Hi All,

I have a 2002 Bugeye running 340BHP... I have 9.75j wheels and am looking for some tyres, I'm after something that is awesome in the dry but wont kill me in the wet. I was going to go with 275/35/18 as I hate any sort of stretch on tyres and want something that looks similar to this fitment tyre wise maybe just ever so slightly lower profile... Unsure of which make tyres to get though?

 

Vredestein ultrac sessantas

 

another vote for the Vreds, great tyres in the wet and even better in the dry. seem to have a more bulging sidewall too when compared to my Falkens fitted previously.

Much prefer this look, not a fan of the stretched look.

 

+ 1 brilliant tyres

 

Cheers Lads, sounds like the Vredestein ultrac sessantas are the tyres of choice for quite a few of you on here, will look into some prices...

Can anyone confirm 275's will be a good width to go for?

 

Absolutely, been using them for years

 

No idea, but that's an awful wide tyre for an Impreza.
They're wider than the back tyres in my AMG Merc.

 

Agree with the above. Finally got round to trying a set and by far one of the best tyres for the money I've had on an impreza

 

Have you got flared arches as in the picture too? As those wheels and tyres aren't going to fit otherwise.

 

Sorry for a bit of a hijack but would you say that the Vredestein ultrac sessantas tyres are better than the Nankang NS-2R's?

Regards,

Subaru Collector 555.

 

As a daily use tyre yes, but you aren't comapring like for like - the NS2Rs are a semi-slick track day tyre and are designed for dry/mildly damp track day use - the vreds are a road tyre designed to cope with all weathers (except maybe snow)

 

hi,

I'm fairly sure the NS-2R is a road legal track tyre, semi slick like the AD08, R888 etc.

Not comparable to the Vredestein ultrac sessanta in my eyes as its made for a different purpose, I think you'd be hard pushed to use the NS-2R across the weather/temperature range that Vreds work across as they are a road tyre and the Nankang's are road legal track tyres.

As also mentioned above

 

Oh thanks for clearing that up I was unaware that they were both of different variations, I only asked as the Nankangs were getting a good rep on here and other sites.

Regards,

Subaru Collector 555.

 

Hi mate, Yup the flared arches are coming when the tyres do so no probs there. thanks

The AD08/R888 were going to be my first choice for there awesomeness in the dry, however someone told me that they are mega dangerous in the wet so I figured I would go with a compromise

Yeah they are nice wide wheels