Soulgirl

Hi guys..

Just bought myself an early Xmas present... these



They are Kosei D Racer 17 x 7 (is that all you need to know?) and are being fitted to an STi2 (1996).

I want to put tyres on that wont wear out quickly. I currently have Mitchellin's and wore out the front tyres in around 6 months and had to swap front to back eek!

So, recommendations if you will. I intend to have them fitted at ProTyre and would like to make sure I get a decent set.

ozzy

You should be rotating the tyres front-back anyway. I do it at every service interval to keep the wear rates even.

Do you want performance?

For wear rate alone I'd avoid Goodyear Eagles. I got 25K out of my original Pirelli P-Zero's and roughly 15K out of my Toyo Proxes.

Stefan

Soulgirl

Thanks for info on tyre rotation... I will remember that and get Triton to sort that at each service.

Perfomance? Not since being stopped for speeding Of course, I want grip and wear to be hand in hand I guess... I don't do more than 8k a year so my current tyres have worn out quite rapidly haven't they. So the Pirelli p-Zero's are good then?

alcazar

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Really good grip, and really slow wear tend to be mutually exclusive.

I'd go for Pirellis, or my current favourites, Toyo Proxes T1R's, and rotate them every 6 months.

Alcazar

ozzy

Yep, really good grip usually comes from soft compound tyres which tend to wear pretty quickly unfortunately.

8K ain't a lot, but if you drive the car likes it's stolen it'll amount to my 25K of motorway mile munching.

Also, tyre choice will depend on budget. Pirelli's will last, but they're pretty expensive compared to Toyos. Having said that you may already be used to high tyre prices with those Michelin's

Stefan

Soulgirl

I paid £450 if I recollect correctly (for 4) so I think they were quite expensive. Im off to protyre anyway to see what they recommend as well Cheers guys..

Soulgirl

I just called protyre and between his yawns he asked what tyre size I needed... how on earth would I know that? Im a girl damnit...

Anyone care to help?

ozzy

IIRC 205/45/17 or 215/40/17 on a classic.

First has limited choice. Pirelli only ones that spring to mind.

Women

Soulgirl

You can have that quote

Thanks for the info

RON

SG,
Go for 215/40 17's, the 205's don't ride as well, or at least thats what I've found!!

Soulgirl

Yay.. thanks Ron (my personal mechanic )