ESH

Hi All!!!

I've recently noticed that I've got a slow punture in one of my front tyres.

I've got a full set of Yoko A539's which have now been discontinued.

Can I get away with changing just the front two or could I just get a single front replacement.

After speaking to various suppliers some recommed:

Toyo Proxys
Good Year F1
Dunlop 9000's
????

I'm at a loss. I don't do alot of fast road driving although I have a type R but don't don't want to fork out £££££ on an unsuitable tyre.

All help welcomed.

Esh

RRH

Try the tyres forum

suffolkdar

NEVER buy a really expensive tyre, unless you do track days...... cheap to middle price tyres are more than capable in the wet and the dry for normal road use, The ONLY downside i have noticed with budjet tyres in normal driving is more road noise, Hardly a problen on a scoob!

davyboy

Great advice

RRH

^^you beat me to it davyboy. there speaks the voice of experience eh

ESH

Thanks guys!!

I've posted a similar request on the tyre forum.

Esh

[Davey]

If you know of someone local who can fit them get them mail order from

www.mytyres.co.uk

If your not likely to see track action a set of decent budget sports summer tyres like Fate or Stunners will only set you back around £150.. Should be able to get them fitted for £20..

GC8

Nankang tyres from the site mentioned above will cost just under £150 and about £20-£25 to fit, balanced. A friend of mine has just bought a set for his 'Wagon and he is very enthusiastic about them. He's just crashed though so Im not sure whether his opinion counts!

Simon

Izzy

Idealy you should change all 4 tyres together otherwise if there is a significant difference in the tread depth between tyres your rolling circumference will differ between wheels & could effect the efficiency of the various diffs.

If you're going for new tyres, I'd suggest either the Toyos or the Goodyears.

But, if you want, I have a spare set (4) of used 17 inch A359's with aprox 4mm tread that you can have for say £40 the lot. They're in my Dad's garage & he wants shot of them...

PM me if you're interested.

davyboy

Spend 1000's to make your car faster. Spend 1000's to make it stop quicker.

Spend as little as possible on the only part of the car to be in contact with the road.

Strange indeed.

mikepaul

Goodyear Eagle F1 GDS3 everytime
£99 a corner including fitting and valve.

Sorry to say but the bridgestone OEM subaru fit are rubbish, not sure about the S03s. I think Bridgestone tyres are not what they once were, everyone remebers how go the SO2s were, but the competition has caught up and passed surpassed them! IMHO naturally.

I know other tyre places try and charge more, but they are just ripping you off. Stick to your guns and ask them to be sensible on pricing.


I use Protyre in Slough.

More info see the tyre forum.

dynamix

iTrader: (3)

tis weird indeed.

mods should be done from the bottom upwards.

PHILL-WALES

lookig to buy new tyres myself , went on a site tyre test and one of the best tyres there was the new falken 452, and on there on there web site for £58 each. falkentyres.co.uk if u wanna take a look a those.

davyboy

I am pretty sure I could draw a graph that shows income V how good you think cheap tyres are

RRH

I've used Falken FK452's before and have found them very good. Same pattern as the F1 IIRC. They're not the usual discount rubbish that the price may suggest.

RRH

lmao

T-gro

The SO-3's are horrible. Worst tyre I have ever had.

I've just swapped them for a set of GSD3's and the car feels so much better it's difficult to believe.

davyboy

I have them on the now legendary 944 turbo.

I like them

ESH

Thanks a bundle lads.

So it seems that Good Year Vs Falkens. Its not the money, really I'm always cautious in areas where I'm not at least 80% knowledgable. I didn't trust the first garage I tried. They always seem to steer you towards the brand that they can get and where the margin is better for them.

I'll probably use Pro Tyre in Enfield as its my local

Thanks for the offer Izzy but I'd rather have new. As for your advice about changing all tyres thats exactly what I needed to know.

So F1s or 452's?

Esh

suffolkdar

If you have got loads of money BURN IT and buy some expensive tyre because of the name.....
I'll drive fast(I would think much faster) and safely paying half as much, what i save i'll go out on the **** with thanks!
Anyway scoobynet ***** know best.......

stormmy

I have Falken ZE512's, i like them lots. Great in the wet, maybe not so good in the dry as the tread moves about a bit, but hay, how often is it dry?????

dinothedude

I put 4 Avon ZZ3s on my 01 WRX just before Christmas. They cost £85 per tyre and are no better or worse than the Bridgestone tyres they replaced. Bridgestones are £130 a tyre.

It's your money!

Izzy

Not sure if the comment was aimed at me or not

I'd agree that you should invest in a good set of tyres - I normally use Toyo T1S or T1Rs, but I'm "evaluating" a set of Goodyears at the moment...

I should have made it clearer perhaps with the mention of my available old A539s but what I was thinking was if ESH wanted the option to have them as a temp stop-gap replacement for his simmilar one with the slow puncture he could have the 4 I have & use the best one until he gets a new, proper, set....

RRH

I don't think that was aimed at you Izzy; maybe at suffolkdar

armogedden57

ive got toyos on mine and they're spot on, we used to call the nankan's death racers as everyone who had them ended up crashing! they are ****e!

Gus the Bus

I,ve just fitted Falken ZE512's today replacing my original Bridgestone REO40's and have given them a good run tonight.

I must say they are far better tyres than the Bridgestone's and do not tramline either.

..........and @ £280 a set fully fitted far better on the pocket too but thats not why I bought them. But, why pay £100 plus a corner for Bridgestones when IMHO they are pure gash!

Gus

Izzy

No probs...

I'm still "evaluating" the F1's, but they seem to be fairly good on first impressions.... Not tried the Falkens though so can't compare.