Tyres AGAIN

[MarcB]

Got £120 to spent on 2 new front tyres as my exaltos are now at the end of there life.

Been looking about but so many minted reviews.

​can anyone suggest the best option for the money I have ?

 

[Flat Eric]

I have to exalto's which have a decent bit of life left for road use they are say in the shed......

EDIT: just seen your location! It'll be cheaper to buy some new tyres, lol

 

[Filippo]

Neros

 

[plymcl172]

I have got on so well with Toyo proxes 4's!

thing is they are hard to get hold of now but are in your budget

 

[gez 172]

What size are you after?

 

[gez 172]

Conti's are a great road tyre, AD08's are fantastic for a road/track tyre. Hankook v12's are a good mid range tyre that hold up well in wet weather

 

[Bobby.]

Depends what you've got on the back tbh, if their decent I would just match them to that.

 

[Flat Eric]

I've had conti's and thought they were good too

 

[MarcB]

I have some average Avon ZZ3's that are on the back and rather pi$$ if im being honest but once again there is still a good amount of tread on them and i cant afford to do all 4 tyres just now and i also have MOT at the end of the month.

 

[.LiamC.]

Conti's are a great road tyre, AD08's are fantastic for a road/track tyre. Hankook v12's are a good mid range tyre that hold up well in wet weather

Are AD08's any good in the wet?

 

[plymcl172]

I have some average Avon ZZ3's that are on the back and rather pi$$ if im being honest but once again there is still a good amount of tread on them and i cant afford to do all 4 tyres just now and i also have MOT at the end of the month.

I have the same problem- got budgets on the rears and they have 7mm of tread after 3 years FFS !!

The Avon is a shocking tyre had it on the fronts of mine and I nearly crashed it due to massive understeer on a wet road(and I wasn't even driving fast) never again!

just go for the 2 fronts anything but Avon

 

[MarcB]

I have the same problem- got budgets on the rears and they have 7mm of tread after 3 years FFS !!

The Avon is a shocking tyre had it on the fronts of mine and I nearly crashed it due to massive understeer on a wet road(and I wasn't even driving fast) never again!

just go for the 2 fronts anything but Avon

I had the exact same problem, going round a roundabout at a normal speed or around 20mph and the understeer was crazy.
The Avon is the worst tyre i have ever had so im going to get 2 good ones for the front this month and match them with 2 new rears next month to split the cost

 

[Lal B3N]

Vredesteins at that budget.

Pirellis will go over budget i believe. You'll need around £140+ for proper high performance tyres.

 

[plymcl172]

I had the exact same problem, going round a roundabout at a normal speed or around 20mph and the understeer was crazy.
The Avon is the worst tyre i have ever had so im going to get 2 good ones for the front this month and match them with 2 new rears next month to split the cost

that's makes two of us with the under steer Avon problem!!

 

[MarcB]

I have seen these 205/45/R16 83W FR TL Uniroyal RainSport 2 [FONT=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]at a cost of £62.00 Including VAT [/FONT]​

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s344...Eff_:_F_Wet_Grip:_B_NoiseClass:_2_Noise:_71dB

 

[gez 172]

Are AD08's any good in the wet?

They're good in normal rain/wet weather, but any standing water you need to be cautious.

 

[Lal B3N]

Even standing water they are fine unless your driving like a tool.

 

[gez 172]

They're okay when new, but anything more than half worn and you'll see what I mean.

 

[Lal B3N]

Mine were fine even right on the tread markers but mine wernt AD08s, so maybe my semi slicks are better in the wet.

But yeah, never going to be as good as a normal high performance road tyre but there dry grip makes up for it.

 

[gez 172]

Out of curiosity, what semi slicks are you running?

 

[Lal B3N]

Nankang NS2Rs.

 

[gez 172]

How are you finding them? Not heard many reviews yet

 

[JackJack]

Hancook V12 evos?

 

[Lal B3N]

How are you finding them? Not heard many reviews yet

Excellent! Great dry grip and wet grip.

Not stupidly grippy, nice and progressive and can still have fun on them if you want haha!

I saw approx 8k out of the fronts then they were pretty much on the wear markers. Rears still look pretty much like new.

Great value for money in my opinion.

 

[MartinR]

Lassa phenomen.

From tyre wizard

 

[matt91]

I have seen these 205/45/R16 83W FR TL Uniroyal RainSport 2 at a cost of £62.00 Including VAT ​

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s344...Eff_:_F_Wet_Grip:_B_NoiseClass:_2_Noise:_71dB

whats the difference between those rainsports and these rainsports? is it just the profile being 55? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170905551984?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[Tony Hunter]

Do we really need another tyre thread??

 

[Amos91]

I had the exact same problem, going round a roundabout at a normal speed or around 20mph and the understeer was crazy.
The Avon is the worst tyre i have ever had so im going to get 2 good ones for the front this month and match them with 2 new rears next month to split the cost

Surely put the new rubber on the back:

A) Mainly in the wet it will just be understeery instead of snap oversteer
B) You'll wear the budgets out more at the front, so when you change the other two you'll have more tread on all four premium tyres.

 

[Coby.]

Surely put the new rubber on the back:

A) Mainly in the wet it will just be understeery instead of snap oversteer
B) You'll wear the budgets out more at the front, so when you change the other two you'll have more tread on all four premium tyres.

This!

 

[GrahamS]

As you're on a budget buy part worn with nearly new levels of tread on. I have neros on mine for about £180 for all 4 (inc fitting) with 7mm tread on each much better value for money.

I bought them from separate auctions but they come up so regularly it would take no more than a week to get a pair. I just build them up in the garage so when it comes time to replace them I've got them ready and cheap

 

[Bobby.]

Excellent! Great dry grip and wet grip.

Not stupidly grippy, nice and progressive and can still have fun on them if you want haha!

I saw approx 8k out of the fronts then they were pretty much on the wear markers. Rears still look pretty much like new.

Great value for money in my opinion.

Do you work in devon? Jesus you rake up the miles!

I swear you only got them tyres a couple months ago...

 

[Lal B3N]

Do you work in devon? Jesus you rake up the miles!

I swear you only got them tyres a couple months ago...

Yeah didn't have them long haha! The car gets about....

 

[Bobby.]

Lol I bet. what you trying next?

 

[danward]

I have the Uniroyal Rainsports on the front of mine - can't fault them they have been good in wet and dry and even did a full track day!

 

[M@tt_182]

I have the Uniroyal Rainsports on the front of mine - can't fault them they have been good in wet and dry and even did a full track day!

My Uniroyals melted at Bedford however it was 30+ that evening! Great for the winter but the tread is far too deep to push hard in the dry however all round good tyre for the money.

 

[Lal B3N]

Lol I bet. what you trying next?

Not sure, got R1Rs on the front now and NS2Rs on the rear currently.

Wouldn't mind trying Bridgestone RE002 next, seeing how they perform.

I'm glad they are all quite cheap lol!

 

[Bobby.]

You work for camskill don't you?

 

[plymcl172]

They're good in normal rain/wet weather, but any standing water you need to be cautious.

Doesn't matter what make, why would you not be careful when driving through standing water..

 

[Adamm.]

Michelin PS3's

Hankook v12 would be as low as I'd go as far as quality goes.