which tyres to get?

[chris_ph2]

had a search and a read round the forums but need help asap making final decisions!

current tyres are michelin pilot sports sx 185/55r14 speed rating 79h and 2 need replacing. too expensive to get same again though!

looking at:

toyo proxes cf1 - heard they're grippy but wear down quick
avon zv3 - don't know much about these...
falken ziex ze 512 (swaying towards these) - good all rounder? must admit i like the read pattern aswell :homme:

opinions on the above? any other suggestions?

cheers, chris :)

[Karl]

go with the proxes, heard good reviews, and theyre cheap.

[Gatesy]

ive got goodyear eagle f1's on the gt and they are spot on. all conditions

[Karl]

dont make F1's in VTR tyre size.

[Gatesy]

i see. never mind

[immense]

I recently picked up 2 new Hankook tyres, they seem pretty good and got a good deal on the pair :)

[chris_ph2]

go with the proxes, heard good reviews, and theyre cheap.

aye, £37 delivered per tyre for the proxes or falkens. so it's really just a matter of choice

would probably go for f1's if they did them in 185/55/14. just have to wait til i get some 15s i guess!


hmmmmm... proxes or falkens..?

[Predator_R32]

camskill are very good for tyres, cheapest place ive found tbh

[chris_ph2]

Today 14:01
immense I recently picked up 2 new Hankook tyres, they seem pretty good and got a good deal on the pair

cheers mate, considered them but i reckon it's gonna have to be proxes or falkens!

Today 14:03
Predator_VTR camskill are very good for tyres, cheapest place ive found tbh

cheers yeah that's where i'll be getting them from, seems lovely and cheap :y:

[chris_ph2]

proxes ordered :y:

[Predator_R32]

great tyres mate

if you could of got eagle f1s in that size it would of been a bit better, as ive heard toyos are great but with them being a soft compound they wear down quicker

[lukesaxokid]

ive got the toyos at the mo mate, they wear very quick and arnt ideal in the wet, stupid garage charged me like £17 per wheel to fit and balance!

[Ryan]

toyo-t1 Rs melt quickly if you want to use em on teack etc..

contis are rated highly

[steve_335]

Out of them three i would have gone for the avons, they have very good grip, somewhere near the proxes and last longer than the proxes and are cheaper than the proxes

[SaxoVTRacer]

was gonna tell u to get dunlop sport response ones that are 51 per tyre last ages and got loads of tread imn gonna buy a full set at the end of the month

[chris_ph2]

ah well at £37 per tyre you can afford to replace them a bit more often!

plus only a fiver a corner for fitting, valve and balance which is good

will get eagle f1s if/when i get some 15s

thanks again all

chris :)

[andywiddss1]

ring south shore tyres mate 01253 761362 im getting my toyo r888 track tyres from there 69 quid each fitted on a 195/50/15 far cheaper than any were else he will do u good prices on normal road tyres aswell

[chris_ph2]

ah bit late now lol, will give them ago at next renewal though. cheers

nice tyres them R888s! saw them in the rubber just the other day and fancied a set

[andywiddss1]

no worries mate an r888 grip like shit two a blanket

[RCD-Performance]

they do indeed, and to be fair, there acutally rather good in the wet.

Obviously you can't throw it around so much. But there more an ample grip for normal driving, however i wouldn't fancy hitting standing water on them!

[piggy123]

uniroyal rainsports are good and lasted me a fair while with some track abuse! :)

[chris_ph2]

andywiddss1

ring south shore tyres mate 01253 761362 im getting my toyo r888 track tyres from there 69 quid each fitted on a 195/50/15 far cheaper than any were else he will do u good prices on normal road tyres aswell

chris_ph2

ah bit late now lol, will give them ago at next renewal though. cheers

nice tyres them R888s! saw them in the rubber just the other day and fancied a set

tyres are finally on :y: actually ended up getting them fitted at south shore tyres! been there a few times in the past it turns out... just didn't realise it was same place you were on about :zainy:

great service though and a very fair price. would've worked out pretty much same price to get these tyres from him rather than camskill lol so will just go there next time

reason all this has taken so long is these crap design locking nuts! 2 came out ok but the others were just rounding off. thought it was just me but even the garage had trouble. ended up getting this place opposite south shore tyres to hammer a socket over and buzzgun them out. they've since been binned and i need some replacements of a better design! :panic:

cheers, chris

[andywiddss1]

no worries mate socket over locking nuts an a big hammer sorted ha ha