Tyre Discussion...

Well about to get a new set of tyres for the LM's and wondering what people's opinions are.

I'm running Toyo PX4's and rate them especially in teh wet, but open to what others think

vwdeviant wrote:

Well about to get a new set of tyres for the LM's and wondering what people's opinions are.

I'm running Toyo PX4's and rate them especially in teh wet, but open to what others think

in an ideal world i would run 205/50/15 out back and195/50/15 up front thats waht i had on my rado or 205 all round

i have always rated continental tyres

i would go for a soft compound rear tyre like a yokohama or toyo's,

could you get 215's on your rear

and a mid compound front continental or the like, best you can afford

i bvelieve in as much rubber on the road as possible

On my bbs ill be running 215/35/16 Continentals with a nice stretchhhh!... on the back! and 195/40/16 toyo proxies again with a nice ssstretch!... on the front...im no expert but is this tyre combo ok?

I generaly don't like mixing brands.
I had good year sp's on my passat they were realy good. Actualy far better than I was expecting. I have now just put a set of 4 conti's on her, not impressed sorry to say. I am not quite sure what happend but the are totaly useless in the wet. The best tyres I have used so far in order are:

Pirelli p zero's
Miche's Pilots
Yokohama a series
Nankang NS2's
Good year sp's
Continental sport contacts.

Goodyear hydragrip's are the way forward, simply cracking tyres in the wet or dry.

I love soft compound tyres!

I just hate how fast they wear out when using a car for track days etc

165/60 R14 cheap like the budgie!!!!!!!

spooner wrote:

165/60 R14 cheap like the budgie!!!!!!!

nothing like a good set of 'Dark horses' is there spooner!!!

Saw the pic, very nice spoons! So when do they get put on the car?

WOO SUNG DARK HORSE the tyre of choice for the shitter that has nothing

pirelli p zerosi put a set of 185/60 r14's on my audi coupe in 99 at santa pod "gti internation " and after about 20+ runs they were bald as!

spooner wrote:

pirelli p zerosi put a set of 185/60 r14's on my audi coupe in 99 at santa pod "gti internation " and after about 20+ runs they were bald as!

Yeah know the feeling, but they stick like Sh*t to a blanket though!

Well ended up with Yoko Prada 2's they seem pretty sticky, well grippier than my nerve at the moment!

i just bought some top of the range tyres for the jetta......they are

WESTLAKE 165/65 13 !!!

i think they are the same tyres mclaren use in formula 1??

and the price......................£15 a corner!!............i thank you!

Do they give you the option of which tree/ditch/hedge you want to end up in?

On a serious note, tyres are one of the most important things in keeping your ride on the road, I've never "skimped" on quality... Apart from the Fronts on the Rado that were there when I bought it JUPITERS, they got buirned off as quick as I could, which took forever as they were hard as fook!

matts cheap as west lakes actually grip really well i and "pony head" each had a quick blast when i fitted the webber and it was fine.

165/50/15 bridgestone potenzas , handling: amazing!!

I have Falken ZV1's (I think) 195x45x16.. 7.5"on front and 205x40x16.. 9" on the rear..handle excellently and grip really well even in the wet. 10/10 from me.

My toyo proxies on the fronts are wicked for grip and handling as for life span im yet to see! the conti,s on the rear have been very good too...

Continentals all the way on the mk2 175/50/13 on a 8x13 yeeeeaaaaa