new tyres?? what is best?

[Jay_]

At the moment i have crappy budget tryes on and want to get a really good set of tyres as i think that will make a massive distance to the handling etc. so.....what do you reccommend for me??

cheers

[Saxo_theedge]

Alot people seem to go for goodyear eagle F1's or toyo proxies. I tried some vredesteins on my last 106 and they were brilliant in winter. Loads of grip.

[crutch]

just bought some new toyo t1r's for my vts n they are mint 2bf, i'd def reccommend them

[steviee90]

toyo proxes t1-r's all the way mate, one of the best investments ive made, will always use them from now on, them and eagle F1's are best road tires imo

[RichM]

You can't get Eagle F1's or T1R's (unless you can fit a wider tyre) on VTR alloys. I found the Kumho KU31's were quite good and other people have rated Toyo Proxes CF1's aswell.

[Lew_C]

I've got uniroyal rainsports on my 306 at the mo, with 195/50/15's dunno if you can get them in saxo sizes mind. They are cracking tires and have never let me down.

[Ste]

toyo proxes t1-r's all the way mate, one of the best investments ive made, will always use them from now on, them and eagle F1's are best road tires imo

+1

For £130 for a set of four you can't go wrong.

[deanomx206]

michelin pilots hands down

[Cracker]

+1

For £130 for a set of four you can't go wrong.

Where on earth are they that price?

[Fastlad]

E Bay all the way

[Ashleyp]

remember toyos wear down quicker than a few other tyres

imo, for road use, you want to get the mix of durability + grip / functionality

michelins are great for this, although more epxpensive, theyll last for a very very long time

your right in saying a good set of tyres is the biggest difference between a good handling car and a bad one

[Chr15]

Ive got Yokohama's but they havn't got long left really.

[Jay_]

any other recommendations?? and prices for a set of 4 n where they got em from!

[Phsyco_Paff]

+1

For £130 for a set of four you can't go wrong. where 130 for a set of 4 chepest i could find is 250 but thats 195/40/16

[Woody91]

Ebay :y:

[AlexB]

im currently loving my new yokohama prada spec2 tyres
but you cant get them in 195/45/15 so im runnug 50 profile
get a little rubbing here and there but i can live with that lol (im down 50mm)

[JAM]

toyo proxies ftw! :D

[saxovtsT]

where 130 for a set of 4 chepest i could find is 250 but thats 195/40/16

me personally i bought my tyres from www.camskill.com if i remember right and decent prices as welll..

[Tontsy]

michi sporty pilots . . . not cheap, but wont get much better!
eagle F1 are great too! and at a fraction of the price of the pilots...highly reccomended, but as said above, you wont find them in such a small size for VT alloys.

hell, jsut get the R888, and keep it slick! just note, you will be on chords within 20 miles lol.

[hudson701]

what are the dimensions for a standard vts alloy?

I need to get some new tyres aswell

[Hpi_matrix]

Got some Yoko A539's on mine and there brill in the dry, seem ok in the wet but I havent pushed them. If you want decent 14" tyres I think you've only got the Yoko A539, Kumho KU31 and Michlean Pilot's (unless you want proper semi slicks).

Camskills and mytyres seem the cheapest place to get tyres, for the price of the KU31's id try them.

[hudson701]

OK well could you help with the size of a standard VTS alloy?

I too have the yoko a539s on at the moment and agree they are not too good in the wet. Yokos are generally soft tyres.

[jimbo06]

As said really, toyo proxes t1r's are very good tyres for road use, and like a few above i've ran yoko a539's and they are good if you can get hold of them

[Hpi_matrix]

I too have the yoko a539s on at the moment and agree they are not too good in the wet. Yokos are generally soft tyres.

I think there fine in the wet if you can keep the heat in them, but public roads arent a track so im not risking it :P

VTS, you just want 195/45. Get toyo T1R's or Goodyear F1's in that size, i remember seeing T1R's for £35 a tyre on ebay a few months ago...bargain.

I forgot you can get 185/60/14 F1's, I wonder if they would fit VTR wheels?

[pjm300]

vts wheels i'd recommend 195/45/15 eagle f1's

vtr wheels i'd recommend 195/45/14 toyo tr1's

[Matt67]

I know it''s not for a saxo, but i looked on camskill.com and its 200 quid for 4 proxys! Where is it 130 for 4!?

[danvtr17]

yoko parada spec 2's, on ebay for 135 delivered, much better than the t1-r IMO, I have had both and love the parada spec 2's.

[danvtr17]

they were ebay for 135 quid delivered.

[saxo_ron]

Falkens. ive got a set on now and theyre excellent come rain or shine. Very pleased with them and they performed well on track without wearing excessively

[hudson701]

toyo t1r 45/195/15 came in at £178 delivered through camskil and £172 delivered through ebay.

Anyone tried bridgestone? i know the potenza is an excellent hard wearing tyre.

[3cott]

Toyo proxes t1-r's or the Yokohama parada spec 2 imo...

[Saxotim]

iv got kumho KU31's on the front of mine and theyre really good. 35quid a tyre too iirc :y:

will be replacing my shot rears with them next week