Morning FOlks!
Well, my ally wheels are off at the powder-coaters at the moment, so I should reallythink about getting some new tyres ready for when they get back.
Now I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what are good tyres to get?!
Basically, I am after something that grips well in the dry, but is also pretty good in thw wet too. I've heard about various tyres being rubbish
on damp roads, and that is bad! I'm also not too keen on spending a fortune.
Anyone got any ideas?
Cheers
Andy
[Edited on 19/3/05 by bigandy]
A539?
I use the Yoko A539's on my kits, as it works well on road and track regardless of the conditions .... the only Yokos I'll say that for.
Other than that I like the Avon tyres, especially their track specials.
The thing is don't go for anything that you would normally fit in the name of longevity .... ther will be NO grip on a light car like a 7.
R888 - super sticky and 'not bad' in the wet.
Speak to TADLTD on here... he does some super prices!!!
I ran yoko a539's on my road car. The best tyres i have used and theyr not bad money too. Oh yeah they last well and stick to the road wet and dry.
i also run a539's and im more than pleased with them.
A539's or Toyo T1R/T1S are probablty the best all rounders at present...
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Originally posted by Stu16v
A539's or Toyo T1R/T1S are probablty the best all rounders at present...
Smashing, Cheers for the responses chaps.
It looks like the yoko A539's are the way to go. Everyone I have spoken to says they are good in the dry, but still okay in the wet. Which is
just what I need! Obviously I won't be driving like my ar$e is on fire when I am out in the wet, but is nice to know your tyres aren't
going to make your car do a Torville and Dean impression at every corner...
I'm off to get some quotes for 4 A539's now!
Cheers
Andy
anyone know how the r888's compare to the a539's? the descriptions sound the smae - great on dry and shady in the wet.
i got a set of the r888s from tadltd. good prices too.
The R888's are in a different league/market to the A539's. R888's are superb track day tyres that just happen to be legal on the road,
whereas A539's are bloody good road tyres that just happen to be good on track. Because of the above, the R888's come with less
'tread' to begin with, and are moulded from a softer rubber compound, so will also wear far far quicker than the 539's. This is the
sacrifice that is made for ultimate grip. I suppose it depends on what your plans for the car are - if it is strictly summer use only, with a few
track days thrown in, go for the track day specials. If the intention is to use the car on the road, *even* if it is raining, and dont want to be
replacing worn out tyres too often, road based tyres are the way forward.
I sort of expect to replace my tyres every year - for that, I do quite a few track days, and a lot of road miles. Even though I would like to try
some, stories of track day tyres being 'wiped out' in one day frighten me a bit, especially when they usually cost more to begin with. I
will make do with going that little bit slower on track, if it is going to save me a fortune... 
[Edited on 20/3/05 by Stu16v]
As you know only too well I am sure Stu, a lot of tyre wear depends on driving style and car weight!!!!!
My mate's 968 used tyres like they were made of play-doh, but 7's only seem to get through them if you like to drift them around a lot (and
a lot of track-day folks frown on that for some reason
)
Autograss is sideways from start to finish, much more my style!!!
Has anyone used the A021r's? A couple of places have suggested them to me as an alternative that are much softer compound rubber...
Cheers
Andy
Joel,
What sort of price are the 4 you got from Tadltd?
hi col.
i got a pair of 185/60/13 for £59 each, and a pair of 205/60/13 for £68 each, all inc vat.
postage was £23 all in, but would be free to ANY local tyre place - i dont trust any!
he also mentioned the alloys he sells on the TAD website - 7 or 8x13 for £90 each.
i had the tyres delivered to work (at a customers address!), and was very happy with the service etc.
I've got T1-S's fitted to mine and I'm quite impressed with them actually. I'll try some R888's once there foooooked though!