scooby lude

can you tell me in your opinion which tyres are better for fast road on a classic sti. want good grip in dry and wet, dont do track days just sprinting about , daily. so want good grip in all weather, im running toyo t1r at the moment but they are getting a bit low on tread and need to buy 4 new ones, so any advice would be good,thanks.

bobby chang

Toyo R1R's, you will see the different.

Paul C

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Yoko AD08

53

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All weather I'd go for the Vredestein Sessantas I like my T1R's too

Track and summer AD08's I am trying next, but that's not what you want to know

scooby lude

in what way , and by how much.

Paul C

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Proper tyre

scooby lude

just looked for vredestein but they do a range of them , what sort are sessantas is there a model number or somethig.. and what are they like in the wet/ dry and holding the corners.

53

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http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s103p...R17_87Y_XL_TL_

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vr...c-Sessanta.htm

bobby chang

R1R's is a softer compound tyre, it's much quieter than T1R's, being softer, it's more grip and it looks good too. Only little bit more expensive. I have R1R's on my classic for 9 months now, previous tyres were T1R's. I like to try out different tyres. Hope you like it too.

scooby lude

bobby, so as you have had t1r and now got r1r what different have you noticed, like i said just looking for 4 good tyres that grip well in wet and dry and hold the corners well.

bobby chang

Like I said , R1R's is better in every aspects( apart from the price), wet and dry,I use my classic daily, the most noticeable is it's so much quiet, strongly recommended.

Shaks-STI

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VREDESTEIN SPORTRAC3 or UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2 has anybody tried this tyres?

joshtimber

How much these Toyo R1R costs?

bobby chang

I paid £114 + Vat per tyre.(205/50/16)

sprigeteer

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I used to run Eagle F1's - very good all-round tyre. Now on Dunlop Sport Maxx GT's - very good tyre, better than the old F1 by a long way. But it all depends on budget and likely conditions.

craigyp

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Never had a issue with Avon zz3's

scooby lude

now as many of you have different views ,i dont know what to go for .lol.

bobby chang

If you have only one set of wheels, then you can only choose one set of tyres at a time, choose one that suit your budget, then try out the others in the future, Iam sure we all have many years to come in driving , even beyond the age of 70s.

carlito

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As many say...really depends on your budget

I fitted a set of Falken FK 452's last year on my P1 as I did'nt want to shell out silly money for the top brands and I think it's a great tyre for the money.

Also depends on your driving ability, for me the Falkens are perfectly suited to my driving ability and I'll almost always reach the height of my driving ability before the reaching the tyres grip limits....

Good tyre in both the dry and wet...

I paid circa £360 fitted and balanced last year if that helps....

Also had a set of their Zeix 912's on another of my cars and they were great too...

scooby lude

cheers all. ive got t1rs at moment, was thinking of getting and trying f1s. but not sure just yet will wait and see if i get anymore votes and see where i go from there, stilli thought toyo was good but pussing them round a corner a bit hard in the wet , they dont grip too well , unless i m pushing them to hard..

jonny wilkinson

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I've run F1s (GSD3s and then Asyms) and I've also run RE050 Bridgestones.

Currently running PZeroes.

They've all been good.

I'm looking at this thread as I was considering T1Rs (so may go for R1Rs). I've got the chance of getting Yokohama V103's fitted cheapish but I'm a bit worried about going that way as they have now been superseded by the V105.

Anyone tried the Yokohamas ?

MrNoisy

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Guys, sorry to have a bit of a rant, but this same question has been done to death on here. Just use the search, there are literally hundreds of posts asking the same thing, and the answers are ALWAYS the same!
You'll get some good insight if you look at a few.

Thanks

scooby lude

can you tell me what the f1s was like in wet and dry.

MrNoisy

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Or you could find out by getting off your **** and using the SEARCH.

I didn't just post that for entertainment you know.
If I had a quid for every "what tyre" post I'd be a bloody millionaire, so please desist in cluttering up the forum with more repitions.

sonic93

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i always liked t1r s but this week just brought yoka prada spec 2 i like them alot but havent tested in wet yet

scooby lude

well thats good then ,found f1s for £78 and toyos for £59 all including fitting and balancing . just waiting on a review before i decide to buy.

his-n-her-scoobs

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Run both Toyos and F1's on the same classic wagon, unmodified suspension and standard 16 inch rims. Preferred the F1's as quieter, more progressive in the wet (no difference in the dry) and lasted much longer. Easily killed the Toyos in 10.000 miles.

Word of warning with the F1's tho, they "go off" before you run out of tread. At about 2mm or so the compound seems harder and gives less grip wet or dry. Did the same on my Porsche too.



Bugeye Scoob...since when were you voted forum police? Get a life

shambles

Got asym f1s on mine and there great wet and dry

bonesetter

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Let them talk tyres if they can't just eat cake

My vote goes for the Yokohama AD08

Spanks the T1R (much more direct feel, especially on turn-in, huge grip level and is not running up the (super soft T1R) shoulder), and better than the F1 - 'old' V pattern - which I have tried many times (much better grip level wet & dry, increased feedback etc).

AD08 gives confidence in spades, dry & wet. Huge grip level, easily exploitable and progressive limit, doesn't suddenly let go. In summary - everything you want from a tyre, and complements the Impreza well

Galifrey

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General consensus is change tyres at 3mm as they are all massively compromised below that tread depth (not enough sharp edges to bite the tarmac I guess).