Gti Tyres

[vanillaice]

Hi,

I'm looking for some new tyres for my GTi; primarily for the front.

Have been looking on various websites and have found that for 14" tyres with the widest tread and lowest profile tyre are 195/55 R14. I presume this is what I want for "spirited" road use.

Will 195/55 R14 fit the standard alloy? If so, which of these tyres would you choose:

Bridgestone Potenza RE 93

Toyo PROXES T1-R

Toyo PROXES T1-S

Or are there others brands/sizes I should consider?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

ICE

[TheNissanMan]

Can't go wrong with Goodyear F1's...

Had them on the car a year and swear by them :D

[mr_miller]

when i had my fiesta, 185/55/R14 i used to swear by Firestone TZ 200 FS, lasted more than 18000 miles without a change excellent tread pattern too.

[L4AGZE]

Goodyear Eagle F1's are great but pricy.

I have got Pirelli P6000's on mine and they are very good cost about £40 quid each fitted (if memory serves me correct) but that was for the standard size 185/60/14 off the top of my head.

[vanillaice]

I had Goodyear Eagle F1's fitted this afternoon. Has made a BIG difference to road noise compared to the cheapies I had on before. They seem to grip well, but need to be broken is (nearly lost it, trying to hard on a greasy surface!). However, they seem to make the car twist when I throw it about. It almost feels as if the back end is being pushed out in the opposite direction to the front. Hard to describe, but an odd sensation - gonna take some getting used to.

Are these characteristics normal with F1's?

ICE

[Ian S]

I've used nothing but Toyo Proxes T1-S's for the last few years and find them brilliant.

[Treuno]

when i had my fiesta, 185/55/R14 i used to swear by Firestone TZ 200 FS, lasted more than 18000 miles without a change excellent tread pattern too.

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Are you !Removed! nuts! Firestones arent known for ditch finding for nothing! Crap tyres! And you must drive like a wet lettuce to make any tyre last 18000 miles! :P

Vanillaice: Dude, i would of never fitted 195's onto the std size wheels as they are only 6 inch wide and a 195 tyre is too balloon'ey and would ruin the handling!

I would only ever run a 185/60 or a 175/60! The taughter the tyre on the rim, the better feedback and handling you will get!

And i would only run Yokohama A539's as they are the cheapest performance tyre on the market, and also work well on track! I pay £92 for a set of A539's! Thats £23 a tyre in a 185/60 HR14!

[vanillaice]

Vanillaice: Dude, i would of never fitted 195's onto the std size wheels as they are only 6 inch wide and a 195 tyre is too balloon'ey and would ruin the handling!

I would only ever run a 185/60 or a 175/60! The taughter the tyre on the rim, the better feedback and handling you will get!

And i would only run Yokohama A539's as they are the cheapest performance tyre on the market, and also work well on track! I pay £92 for a set of A539's! Thats £23 a tyre in a 185/60 HR14!

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Dude! I fitted 185/60 R14's in the end. Do you not rate F1's?

Cheers,

ICE

[Spuffington]

I love Eagle F1's........had them on my old Fezzie Zetec-S and they were fantastic. Like you say, take some while to scrub up, but once they're broken in, they are so grippy in both wet and dry. Just a shame they don't do 205/45 R17 for the Celi TS :(

[Treuno]

Dude! I fitted 185/60 R14's in the end. Do you not rate F1's?

Cheers,

ICE

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Ah good, glad to hear it

F1's aint to bad, just dont like the price tbh mate! They do perform better in the wet than the A539's, but not in the dry!