best tyres

[benji&eka]

quick question, what are the best tyres for the mk1 172, i need some fairly urgently (runnin slicks again )

currently on 195/50/15 pilot sxs

i need a good dry weather tyre, with good cornering ability and stability & can handle thrashing down country lanes (lumps, bumps and dodgy cambers)

any ideas?

 

[White16valver]

The Toyo Proxes T1Ss I was running today were quite nice to drive on, thought theyve been superceded by the T1R. Not sure Im looking forward to when it rains though, from what Ive heard... lol

Will you not have to find a trade-off though? i.e. good cornering would mean a stiff sidewall in my mind (PE2 exaltos from what I hear, and the T1Rs apparently) but good bump absorption would mean a softer sidewall (Goodyear Eagle F1s are quite soft sidewalled I believe).

 

[Day]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD-3s

Used them to the max today, track, roundabouts, fast sweeping roads - very impressed, people that were following me will testify

£33 each from mytyres.com

 

[benji&eka]

cheers guys,

my thoughts were of pe2s , toyos, or gsd3s

 

[Rich-D]

The best tyres I have ever had were Bridgestone S-02s but sadly they are like rocking horse sh!t these days and not available in many sizes.

Got Goodyear Eagle F1s on currently and they are pretty damn good, lasting well too, highly recommended.

Had Toyo Proxes T1-Ss as well, good for the money, deffo worth buying if money is tight, although the new T1-R is a better tyre for similar money.

Uniroyal Rainsport 1s, had these on my Cup, they do not last well at all, and werent anything special either.

 

[stusV6]

MICHELIN......MICHELIN......MICHELIN

 

[Clarkie172]

no one like yokohamas A539? they seem to grip quality in mine wet and dry?

 

[Dink]

i had toyo T1-S on mine and didnt like them

i find the gsd3s are much much better

 

[MarkCup]

Yoko A539s do it for me.

 

[Griff]

GSD3s...

 

[benji&eka]

just ordered 4 gsd3s

gonna give em a good test when they arrive

 

[Ben j]

a539s suck monkey c**k

 

[Alan]

Toyo T1-Rs! Before anyone slates toyos for bein sh1t in the wet, if you push your car in the wet you need ya head checked!

 

[MarkCup]

Quote: Originally posted by Ben j on 31 May 2005

Ben J likes to suck monkey c**k

What do you know about tyres...

 

[jph172]

Quote: Originally posted by Clarkie172 on 30 May 2005
no one like yokohamas A539? they seem to grip quality in mine wet and dry?


I would tend to agree with you but after a while when your near the markers these wheels give up.
I once use to swear by these but lately they,ve really let me down in the wet.

 

[Ben j]

oi

 

[davebem]

Im on my second lot of contis sportcontacts, cant fault them and they still grip well even when they are badly worn, a good all rounder.

 

[benji&eka]

Quote: Originally posted by davebem on 31 May 2005

Im on my second lot of contis sportcontacts, cant fault them and they still grip well even when they are badly worn, a good all rounder.

i had conti sportcontacts on my mr2 turbo, it ripped em to shreds after bout 6k. the n/s/r actually de-laminated when i enthusiastically exited a roundabout! (a chunk of tread about the size of a 50p piece came off, rapidly followed by the rest a mile or so later). was not impressed!

 

[White16valver]

^^^ lmao

Think youll like the gsd3s - if theyre even better than the gsd2s that Ive got then I will be in shock and demanding they start producing them in 185/55/15s! lol

It rained yesterday and I had a little play on my now slightly worn toyos and Im pleased to say that, although ultimate grip in the wet is nowhere near as good as the Eagles , they are nice and progressive and quite playful on roundabouts hehe

Just dont quote me on that when Ive had a lift-off-oversteer moment of the unintentional variety... LOL

I always looked forward to the rain when I was running the eagles, I have to say - you can literally drive as if it was dry! You can just leave everyone else floundering around!

 

[benji&eka]

the gsd3s arrived this afternoon from mytyres,

fitted this afternoon

-a word to tyre fitters, i know i dont usually touch rubber (im a diesel mechanc) but these goodyears a right arse to fit, and went with a hell of a bang too!

just gotta take em out for a good test thrash now

 

[White16valver]

Wait til it rains a lot - youll be amazed!

 

[Nick Read]

For every car, every kind of driving, every sort of weather:

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3

I never use anything else.

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by 16vClio on 31 May 2005



Toyo T1-Rs! Before anyone slates toyos for bein sh1t in the wet, if you push your car in the wet you need ya head checked!

With the S-02s its like driving in the dry all the time... the rock!

 

[thedoc]

if you live near barnsley where it fkin rains most of the year.. uniroyal rainsport are the ones to have.

 

[Daz]

I had Michelin Primacys on my Williams3 and found them to be great.

 

[The Bear]

The Eagle F1s I had on my old Pug306 were the best tyre Ive ever had on any car. Fantastic grip in the wet and dry.

 

[Dan_mk1]

Ive just got a set of Eagle F1s, fitting them tomorrow!

 

[Clio_Bus]

Nangkangs kick ass

 

[Dan_mk1]

Quote: Originally posted by Clio_Bus on 03 June 2005
Nangkangs suck ass


Knowsit!

 

[blink172]

PE2s rule. Have much more grip than the contis and are almost as good in the wet as they are in the dry.

I would have the GSD3s or PE2s.

 

[mr_merc]

Yokohama A032rs, you wont get a better dry tyre for the summer.