brown_d9
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 03:23 PM |
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Budget (ish) Tyres
Hi All,
After some tyre advice if possible.
First things first I am no racing driver, never done (and not planning) a track day and so far succesfully never one for driving in the rain.
So for £50 ish a corner, what tyres would people suggest (185/60/14)
Should add, its a Ron Champion Locost (Modified for independant rear end) powered by an 1800 Zetec on ZX9 Carbs with 2.0 zetec 130BHP cams.
Thanks for any advice.
Dan
[Edited on 3/1/17 by brown_d9]
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 3/1/17 at 04:13 PM |
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Nankang ns2r for me great all round tyre and if you want to do a track day they wouldn't disappoint I had them in 120 soft compound but they do
a 180 compound aswell just looked online can each them £55 to £60 each in that size
[Edited on 3/1/17 by ian locostzx9rc2]
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 09:52 AM |
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I have Nankang on my Tin top and Seven, good tyres. Nexen are also good.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
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Matt21
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 10:56 AM |
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Bit out of budget, but Toyo R1R are alright too
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YOUSAY54
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| posted on 4/1/17 at 03:23 PM |
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tyres
I had Toyo tyres not so much choice in 14 inch but four tyres fitted under £150, good tyres well pleased.
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brown_d9
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 10:10 AM |
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Thanks everyone, certainly some food for thought!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 10:12 AM |
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Might be better to switch to 195 50 15s, much more choice, better prices and identical rolling diameter.
Mistral Motorsport
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 01:23 PM |
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but requires a change of wheel size, which incurs more cost.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 02:15 PM |
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Sets of 15" alloys are common and cheap as chips, and if bought used should be a small to 0 outlay if the 14s are sold on.
Or go to 13s, but that would most likely need to review hubs/wishbones/brakes depending on the car.
Mistral Motorsport
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 02:18 PM |
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For under £50 apop you should beable to get a decent "premium brand" tyre.
I fitted a set of Goodyear efficient grip performances of our MX5, same tyre size, and found them excellent, and £35 a time delivered. (£12 for
fit/valve/balance)
I know it is a heavier car, but should work fine. If you may get wet, people like uniroyals, again well priced.
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Adamirish
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 09:49 PM |
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I swear by Toyo T1R's for "budget" tyres. I have them on my MK. Good enough for anything you will do on the road. 4x15" tyres
were £150 delivered and a friend fitted them for £20.
MK Indy 1700 Xflow
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steve m
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 10:20 PM |
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Firstly, ditch the 14" and get 13" wheels, as you will not regret it, but its your choice
13" have so many tyre options, you would not believe it, as the 14's have very limited availability
Now from my experience, and been on the road for 18 years, in a locost, DO NOT BUY BUDJET ROAD CAR TYRES
You will need to get some performance tyres, in the 185/55/13 ish size, 60's will be ok,
I use Yoko A539's and since doing so, after ditching my old "ditch" finder tyres, as in normal road ones, my Locost has transformed
itself from a boring, dangerous, unpredictable, slippery driving to a real car, that can be driven quite hard, and in damp conditions, I feel heeps
safer
I am not saying A539's are your choice, but don't discount them
Now with the normal road car tyres, I would not do more than 60mph on a motorway in the wet, as I could swing the steering from lock to lock, and the
car did not move from going straight on, that's how bad a road tyre is, as its expecting to have about 100kgs over the front wheel, not 250kgs
only my opinion, and no doubt, will be criticised, but probably from some who haven't driven a 7 in all weathers,
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Adamirish
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 10:25 PM |
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I agree with Steve above, grip is lacking in the wet(good fun though! ). With my T1R's it's Perfectly manageablebut the difference
between wet and dry grip is massive. I am convinced it's due to the lack of weight over the tyres.
So another vote for not buying REALLY cheap ling longs or similar.
MK Indy 1700 Xflow
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perksy
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| posted on 5/1/17 at 11:03 PM |
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A021R's saved my arse on several occasions, Not joking 
Cheapies and I'd of been a gonna 
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