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 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:35 am |
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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.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:25 am |
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Toyo Proxes T1R's
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:31 am |
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Continental Sport Contact 3's seem very highly rated.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:41 pm |
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Read the tyre test.
www.autoexpress.co.uk/..._2011.html
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 
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:55 pm |
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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.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:09 pm |
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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
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:14 pm |
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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.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:16 pm |
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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?
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:51 pm |
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| 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.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:02 pm |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010
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Location: Stoke on Trent
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I've Got Kumoh ecsta's on mine and ive found them to be pretty good not to expensive either.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:03 pm |
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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 
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:29 pm |
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| 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!
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:45 pm |
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| Edward wrote: |
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| 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
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:51 pm |
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| 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
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:52 pm |
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| 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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