WHAT TYRES DO I BYE PEOPLE?
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WHAT TYRES DO I BYE PEOPLE?
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im soon due to replace the four sticky things on the wheels on my v5 sti and dont know what ones? problem is i do a 75mile round trip to work (no wonder my back hurts) so need something thats gonna last more than 10mins but want good grip. i really want some thing that has exceptional wet grip aswell as the dry i was thinking along f1's or toyo proxies? will these last
im currently running bridgestone potenzas and dont really like them although they have lasted please help cheers
im soon due to replace the four sticky things on the wheels on my v5 sti and dont know what ones? problem is i do a 75mile round trip to work (no wonder my back hurts) so need something thats gonna last more than 10mins but want good grip. i really want some thing that has exceptional wet grip aswell as the dry i was thinking along f1's or toyo proxies? will these last
im currently running bridgestone potenzas and dont really like them although they have lasted please help cheers
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weird i was just gonna say about them my mate had them on his civic type r they were good but heard loads of people say there really good in wet
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There's been a lot of talk on here about tyre choices. Mostly down to personal preference, but the ones that seem most popular are the Goodyear F1's & Toyo's T1S or T1R...
The problem you'll have though is that extended tyre life & grip are not always compatable....
The problem you'll have though is that extended tyre life & grip are not always compatable....
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I do 32,000 miles a year in my 06 STi and have always used Goodyear F1s.
Look to get 15-17000 on a set of fronts and the rears are coming up for replacement shortly with 28000 on them.
Excellent grip and well worth it.
Gareth
Look to get 15-17000 on a set of fronts and the rears are coming up for replacement shortly with 28000 on them.
Excellent grip and well worth it.
Gareth
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Prefer the Michelin PS2s though.
Do you not rotate with a view to giving the center diff an easier time?
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yeah, the toyo proxes t-1r tyres have a like a band on the outer edges for water re-direction or something like that. theyre supposed to be better in the wet for this reason.
both excellent tyres, but ive had 2 sets of t-1rs on my scoob this year (both 215/40/17 with no major probs)
both excellent tyres, but ive had 2 sets of t-1rs on my scoob this year (both 215/40/17 with no major probs)
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Personal oppinion:
But I think Toyo's are one of the best tyres on the market.
S's handle really well in the dry but not as good as R's in the wet.
But there are new Toyo's that havent been out long called R888's, these are meant to out perform the R's and S's.
I would rather have a trye that didn't last as long but gripped well when I used it.
ASH
But I think Toyo's are one of the best tyres on the market.
S's handle really well in the dry but not as good as R's in the wet.
But there are new Toyo's that havent been out long called R888's, these are meant to out perform the R's and S's.
I would rather have a trye that didn't last as long but gripped well when I used it.
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The R888's are the semi-slicks.
Very expensive, and 'interesting' in the wet
I have used Toyo T1R's for the last 2 years, but haven't been blown away by them. Will try the Parada Spec 2's next to get a comparison.
Very expensive, and 'interesting' in the wet
I have used Toyo T1R's for the last 2 years, but haven't been blown away by them. Will try the Parada Spec 2's next to get a comparison.
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By the way, my mileage has dropped slightly, it was 36,000 last year
Gareth
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> But there are new Toyo's that havent been out long called R888's, these
> are meant to out perform the R's and S's.
Odd really, am I the only person expecting toyo's next tyre to be the T1t?
> are meant to out perform the R's and S's.
Odd really, am I the only person expecting toyo's next tyre to be the T1t?
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I have just got my 2nd set of T1R's put on yesterday i got 22000 out of them which i found amazing due to the high amount of shall we say spirited driving.
Very good in the dry lovely progresive breakaway and big "slides" and remarkably grippy in the wet!!
Very good in the dry lovely progresive breakaway and big "slides" and remarkably grippy in the wet!!
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I'm running F1's at the moment, so much better than the toyo's T1s I had on before,I ran F1's before the toyos and got 25K out of those and only managed 18k out of the toyo's, The grip was ok with toyos but not not very good in the wet, standing water was leathel.
The only tyres I would consider if I couldn't get F1's is the vredestiens, Michilen or continentals but all cost more money
The only tyres I would consider if I couldn't get F1's is the vredestiens, Michilen or continentals but all cost more money
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Hi monkey,
I have driven hard in wet & dry conditions on bridgestone re070, pirelli corsa, toyo proxys, f1 eagle & vredestein ultra in the last couple years so hopefully my comments below will help you decide.
vredestein best overall in dry & wet conditions - very sure footed almost as good as re070 & corsa in dry, better in wet. better than toyo in dry & wet, better than f1 in dry, about the same wet. good thing about this tyre is that it has hard tyre walls just like the re070 which suit car's weight and hard driving. Also fairly refined on noise.
re070 joint best overall in dry and also an excellent track tyre , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions.
corsa ioint best overall in dry but does not last as long as re070 , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions, noiser than re070.
f1, ok in dry but behind but corsa, re070 & vredestein, better than corsa & re070 in the wet and quieter. tyre walls not hard enough so handling is not as direct as the above two. better than toyo dry & wet
toyo, last overall as tyre walls not hard enough - only better in wet than re070 & corsa but worst than f1 & vredestein in dry & wet conditions
PS: check out mocom's SN discounts currently on the vredesteins at the moment - see link below.
https://www.scoobynet.com/trader-ann...-sessanta.html
I have driven hard in wet & dry conditions on bridgestone re070, pirelli corsa, toyo proxys, f1 eagle & vredestein ultra in the last couple years so hopefully my comments below will help you decide.
vredestein best overall in dry & wet conditions - very sure footed almost as good as re070 & corsa in dry, better in wet. better than toyo in dry & wet, better than f1 in dry, about the same wet. good thing about this tyre is that it has hard tyre walls just like the re070 which suit car's weight and hard driving. Also fairly refined on noise.
re070 joint best overall in dry and also an excellent track tyre , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions.
corsa ioint best overall in dry but does not last as long as re070 , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions, noiser than re070.
f1, ok in dry but behind but corsa, re070 & vredestein, better than corsa & re070 in the wet and quieter. tyre walls not hard enough so handling is not as direct as the above two. better than toyo dry & wet
toyo, last overall as tyre walls not hard enough - only better in wet than re070 & corsa but worst than f1 & vredestein in dry & wet conditions
PS: check out mocom's SN discounts currently on the vredesteins at the moment - see link below.
https://www.scoobynet.com/trader-ann...-sessanta.html
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Hi monkey,
I have driven hard in wet & dry conditions on bridgestone re070, pirelli corsa, toyo proxys, f1 eagle & vredestein ultra in the last couple years so hopefully my comments below will help you decide.
vredestein best overall in dry & wet conditions - very sure footed almost as good as re070 & corsa in dry, better in wet. better than toyo in dry & wet, better than f1 in dry, about the same wet. good thing about this tyre is that it has hard tyre walls just like the re070 which suit car's weight and hard driving. Also fairly refined on noise.
re070 joint best overall in dry and also an excellent track tyre , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions.
corsa ioint best overall in dry but does not last as long as re070 , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions, noiser than re070.
f1, ok in dry but behind but corsa, re070 & vredestein, better than corsa & re070 in the wet and quieter. tyre walls not hard enough so handling is not as direct as the above two. better than toyo dry & wet
toyo, last overall as tyre walls not hard enough - only better in wet than re070 & corsa but worst than f1 & vredestein in dry & wet conditions
PS: check out mocom's SN discounts currently on the vredesteins at the moment - see link below.
https://www.scoobynet.com/trader-ann...-sessanta.html
I have driven hard in wet & dry conditions on bridgestone re070, pirelli corsa, toyo proxys, f1 eagle & vredestein ultra in the last couple years so hopefully my comments below will help you decide.
vredestein best overall in dry & wet conditions - very sure footed almost as good as re070 & corsa in dry, better in wet. better than toyo in dry & wet, better than f1 in dry, about the same wet. good thing about this tyre is that it has hard tyre walls just like the re070 which suit car's weight and hard driving. Also fairly refined on noise.
re070 joint best overall in dry and also an excellent track tyre , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions.
corsa ioint best overall in dry but does not last as long as re070 , fine in wet but not standing water, problems with greasy conditions, noiser than re070.
f1, ok in dry but behind but corsa, re070 & vredestein, better than corsa & re070 in the wet and quieter. tyre walls not hard enough so handling is not as direct as the above two. better than toyo dry & wet
toyo, last overall as tyre walls not hard enough - only better in wet than re070 & corsa but worst than f1 & vredestein in dry & wet conditions
PS: check out mocom's SN discounts currently on the vredesteins at the moment - see link below.
https://www.scoobynet.com/trader-ann...-sessanta.html
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Another vote for Vredestein Sessantas - had these on for 4 months now and they're truly excellent; terrific grip in dry, damp/greasy and wet conditions, good steering feel and feedback, excellent ride quality and low noise. Also seem to be wearing very well so far. Before that have tried F1s. T1Rs etc
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I've used T1R's for a while and they were fine. Now got Toyo Proxes 4 which is the next version up - excellent in the dry and now in the wet but it took a couple of weeks for them to really develop full wet grip - Camskill are doing them for about £60 delivered.
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Sorry but the T1R is still Toyo's top of the range road tyre the Toyo Proxes 4 is the mid range performance tyre.
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Mine are due to replace again - I only managed 7,500 out of the original Bridgestones, and now 7,500 out of the goodyear F1's.......what next ? (other than check my tracking again ! - had this done after about 6,000 on the Bridgestones !)..
I wouldn't call my general driving spirited, more old man with the occasional short sprint.
I am thinking about the T1R
PS: Its the fronts that really die - rears would last a little longer.
I wouldn't call my general driving spirited, more old man with the occasional short sprint.
I am thinking about the T1R
PS: Its the fronts that really die - rears would last a little longer.
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