Tyres, Tyres, Tyres

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:31 pm

i chose the best time of year to try them out then lol

Post by **Donald** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:39 pm

Seconding judderod.

Great in dry, poor in wet IMO.

taz8520 · Post by **taz8520** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:02 pm

What profiles would be best on 16in rims, on a 5g 4ws ?, currently have 205/45

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:28 pm

I think the stock size is 215/50/16.

simoncider · Post by **simoncider** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:32 pm

I've got T1R's on the front, been great, wearing pretty quick though i think.
I'd never heard of them when i bought them from mytyre.co.uk but my local garage seemed pretty impressed when i turned up to get them fitted.
Probably be even better if my wheels were straight....

prelude_h22 · Post by **prelude_h22** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:46 pm

i am looking to get rainsports 2 - my brother has them and they are very quiet so will be looking to get them in 225-45-R17 size

looking for a quiet tyre and uniroyals are very quiet and reasonably priced

i currently have bridgestones re04 tyres and they are very loud - i fine them really annoying but they were good on track and offered excellent grip in the dry

BigTom · Post by **BigTom** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:54 pm

Anyone tried Barum Bravuris 2? They're super cheap through National Tyre's ebay shop (£285 fitted for 4 in 215/45/17) and get reasonable reviews. Made by Continental in Eastern Europe.

Got to be better than the 4 different Chinese branded ditchfinders my lude came with anyway.

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:32 am

Just a note about the new EU tyre labelling. The wet grip rating is only tested in a straight line, and only for straight braking distance and aquaplaning resistance. It doesn't indicate wet cornering abilities, or skid feedback/recovery. I've also heard from a friend in the trade that although a couple of tyres are tested on actual cars, most are tested on a wall in a test room with a big machine. Hence the tyres' wet capabilities aren't going to be tested in the cold/wet, which is when I find most 'summer' tyres struggle.

Some tyres with good wet grip ratings sacrifice wet cornering abilities to get better wet straight line braking results. So basically that part of the rating isn't really an accurate indicator of wet performance.

Post by **indigolemon** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:34 am

BigTom wrote:Anyone tried Barum Bravuris 2? They're super cheap through National Tyre's ebay shop (£285 fitted for 4 in 215/45/17) and get reasonable reviews. Made by Continental in Eastern Europe.

Got to be better than the 4 different Chinese branded ditchfinders my lude came with anyway.

My dad got these fitted to his civic. I was actually quite impressed if I'm honest! Still not as cheap as my Neuton's though, ebay ftw!

BigTom · Post by **BigTom** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:27 pm

judderod wrote:Just a note about the new EU tyre labelling. The wet grip rating is only tested in a straight line, and only for straight braking distance and aquaplaning resistance. It doesn't indicate wet cornering abilities, or skid feedback/recovery. I've also heard from a friend in the trade that although a couple of tyres are tested on actual cars, most are tested on a wall in a test room with a big machine. Hence the tyres' wet capabilities aren't going to be tested in the cold/wet, which is when I find most 'summer' tyres struggle.

Some tyres with good wet grip ratings sacrifice wet cornering abilities to get better wet straight line braking results. So basically that part of the rating isn't really an accurate indicator of wet performance.

Aye. Additionally, the tests are carried out by the manufacturers themselves, rather than a third body, and who knows how tightly they're regulated...