ned
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:32 PM |
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tin top tyre recommendations?
time to put the newish fronts on the worn out rears and get a new pair, so what are peoples favourites at the moment?
Last couple of pairs/sets have been falken ze512 and toyo t1-r. I recall bridgestone potenza re720 being suggested previously but they no longer seem
to be available on mytyres.
tyre size is 205/55/16 looking at no more than £50 a tyre.
cheers all,
Ned.
ps the falkens lasted about 15k on the front of my torquey diesel and the toyos were already part worn when I bought the car, I did about 10k on them
myself. Is that sort of wear good, bad or normal?
[Edited on 6/2/07 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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nib1980
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:37 PM |
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Don't buy Nexen, I just have and they are truely bobbins
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ed_crouch
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 07:44 PM |
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I used to run my old Audi on P6000s.
Damn good in both wet and dry, and lasted over 15k on the front, and about 30k on the rear.
Ed.
P.S. TVR uses T1-Rs, and they also seem very good. Cant comment on the wear though, as only done 1500 miles in it. Many of the TVRCC sprint boys use
them as they seem to be the best grip per pound spent.
[Edited on 6/2/07 by ed_crouch]
[Edited on 6/2/07 by ed_crouch]
I-iii-iii-iii-ts ME!
Hurrah.
www.wings-and-wheels.net
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novacaine
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 07:48 PM |
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i was about to say toyo Proxes but then i read your £50 budget, so maybe not then lol
sorry for the useless post 
Matt
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again, the sun is the same in a relative way but
your older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death
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Krismc
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 08:00 PM |
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I run both toyo proxes t1-r's on one and falken 542's on my other derv audi and ive never changed them yet!!
Built, Ivaed, Drove and now Sold - 2011 MNR VORTX RT+ 2000cc Zetec on R1 Throttle boddies.
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ned
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 08:14 PM |
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I can get the t1r's for about £55 so not out of the question or the falkens again at £42, just wondered if there were any other good options.
anyone tried toyo proxi cf1's @ £46?
beware, I've got yellow skin
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asn163
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 08:51 PM |
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Just put some CF1's on my Focus TDCI as a change from the P6000's which I have always used previously. I find that they are much quieter
running, the Pirellii's sounded like the wheel bearings were shot, particularly when worn.
So far the CF1's seem no worse, perhaps even better in terms of grip. Not been on long enough to see how they wear.
Simon
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ned
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 10:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Avon ZV3s £52 quid each ?
says £48.30 for me, are they any good then?
beware, I've got yellow skin
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 10:46 PM |
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Wear is quite dependent on the car, for example my old MR2 used to trash a set of rear tyres in about 6k, that's quite normal apparently 
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