alan87
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 04:09 PM |
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13" tyre Recomendations
Having recently purchased my fisher fury i took it out for its first proper drive today.
Now when i bought it i knew the tyres were poor (Woosung Dark Horses) eekeek but thought i could live with them for a few months because they were
brand new. Erm....Or not!
To be frank they are hurrendous.
So i have come home and am now on the hunt for some replacements.
After some quick research i have probably decided that Yoko A539's are the way to go at circa £50 a corner they get good reviews and seem to do
the job.
However in case i am missing something obvious i thought i would throw it open to the locostbuilders knowledge bank and see what you guys
reccomend!
Looking for 185/60r13 for fast road / track use (I'm planning on doing my first track day in the new year).
So then ladies and gents what you got!........
[Edited on 20/11/11 by alan87]
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daniel mason
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 04:32 PM |
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Yoko a048 or r888 or kuhmo v70 for out and out track day grip.
But Toyota do a range for fast road. Think they are a tr1 or something
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mark chandler
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 04:42 PM |
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For the track get some second hand slicks, £15 a pop, I used my yoko 048's and they were destroyed after 2 x sessioned days  Just stick them
on some old rims.
The grip is however very good on 048's they do not like the wet unsurprisingly.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 05:23 PM |
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yoko 021r are grippy and work in the wet. Not as full on as 048 or 888, but designed for motorsport.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 05:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
yoko 021r are grippy and work in the wet. Not as full on as 048 or 888, but designed for motorsport.
I'm with Matt. Used them on my 205 for a bit, 90% of the grip of the 48R in the dry and 100% better in the wet. Its quite easy to tear them
apart with too much abuse though.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 06:14 PM |
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If you want a really good road tyre which is ultra grippy, go for a Toyo 350, 185 70 13's cost me £37.50 a corner
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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alan87
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 07:06 PM |
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Thanks for all the info! That's really interesting about the slicks I'll have to consider that. Maybe once my track day cherry is
popped!
I have asked the same question over on pistonheads and the ao21's are coming up highly rated aswel. Just dont seem to be able to find many
suppliers for them?
The toyos surprise me to be honest, please dont think im being rude but are they really that good at such a low price?
I did a quick search and it appears that toyo do a TOYO CF1 which is slightly more expensive than the 350?
Ahhhhh decisions decisions!!
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iank
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 06:07 PM |
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Best place for Yoko's is Polley Motorsport http://www.polleymotorsport.co.uk/
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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noc231073
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 06:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Best place for Yoko's is Polley Motorsport http://www.polleymotorsport.co.uk/
Second that and there very helpful
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Fizzer
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| posted on 29/11/11 at 04:06 PM |
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just to reiterate the general consensus above.
R888's and 048's are fantastic dry tyres. I'm running 888 as my daily summer tyre.
HOWEVER...
you do not get to choose the weather for your track day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmIAJP175h8
So, if it's your first track day and you either:
a) don't have a spare set of wheels
b)would like you keep your car pointing the right way in the wet (on and off the track)
go for A-021's, they are grippy in the dry and the wet.
just my 0.02p
P.S. nice choice of car by the way 
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