Tyre choices ?

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:25 pm

I'm going to get some tyres fitted to my refurb 15" BBS and am looking for recommendations.

I'm looking at Pirelli P6000 or Toyo Proxes T1-S.

What would you recommend ?

Cheers,

Iain T

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:31 pm

goodyear eagle f1's gsd's

ive had toyo t1-r's.....not 's

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:33 pm

What ever you do do not get any Pirelli tyres!

I would say toyo (they wear megga quick) but i swear by Eagle F1s 205 55 15 are a great choice.

Im about to get some for my 16" Hartges for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£64 plus vat. (eagles)

Andrew

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:35 pm

I would also say that Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD 3's are good!

Very grippy, great in the wet and dry, but they wear quickly.

I had Pirelli P7000's on the front of mine, and they were also good, but the Goodyears seemed slightly grippier.

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:43 pm

I've only got shitty cheap tyres to compare them with but on the corsa I had a set of Yokohama S306s. After a week or two scrubbing in I absolutly LOVED them. they were 155/60 R13 though so I don't know how the larger ones compare to what else is available.

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:27 pm

I've got Goodyear Eagle F1's on my Sport... they are amazing.

No matter how hard I try I can't get the back end to go with them... the Alpinas with 'whatever' tyres on the other hand, now that's a different matter... he he!

Bridgestone S03's are very, very good also. I had the S02's on my first Sport and they made cornering a whole new experience!

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:50 pm

Thanks gents, I'm off to get some prices.

What about Avon ZV3 ?

Cheers,

Iain T

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:13 pm

I've had the P6000s and they were a very non-descript tyre choice. Expensive, noisy and not very grippy.

At the moment running Yokohama A539s which i'm well impressed with. Cheap as chips, fantastic grip and they're not wearing half as quick as people say. Done over 10k on the rears and there's still over 5mm left.

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:14 pm

Pirelli

Goodyear, Yokohama, Toyos - highly recommended.

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:51 pm

I'm running F1's on the rear and are great, have p zeros on the front not great (but they came with the wheels). This combo makes the car understeer quite a bit

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:47 pm

Pirelli P7000's were excellent on my mini and P6000's were great on my starlet...

Best allrounders I've had the P7000's

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:51 pm

Uniroyal Rainsports

Toyo Proxes

Goodyear Eagle F1

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:28 pm

Geeman wrote:I've got Goodyear Eagle F1's on my Sport... they are amazing.

No matter how hard I try I can't get the back end to go with them... the Alpinas with 'whatever' tyres on the other hand, now that's a different matter... he he!

Bridgestone S03's are very, very good also. I had the S02's on my first Sport and they made cornering a whole new experience!

Agree on G F1s, if they did them in the right size Id have a set in an instance. But as for S03 they might last well. But to me they are just cack in the Wet. They give no feedback as to what they are upto. Which means you are substantially slower in the wet than you need to be.

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:35 pm

Hi Iain, Try Camskill for your tyres, toyos are on special offer at the mo, Ãƒ”šÃ‚£185 for four 205/50/15 delivered, cheers Dave

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:40 pm

shame the correct size is 205/55/15

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:44 pm

Sounds to good to be true!

My cousins husband runs his own tyre and exhaust place!

He's well into the teqnical stuff and reckons the new Khumo
tyre out performed the Eagle F1 in some big industry test
It got an overall rating of 97.45% compared to the eagl f1@ 94.95%

I will try and find the site it was on!!

I wanted set for my M3
225/45 vr16 came out at Ãƒ”šÃ‚£67.20
Not sure what the price for a Eagle F1 is at that size though?

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:44 pm

Yes i know the correct size is 205/55/15, but mine were for bbs 8"+15 splitrims to give extra clearance, the 205/55/15s are the same price,

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:01 pm

i got a deal on avons from camskill on the web 205/55/15 delivered to your door for 52 quid....im pleased with them

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:47 pm

I had a few sets of tyres on the rear of mine, the first i had were P6000 which were excellent in both conditions but wore out to quickly

then i ran some Goodyears also good but same problem wore out to quick

but then i tried some Avons as they were cheap and i didnt have much cash at the time now they grip well but also possible to step the arse out if you want and they have lasted forever

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:50 pm

B F Goodrich Profiler G`s

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:37 pm

Jhonno wrote:Uniroyal Rainsports

Yes Sir,these are the ones you want

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:50 pm

Kumho KU31 ECSTA SPT

better then the Eagle!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:00 am

Ive got yoko a539s on the back of mine and im really chuffed with them...very good in both wet and dry and they were only Ãƒ”šÃ‚£45 each but thats 195 50 15.

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:22 am

actually i agree id go for the yoko's had them on my 309 see cheap insurance link thay lasted forever on that anf the front wheels where
never going the same speed as the backs!!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:37 am

Bridgestones s03 were too soft, worn out within a year and half!

Now i have dunlop sp9000s and they're amazing, hard wearing good grip,
on a well surfaced road you cannot fault them even in the wet, poorer surfaces so slippery when wet doesnt matter how good ur tyres are!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:32 am

I also have Dunlop SP's... grip is fine..but I find them quite noisy. Friend of mine swears by Bridgestone S-03's. I don't hear many mentions about Continentals on any UK forums - good? bad?

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:26 am

toyos r very good wet or dry

eagle f1's are awesome wet or dry

on the pulsar i had falken fk451's - i found them to be excellent but be warned they do wear very quickly, oh and the rest of the falken range is crap

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:18 am

I think the trouble with Continentals is that they're too expensive. So as a result, not many people on here will have tried them in their E30's.

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:44 am

M3Jimbo wrote:Kumho KU31 ECSTA SPT

better then the Eagle!

For 2.5% i would not move from Eagle, they are very good for price/grip/looks.

Bridgestone have really stiff side walls.

Andrew

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:59 am

Andy... you seen this?

CLICK ME FOR DANCING BEAR AND FRIENDS!

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:01 pm

Thats really cool! Thanks G

No ive never seen it, i ripped that of another guy in a forum.

Andrew

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:02 pm

Demlotcrew wrote:

Thats really cool! Thanks G

No ive never seen it, i ripped that of another guy in a forum.

Andrew

lol same with my avatar....hahaha

.. im ordering some 205 50 proxes t1rs today for the front,...

and im acquiring some 3 spokes for the rear which i will paint black.. they have new p6000s on them hahahahaha tis gonna look soooooooooo cool

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:59 pm

Geeman wrote:

Andy... you seen this?

CLICK ME FOR DANCING BEAR AND FRIENDS!

LMAO

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:29 pm

Thanks for replies gents, looks like I've got some decisions to make

Cool vid

Cheers,

Iain T

Post Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:32 pm

Karan wrote:
Demlotcrew wrote:

Thats really cool! Thanks G

No ive never seen it, i ripped that of another guy in a forum.

Andrew
lol same with my avatar....hahaha

.. im ordering some 205 50 proxes t1rs today for the front,...

and im acquiring some 3 spokes for the rear which i will paint black.. they have new p6000s on them hahahahaha tis gonna look soooooooooo cool

For what? those toyos u have still have loads of life :lol: