#1: best tyres for gti 180 Author: nathdavies91, Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:35 am ---- Got a gti 180 and needing new tyres on the front its running. Yokohama paradas atm and there ok but in the wet their not. The best to be honest!!! Anyone know what the best tyre or a good all round tyre ? Thanks nath.
#2: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:25 am ---- Toyo Proxes T1R's
#3: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:31 am ---- Continental Sport Contact 3's seem very highly rated.
#4: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:41 pm ---- Read the tyre test.
1st Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 2
2nd Michelin Pilot Sport 3
3rd Pirelli P Zero
New / tyres with the most tread should ALWAYS be fitted to the REAR axle
#5: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:55 pm ---- Tyre tests aren't great as they only test tyres on a specific car. I used F1s on my TF and they were great, put them on my corolla and they were shocking, put p zeros on and it was spot on.
As for always putting new on the back...meh, so long as you understand what grip you have and where, its irrelevant.
#6: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: rttam, Location: devonPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:09 pm ---- always had pirellis on mine had numerous sets of the pzero and have been really impressed with the handling in the dry and wet and the wear isnt too bad on them either
#7: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:14 pm ---- Michelin for me everytime.
Pilot Exalto PE2's at the moment.
Over the years i've found:
Not a fan of Pirelli after there crappy P6000's.
Goodyear's wear out far to fast & puncher easily.
Bridgestone & Firestone, not impressed with the levels of grip provided from either make.
Dunlop = usless in wet.
#8: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: nathdavies91, Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:16 pm ---- thanks for the help guys! i was lookin at my car and on the inside of the door by the tyre pressures it said pirelli p7000 so guessing thats what they came out of the factory with? was thinkin of getting them if i can get a set!! been lookin at the toyo t1rs and the reviews have all said they dont last long atall, and the parads ive got atm are brilliant in the dry but living in wales we dont get much dry weather lol. any one used the avon zz3s?
#9: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Big_Rich180, Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:51 pm ----
nathdavies91 wrote:
thanks for the help guys! i was lookin at my car and on the inside of the door by the tyre pressures it said pirelli p7000 so guessing thats what they came out of the factory with? was thinkin of getting them if i can get a set!! been lookin at the toyo t1rs and the reviews have all said they dont last long atall, and the parads ive got atm are brilliant in the dry but living in wales we dont get much dry weather lol. any one used the avon zz3s?
You'd be better off running the car with no tires than with ZZ3's lol.
I dont think you can get the P7000 any more, personally id go for the Michelin PE3 or Conti Sport Contact 3...quite pricy though.
#10: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Andy180, Location: Stoke on TrentPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:02 pm ---- I've Got Kumoh ecsta's on mine and ive found them to be pretty good not to expensive either.
#11: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:03 pm ----
D4NTP wrote:
As for always putting new on the back...meh, so long as you understand what grip you have and where, its irrelevant.
I just swapped mine round as the front seems to wear faster than the back, if owt ive found that the front on mine lets go well before the rear, saying that i dong have a useless torsion bar
#12: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:29 pm ----
Mattie-RS wrote:
saying that i dong have a useless torsion bar
That torsion bar arrangement is more advanced than your current torsion beam setup!
#13: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:45 pm ----
Edward wrote:
Mattie-RS wrote:
saying that i dong have a useless torsion bar
That torsion bar arrangement is more advanced than your current torsion beam setup!
but my torsion beam means i can go round corners faster without cocking a leg, the back end kicking out or any roll! i can also have different set up in spring and dampering rates, although the Cup setup doesnt need changing
#14: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Barking, Location: sarcasm-in-shedloadsPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:51 pm ----
Mattie-RS wrote:
D4NTP wrote:
As for always putting new on the back...meh, so long as you understand what grip you have and where, its irrelevant.
I just swapped mine round as the front seems to wear faster than the back, if owt ive found that the front on mine lets go well before the rear, saying that i dong have a useless torsion bar
being front-wheel-drive causes this
#15: Re: best tyres for gti 180 Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:52 pm ----
Barking wrote:
Mattie-RS wrote:
D4NTP wrote:
As for always putting new on the back...meh, so long as you understand what grip you have and where, its irrelevant.
I just swapped mine round as the front seems to wear faster than the back, if owt ive found that the front on mine lets go well before the rear, saying that i dong have a useless torsion bar
being front-wheel-drive causes this
i thought so lol, 3k miles and 2 track days proberly didnt help too
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