carlos.. Im in exactly the same position as you.... The williams is badly in need of new rubber as the old standard michelins I bought it with are now shagged.
I reckon Im going to go for some 195/50 toyos like everyone seems to. Primarily cause theyre a tenner cheaper each than the 185/55s and the difference in a 10mm wider track is going to be negligible IMO.
I should be ordering mine begining of next month so I you want to wait Ill get them and drop you a line with my thoughts.
Or you get them aswell and well have a standard williams shoot out.
well as i said before i have just bought the 185/55 Goodyear Eagle F1s GSD3s, grip all the way if not better than the 195/50 i used to have on my pug gti (same tyres)
i paid £60 per tyre fitted and balanced and they are the dogs nads, i had p-zeros before on the clio and they were good but i think these are just htat little bit better!
I had 185/55s on when I bought the car but had a new set of 195/50s that I put on. Initially I was very disappointed with the "feel" of the car. Didnt seem as nimble. More grip, but less feel. When Ive murdered this set of tyres, Im putting 185/55s back on. Im used to the 195s now, but my inital reaction is that they spoilt the handling a bit.
I asked for 185/55 eagle f1s and they couldnt get a seal. they put 195/50s on in the end. I know this isnt fully scientific but they stacked 4 eagle f1 185s against the 185s that came off and the f1s were loads narrower. The grip in the wet is amazing but in the dry while they grip well I am sure the car understeers more then it used to. Its been ages since Ive had a proper Walter Rohl style winding on the lock moment or maybe I am just getting old. Also 4500 miles of mainly motorway driving and they arent looking that healthy.
i still reckon my f1s are the dogs dangles, ive been pushing the valver into roundabouts at stupid speeds and i still cant get the bugger to understeer!!! i will happily take anyone out (benr) to demonstrate this!
Walter Rohl... Porsche? Nurburgring? Or am I getting my EVO brain mixed up?
I reckon go for the 185/55s - seem to be a bit more nimble than the 195s IMHO. Seeing how well renault did on the rest of the chassis, it seems silly to go against their advice on the bit that sticks you to the road!
Oh, and F1s are great IMHO! Dont by Yokos unless you like playing on ice-rinks every time it rains...
Was a Clio 1.8 16v
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