Kedlestone

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That time of year again and fancy a change in tyre. Have run Falken 452's for a while now and got on pretty well with them, however they have discontinued them now.

So looking around the £100 mark per corner and the above 2 have come up. Anyone have any info on these, good/bad?

Cheers

sonic93

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453 ment to be better again.
Prada spec 2 s crap there what I used on the sat at totb good for nothing.
Re70 if just fitted to my type r are sweet mate seriously good tyre

Matt23

Haven't used the goodyear F1s, but I've got the spec 2s on my car at the moment and they are crap, getting them changed ASAP.

Kedlestone

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Nice one rob, tempted by the 453's but fancied a change. I'll have a look at the RE70's.

sonic93

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Re70 s if full in budget check camskill should do your still on 17/225/45 right?

bustaMOVEs

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What's the usage for?

Re070 are a really good tyre and have very solid sidewalls and good in the dry and odd track blast but crap in rain.

*** 2 are a good all round tyre which will cope well in dry and wet (which I'd prefer for a dd)

As above prada are not worth it compared to what you've suggested.

If its track tyre you want then out of the 3 would be re070 but then again I'd get a 'proper' track tyre, non of the above

Kedlestone

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On 18's rob, PFF's (225/40/18)

Main use is for weekend drive outs, the odd track day and a bit of commuting.

Infected by sti

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I've ran all of the tyres mentioned.

I found the Prada spec 2 to be a decent tyre in the warmer months when pushing on but absolutely dreadful on a damp or greasy road.

RE070 I found to be a pretty good, not bad in damp or rain, terrible in freezing conditions, get a lot of tram lining with them once they start to go off / rock solid

Eagle f1 I found to be the best all rounder imho, better in the rain than any of the above, decent grip levels in the warm, I found they give a bit more on the sidewall when hard cornering if that makes sense, not so much tyre roll but get feedback so to speak if they are about to let go on their limits.

Suppose different tyres are going to suit different drivers and their styles of driving, I'm sure others have found different to what I have. When the RE070's are fresh and in warm weather I would have to say they offer the most grip over the others, so if it's just a summer car so to speak then happy days, if it's an all year car like I use mine then I would be changing from them without doubt, car was fecking useless last year on them

cster

Yokohama AD08s are worth a good look at for the type of driving you describe.
I run these (mainly summer/track) and also a set of F1 Assyms.
RE070s are basically a 10 year old tyre and things have moved on considerably since then IMO.

Kedlestone

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I ran the old eagle f1's 5 years ago when I bought the car and loved them, was amazed at the amounts of grip and confidence they gave. The asymmetric 2's are on offer on camskill at the moment to...

Kedlestone

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I'd like the AD08's but with I've capped the budget at £100 a corner due to a looming tax bill :s

fpan

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Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

cster

Pound for pound I'd go for Asymm2s from Camskill - but would only use on track if wet or tyres are near the end of their life.

LUCKO

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ultrac sessanta ?????

cster

ps a lot of people absolutely rave about these - haven't tried them myself.
Vredestein Tyres / Car / Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta - 225/45 R17 94Y XL TL
at £69 a corner all in from Camskill.
Might be the go.

LUCKO

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225/40/18

Kedlestone

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I've put ultrac sessanta's on the missus's hatch STI but have yet to really push on with them due to the bad weather. They seem happy enough in the wet though and not much road noise transmitted either.

Kedlestone

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I have my eye on a second set of wheels, am tempted to stick some trackday rubber on them if I go down that route and keep the PFF's with the Goodyears.

bustaMOVEs

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Well if you do get some track wheels then get 17" and keep 18" for rd.

18s for show, 17s for go.

Kedlestone

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I'm running 8 pot K sports with a 330m disc, do they do a 17 that will clear them?

F1 CJE UK

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I ran Prada spec 2 and loved them, good turn in etc, not the best in the wet but ok, have the good years on my skoda, they are ok but i would never fit them to a fast car.

MMT WRX

I have just put these on my M3 to replace Continental M3 specific and in my opinion they're night and day better. A lot more feel, a lot less tram lining and about £70/corner cheaper.

bustaMOVEs

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Afaik yes the 330 clear 17s it's the 356 that don't.

sonic93

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Re70 you can't get in 18s.
Ad08 be great if in budget

mgcvk

Just had Goodyear asymmetrics fitted replacing the previous pair of asymmetrics. Very good tyres and long lasting and I had Goodyear Eagles before that. I also found the Bridgestones very hard and tramliney with age.