Cup Tyres

[cup_racer]

My front tyres need replacing on my 172 cup. As most of you know, the Cup,s come with Continental Contisports with re-enforced walls.

What i want to know is, have people relaced like for like,or has anyone used different tyres, with a better result.

Cheers, Dan

 

[cup_racer]

Hello!

Anyone changed their Cup tyres yet?

 

[badinvincible]

Michelin Pilot Exaltos 205/40/16 seem to get a good write up.

 

[cup_racer]

OK, but i thought the tyre size for a cup is 195/45 R16?

 

[EVOgone]

205/45 16 PE2 as per the 182

Best all round tyre full stop.

 

[badinvincible]

OK, but i thought the tyre size for a cup is 195/45 R16?

OE specs.

205s are wider tyres.

 

[Frasers Cup]

Yeah but arent the 182, trophy alloys wider than the 172 cups?
I wouldnt fancy cornering at 60-70mph and the tyre peeling off the rim!

 

[edde]

You can get away with bigger tyres upto a point on standard alloys.

Eagle F1's are a very popular choice of tyre.

 

[Lunner]

Eagle F1's are very popular, less popular, but still popular are the PE2's, and i read a review recently that rated the new toyo proxes above the good year and michelin tyres, on black circlies iirc

 

[badinvincible]

Yeah but arent the 182, trophy alloys wider than the 172 cups?
I wouldnt fancy cornering at 60-70mph and the tyre peeling off the rim!

I'm sure they are the same 16 x 7.5 Speedline Turinis.

 

[haitch]

..you can go for wider rubber on them, Yasser was running 215/40/16 on his 172 cup, it was very low tho (ledas). 205's are good enough for most. i thought all the rs models after the mk1 172 run 7x16?

 

[badinvincible]

Dunno...

 

[badinvincible]

i thought all the rs models after the mk1 172 run 7x16?

you're right, I'm a ****.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Yoko A539's or prada's

 

[jas1]

got yoko prada on mine at mo, too much road noise off them, Michelin Pilot Exaltos are better by far

 

[sh33n]

F1s for me, see here:

http://cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=58060

 

[Jaakko1]

Yep, 205 will be fine. I used to run Toyo's, wear really quick (i.e. 2K miles with me!!!) and didn't find them very good in the wet but were awesome in the dry.