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Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:20 pm

Michelin primacy pilots are good, i chucked it around and very grippy and tell you when there on the edge currenly running marangoni zeta lineas, not too bad in the summer were very grippy when chucking it, havnt got my car out in the rain so not sure about those in rain,

nankangs are a load of shit!
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Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:30 pm

^ Depends which nankangs. I don't particulaly rate Michelins. They go out of shape too easily considering how much they cost.

Falkan ZE192's are a nice cross between price and performance, but they can wear quickly on some cars.

15" Yoko Parada Spec 2's are cheap, but they wear out pretty quick, and aren't very nice in standing water.
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Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:50 pm

am running avons on the rear at the moment and i have to say the best tires ive ever had
mega grippy when wet compaired to anything other i have tryed also in the dry they fill you with convindence...
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Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:03 pm

There is a Wiki list, but it needs a lot more suggestions:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... at_Tyre.3F
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Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:19 pm

Was running Hankooks until 2 years ago, more than happy with them, but was told they were on back order and couldn't tell me when they would be available again.
Now running Yokahamas on the recommendation of several zoners. Seem to be pretty good.
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Post Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:46 pm

Uniroyal Rainmaster for me. As you'd expect they are in a class of their own in the wet but also v good in the dry. Possibly not as hard wearing as some, and they don't look very sexy, but top tyres.

Can be £100 plus each, but I got mine on Kwik-Fit online pre-booking for about £70 odd.

Also, Maxxis are a good budget choice.
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