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Best slow-wearing tyres?
Need to swap all 4 Bridgestone RE050's (OEM) on my 03WRX very soon and wondered what tyre will give me the best blend of long life with decent grip?
I managed to get 20k from the 215/45/17 Bridgestones (to my amazement) but have nothing to compare them to in terms of wear rate. Also they are quite expensive to replace. :) |
i got 17k out of my original bridgestones on car (MY01) then swapped to toyo's-these have a good write up and are a lot cheaper-about £94 each i paid against £143 for bridgestones-but i found best way to make tyres last longer was to buy a second car then just keep scooby for best lol-done this just over a year ago and still loads of tread left on tyres now hee hee
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What sort of price have you been quoted?
When i rang round there was a £60 per tyre difference in cost! |
you could always try driving backwards;)
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I just paid £70 each for toyo's
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what size were those-i paid £94 each for 215/45/17 last summer
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When I changed from WRX to STi I was amazed that the tyres were significantly cheaper, something like £100 for four. I assume the WRX uses an uncommon size (215/45?) while the STi's slightly wider and perhaps lower profile (225/40 is it?) are more common so cheaper.
So is fitting the STi size to the WRX an option? Both wider as well as cheaper would definetly be a result! Not sure if they fit though, the arches are the same. Not sure about the wheel width and offset though. Worth a look I would think. |
Had Sti alloys on my Bugeye wrx with no problems, the tyre size is 225/45/17. Now got the real deal Sti with a spare set of wheels for sale.
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Originally Posted by ^OPM^
what size were those-i paid £94 each for 215/45/17 last summer
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Anyone know any good places near heathrow that'll supply and fit the toyos for a decent price. i.e sub £100 each.
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Back to Blips original question.
A lot of tyres now have a Tread Wear Rate marked on them. ie. Goodyear F1's are (200) This is a quite high wear rate. So you should be looking at a good brand and a rate of about (300). I don't have the full list to hand, will try to find it. David |
Originally Posted by DR Motorsport
Back to Blips original question.
A lot of tyres now have a Tread Wear Rate marked on them. ie. Goodyear F1's are (200) This is a quite high wear rate. So you should be looking at a good brand and a rate of about (300). I don't have the full list to hand, will try to find it. David Cheers :) |
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