Quick Cup Tyre Questions

[rsclio.172cup]

1.) How many miles did the front tyres ( contis ) on your 172 Cup last until they needed changing?

2.) What tyres did you replace them with?

Cheers

 

[TheCake]

Front contis lasted no time at all.

Uniroyal Rainsport 1s from y0z2a.

 

[Eddd]

12,000km. Replaced with the same.

 

[Iain C]

on 9.8k at the mo and are on the marker! Was gonna get a new pair this month but brought a computer instead

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by Si172 on 15 April 2004


Front contis lasted no time at all.

Uniroyal Rainsport 1s from y0z2a.

Snap...

 

[st33ly]

Uniroyal rainsport 1s rule!!!

 

[R1-CUP]

Ive gone through 2 pairs of contis on the front in 11k miles. They really dont last well.

 

[K_Cup]

So Far I have done 9K with the Contis and both the front and back tyres are still looking good.

What are all of you doing to wear your tyres out so quickly, do you always wheelspin your cars off the lights??

 

[Max172cup]

Grrrrr, the spamming thing is cutting in again!

Ive just done over 9000miles and im probably about 500miles from being illegal on front and back! ive only done 4000 of those miles and they werent great when i got them! Im thinking either Rainsports or Pilot Exaltos next, what would people recommend out of those to.

Max

 

[Max172cup]

Just rang my local tyre fitters, Alba Tyres, and got them to give me a quote on Rainsports, he said £77 a tyre including fitting! Thats like £20 a tyre to fit as they are £47 on http://www.mytyres.comwww.mytyres.com. Anyhow i spoke to the garage i used to get my old car serviced at and they will fit and balance them if i supply the tyre, for £6 a tyre, which i think is a truck load more reasonable!

Max

 

[jon_r]

10k and my front tyres are slick, lol.

Still havent got round to changing them

 

[LEWY]

im just about to change to my 3rd set of fronts in about 13k of driving. Milton Keynes for you though with all the roundabouts - First set were the Contis, 5.5k and F1s are now on the limit with 7.5k. NOT GOOD.

What can I try next?? any Ideas? something a little more hardwearing I think but I cant compromise on handling......

 

[Eddd]

You guys must be driving like maniacs to go through tyres like that! My car spends an awful lot of time on the ring with the tyres howling, not hanging about at all. My rears ahve plenty of life left on them. Must be because only oe of them is on the ground at a time...

 

[Smokey McPot]

Quote: Originally posted by LEWY on 16 April 2004


im just about to change to my 3rd set of fronts in about 13k of driving. Milton Keynes for you though with all the roundabouts - First set were the Contis, 5.5k and F1s are now on the limit with 7.5k. NOT GOOD.

What can I try next?? any Ideas? something a little more hardwearing I think but I cant compromise on handling......

Milton Keynes is tyre killer city.

 

[LEWY]

what ones have you got on your cup?

 

[Smokey McPot]

Michelin Piilot Exaltos on the front and the stock contis on the back.

 

[LEWY]

Maybe Ill try the pilots next then - itd be nice to find a tyre im happy with! I find the F1s tram line more than the Contis did to be honest wasnt that impressed wiv em..

 

[Smokey McPot]

Pilots are pretty good, but i get the feeling theyre not gonna last long....they seem more soft an sticky than the contis.....which is good.....but also bad....

They are quiter than the contis though, when it comes to road noise. which is a godsend

 

[Cupster]

Done all four in 15000 miles!!!! Replaced with 17s on Toyo T1-Ss

 

[Essex_lads_bro]

5,000 miles.

replaced with eagle f1s, fantastic!

Geoff.