Williams Tyre choices

[morgan349]

Wanted to know everyones opinion on 2 things:

1) What is the best tyre size for a williams (185/55/15 or 195/55/15)? what are your experiances?

2) What are better out of Toyo Proxes t1-s and Goodyear Eagle f1 gsd-2s?



cheers

 

[funkimic]

ive got goodyear nct5s 195/50 r15s on my 16v. grip wise theres not much difference but there a bit cheaper and they look a bit better in my opinion.

the goodyear are a better tyre out of those 2 but they cost a bit more. have a scoot around http://www.mytyres.netwww.mytyres.net. they have reviews and performance profiles for loads of tyres

 

[Daz]

I wouldnt put Toyos on.. Ive had em, and didnt rate them much.

Have Uniroyal Rainsport 1s on the back now.. so far, so good - and Mr Weight uses em and says they good too.

 

[Roamer]

Goodyear eagle F1s........ have a good ol search around and you get the price down on em - well worth it.

 

[Matbrown]

You want 195/50/15 as this is almost the same size and a lot cheaper, id say the GSD-2s.



Mat.

 

[Illusion]

Im running 185/55/15s T1-Ss, they seem to be ok at the mo, I cant complain considering i managed to get all four for £114.

My mate has Eagles on his Punto GT, and he swears by em, so im gonna check them out next time.

Ian

 

[iPap]

Quote: Originally posted by dj illusion on 20 August 2003


Im running 185/55/15s T1-Ss, they seem to be ok at the mo, I cant complain considering i managed to get all four for £114.

My mate has Eagles on his Punto GT, and he swears by em, so im gonna check them out next time.

Ian

Where did you get them, I need some!

 

[BenR]

195s cheaper and there is no real diff, but some people will try tell you finiky diffs.

Eagles are ok, expesnive as hell but not 100% better than tyres that cost less, dont waste your time or your money on them.....there are far cheaper and better options out there.

 

[Matbrown]

What can you get thats better for less than £41 fitted?



Mat.

 

[Bryan]

Bridgestone Potenza S-03

best tyres i have ever used on a car

sadly i have toyo proxes t1-s and in the dry are an excellent tyre, in the wet however ---- traction = whats that

for tyres check out

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http://www.mytyres.netMyTyres
hyyp:www.topgear.com">TopGear

 

[BenR]

agreed, bridgestones are far better, even the RE-720s.......

Better than 41 quid fitted, how about 2 fitted! lol

 

[Illusion]

Quote: Originally posted by nickyb121 on 20 August 2003

Quote: Originally posted by dj illusion on 20 August 2003


Im running 185/55/15s T1-Ss, they seem to be ok at the mo, I cant complain considering i managed to get all four for £114.

My mate has Eagles on his Punto GT, and he swears by em, so im gonna check them out next time.

Ian

Where did you get them, I need some!

Check out http://www.mytyres.netwww.mytyres.net

They ran out quite quickly so I dunno if they got any back in stock, but worth a butchers anyways.

 

[morgan349]

would putting 195/50/15s on instead of 185/55/15s make any change to the handling etc cos they are wider?

also anyone know anywhere in either the kent/essex/hants/surrey area or derbyshire/yorkshire that is good for williams wheels refurbing?

 

[Illusion]

I originally had 195/50/15s on,

Personally I feel that the 185s drive better, but from time to time, they scrub going over speed bumps. Im just gonna have to learn to slow down more i guess.

 

[iPap]

What about these...

VENTUS K102

 

[BenR]

ok ok, i said cheap, no crap lol

 

[Tom_16v]

never heard of them!

 

[iPap]

What do you recommend then, 195/50/15 or 185/55/15, which will be the lowest profile over all. and then what tyre would you tell me is best BenR. Then I will place my order and be done!

 

[BenR]

195 as they are cheaper, 185s many will say give more feedback, ride better, more resposive blah blah blah.......but in all honesty, the diff is minimal and really arent worth the cost. You cant get any decent tyres in that size either.

Bridgestones if you can stump up for them, S-03s or RE-720s if you cant afford the 3s.

I run on A539s because they are cheap and i really have no complaints......despite what people say.

 

[iPap]

My friend has A539s on his car (not a clio) and he loves them, swares by them, I like them too, as I drive it a lot. Much better than his old tyres!

 

[BenR]

They are good, ive done about 20 laps at combe on them, with alot of heavy tail out antics. That day i embarresed many rally prepped machines and so called AWD jap super machines.

Plenty of tread and never a problem, although they did start to overheat towards the end. But that was 20 laps on rd tyres.........i love them, not had a problem in the wet either.

 

[iPap]

I think I may go for them, seeing as you recommend them and so does my friend... Never had any problems when driving his car either... Its a 180bhp Uno turbo so it has a bit of power to lay down on the road!

 

[BenR]

cool.

I got them as they were silly cheap, 98 quid the set...

 

[iPap]

They are £36 each at my tyres, any idea where I can get them cheaper!

 

[morgan349]

Ben R what tyres did you order?..losing track of the thread with all of these differnt model numbers floating around!!!

 

[BenR]

erm......

i got mine from topgear

 

[iPap]

Thanks, I will have a look!

 

[BenR]

195/50/15 A539 yokos

 

[KDF]

All Hail.. the god has spoken..



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[BenR]

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[iPap]

Quote: Originally posted by BenR on 20 August 2003

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No need for professional photos on this forum!!!

 

[BenR]

sorry, it was my ego about to bust out of my skull.

 

[White16valver]

*snigger*



Youre not Chris H in disguise are you?

 

[Matbrown]

Quote: Originally posted by BenR on 20 August 2003


agreed, bridgestones are far better, even the RE-720s.......

Better than 41 quid fitted, how about 2 fitted! lol

But i find the A539s absolutely crap in the wet! and would not say they were better at all.



Mat.

 

[Daz]

Uniroyal RainSport 1s..

 

[BenR]

Quote: Originally posted by matbrown on 20 August 2003

Quote: Originally posted by BenR on 20 August 2003


agreed, bridgestones are far better, even the RE-720s.......

Better than 41 quid fitted, how about 2 fitted! lol

But i find the A539s absolutely crap in the wet! and would not say they were better at all.



Mat.





OI!!!!!!

GOD HAS SPOKEN!

Well agree to disagree..........im just not a fan of the overated F1s, i got 4 part worns you can have (i say have, but mean buy cheap). If its wet i tend not to hoon it at all.

 

[Daz]

I heard 539s with crap in wet too.. good in dry tho.

RainSports.. Im telling you now, RainSports are the future..

Thanks!

 

[BenR]

539s arent the best, but they arent the worst......they are not rain tyres, of course a tyre called rainsport and designed to run in the rain are going to be good in the wet....how silly.

Im gonna make a tyre called the drysport!

But as for them being the future........dunno about that, unless the heavens open up and noah comes along supplying them.

 

[morgan349]

think ill go for 195/50/15s Eagle F1-GS-D3 £174 for a full set....



cant be bad. done alot of reseach on th enet and they seem to do very well in the reviews...look sweet too

 

[BigBoreBri]

Ive just fitted Yoko AVS sport 195/50/15s to my williams, aint tried em in the wet yet but there fooking teriffic in the dry!!

And at £45 a corner u cant go wrong!