One For The Seo Lads

[DazH]

Right, after getting the car lowered, I delayed in getting the tracking sorted So I ended up scrubbing the inside of the tyres. It's now got to the stage where I need em replacing (just fronts) was gonna go for Toyo's but a colleague at work has tried em and doesn't rate them in the wet. He had em on Golf GTi turbo, then an S3, now he has a Audi 225 TT with Bridgestones on and reckons they're excellent.

I can get Pirelli/Dunlop/Bridgestone or any decent make for about £35 each through work, just want some opinions

[97paseo]

I heard Toyo's are really grippy but as such they eat tread. <_<

Goodyear's used to be good as did Bridgestones, Pirelli aren't great in my experience.

Anything's better than the rubbish Nankang rubber mines wearing at the moment!!

[Froston]

Eagle F1's are top banana

[dymchurchpaseo]

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[97paseo]

Nankangs! :D I'm glad i'm not the only one! I was too embarrased to post it up! Shocking tyres, feels like you're skating round bends as opposed to moving normally round them.

Just cane it round all the bends to wear them out like I am! :D Then I'll get something like Toyos I guess.

[dymchurchpaseo]

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[Froston]

ive heard toyos dont last as long as eagle f1's...

[DazH]

I heard Toyo's are really grippy but as such they eat tread.  <_<

Pirelli aren't great in my experience.

Apparently Toyo's take a while to warm up and I'm told they're atrocious in the wet, always found Pirelli to be good, last two sets I put on my bike before selling it were Pirelli and they were grippy as f :censor: k. Then again at over £210 for two tyres they should be I suppose ;)

[matt_hillyard]

My family all really rate michelin, i had michelin on my bike and had a set on my seo before i got my new wheels, now ive got Silverstone tyres ;)

Don't you just love that back end moving on a front wheel drive car??!!?? <_<

If i was gona get sone new tyres id poss get some avon, yokos but if i could afford it definatly goodyear or michelin.

[Jamesb4uk]

well Pirelli must be doing something right if they were chosen for lamborghini (sp) :P

ive got brigestones on mine - pretty good IMO

J

[mellow_yellow]

for wets, UniRoyal Rainsports... Phenominal wet tyres, too soft a compund though to run properly thru the summer.

Pirreli Neros... AWESOME... nuff sed!

Pirreil Asimetrico... AWESOME (Kept me outta trouble a few time in my scoob)

Goodyear F1s... no experience, but have very high reviews

Dunlop P9000 (i think) Supposed to be really good too.

Toyo Proxes... MENTAL! for gripping in dry, not too confidence inspiring in the wet though. very soft compound compared to most of above, so will wear quick.

[platanazo64]

kumho's or yokohama's hands down best tires on the market. i just put kumho's on my seo.... phenomenal tires

[Froston]

kumho's or yokohama's hands down best tires on the market. i just put kumho's on my seo.... phenomenal tires

yeh but what else have yout tried?

tbh get whatever you can afford - most are very good anyway. I know i'll be buying Toyo's maybe Yoko's because of their great value for money. £240 odd for 4 17's incl. delivery from the place below: But if i had

Check out www.mytyres.co.uk for reviews and cheapest tyres around!

[mellow_yellow]

sorry froston, i have to disagree with you there when you say most are good anyways...

agreed, it all depends on your budget, but with that budget are very different characteristics of tyres.

for exmaple, the Toyo's and Rainsports from Uniroyal both are within same price range and have similar compound wear. but while the uniroyal are phenominal in the wet - they disperse huge amounts of water - the toyos are best suited to dry conditions and are amonsgt the best for grip when in dry.

given we are heading towards the summer, i would say look at Toyos or Pirelli Neros or even F1s. but if autum/winter was coming, then Uniroyals are the boots to get IMO...

[starletsy]

Hunt like mad for lod stock and find a set of SO2's all the skyline boys swore by them quite a few say the S03's arn't as good I'm running yokohama A539's there not bad a bit soft and not great in the wet but in the dry there like glue.

Simon