alanjack

I have been running these tyres on 18/215/35 for about 4 months. I have AP 6 pots and I am concerned because when I slam on the brakes the car seems to "skid", as if the tyres don't grip.
I had ****ty Falkens on before that, but that said they seemed to provide better braking but less performance. Anyone got any thoughts???

Otis

I've had that since I put the Pagid Group N brakes on. I seem to out fox the ABS now .

Can't think of anything to do about it. I'm just always mindful of the problem and ready for it when it happens. Lift a bit and the ABS catches up .

Otis

stockcar

basically your brakes are better than your tyres, often find this problem when running competition spec brakes on road tyres!
what pads are you using, could be TOO agressive (there again it could be your right foot)

alyn - as performance

elgordano

I'm running the same tyres but on 19's with standard brakes. They do seem a bit unpredictable in the wet at the moment but then I have only done 500 miles on them. I'll let them scrub in a bit more before commenting.

Gordo

Pete Croney

Alan I think its probably down to the sidewall stiffness.

Soft sidewalls will work well under breaking but won't handle lateral loads well.

Hard sidewalls stop the tread area deforming in a bend, but also mean that the footprint will not change much when the brakes load up the front wheels.

You could juggle the pressures around until you find a good compromise between forward and lateral grip. High pressure for lateral grip bias, lower pressure for grip when braking.