What Tyres do you have

[KiwiTT]

Following on from Dickytim's idea :scholar:, please complete this Poll

[Kenneth]

mine are black and cylindrical in shape.

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 225/50 R16

[OSiRiS]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 215/45/17 on 8" wide rims.

Yes I like my rubber stretched thanks ;) ;) ;)

[KiwiTT]

Don't forget to post your answer in the poll

[SGHOM]

Falken 451's
225/40/18. :2thumbsup might go for 235's next time. :pimp2:

[BraindG]

Actually, ive just remembered, i voted eagles, but i had to put michellins on.. doh.

[richy rich]

other
avons zzs

[Nick VR4]

Other .. Continental Contact Sports

[Physician]

mine are black and cylindrical in shape.



Cylindrical ??? /pan /pan /pan

Circular maybe Ken lol .........

Mine are Eagle F1's

[jaimz]

Mine are Bridgestone Potenza GIIIs (standard size)

They've been absolutely excellent, and I'm quite worried about how much they'll be to replace!

[kato]

ive some unknown on my legnum as they came as a package, but ive always had bf goodrich on my galant, brill in wet and have puncture gaurantee which ive used a couple times.

[caishanvr4]

Goodyear eagles F1 GS D3 225/40/18 :evilgrin:

My next will be 19 inch toyo so im saving from now /Grrr

[I-S]

Other - Kumho KH15

[jakester]

At the moment I have Michelin Pilot's on, but, I shall be replacing them very shortly with either Falken FK451's or Toyo Proxy TR1's

[andy43]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 225/40/18 - very impressed with them :2thumbsup

[colVR4]

Toyo Proxies 225/45/17

[bradc]

GSD3 F1's 235/45/17

[GroundControl]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 215/45/17

[Paul Beazer]

Avon ZZ3s front, Avon ZZ1s rear.

[Kieran]

Dunlop SP Sport01 all round (Standard dimensions) - and they're an exceptional tyre in all circumstances so far.

[pezza]

Other - Avon ZZ3s. top tyre so far!!! /Banana

[VR4 MAD]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 225/45/17 and so new the labels have wore off yet:thinking: /pan

[wirdy]

Avon ZZ3's - shouldn't these be one of the choices?, they're quite popular.

[Spirit]

Always been F1's......but may give the Falkens a go next time

[The Vee]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 215/45/17

Been very good - first time I've had these

[ghanda]

P-Zero's for a 4WD, Goodyear F1's for FWD, Ching chong Chinese Wooden re-moulds for a RWD ;)

[Kieran]

...Ching chong Chinese Wooden re-moulds for a RWD ;)

/haz

/Steeringw <----Gary driving said RWD car in a straight line.... /Devil5

[AllBeItMine]

you dont have Conti's on there...

[colVR4]

I've had those ZZ3's before, and unless they have had a major redesign, I didn't like em. They wore out so quick it wasn't funny!!

[Wouter]

I have Tornado Alpha's (Don't ask)

Bad points: Useless in the wet or the cold.

Good Points: In the dry on a warm piece of road, the stick like glue!, and due to their hard compound they hardly ware at all!

[KiwiTT]

It looks as if nearly half the club has F1s. They must be pretty good.

[g6acb]

Falken ZIEX ZE-512 215/45/17 - Quite impressed for a 'budget' tyre, low noise, good rim protection, at current rate of wear they only look to last around 15k though

[Gly]

I have Tornado Alpha's (Don't ask)

Good Points: , and due to their hard compound they hardly ware at all!


lies!!! camber kills (15000 at the most and i'd detroyed the rear wheels, and soon to follow were the fronts)

[Roadrunner]

Vredestein Ultracs 235/45ZR17 - excellent tyres in the wet, and I get 20k+ miles out of a set :D

[ingocaius]

jap original spec yokohama ice tyres 205 /55 16 i think dangerous as hell, only rated to about 115mph and lethal in the wet.
they are going this week when i get my 18" rims they have 225/40/18,think they are toyo,s

[Beastlee]

Toyo Proxies T1-R 205/55/16, had em on the SAAB too, fantastic value at &#163;56 a corner!

[EdmundVR4]

Dunlop Direzza 235/45/17 right now.
I've used Toyo Proxes, Dunlop FM901 & the best so far...Kumho Ecsta Supra 712

[MarkSanne]

Toyo Proxies T1 225/45/17

[HMG1K]

I've currently got practically brand new Goodyear on the Galant at the moment - the last owner must have recently changed them...

However I had been running Michellins for the last 17 years. At the time back then my friend, who's a motoring journalist, said Michellins last longer so I gave them a try and on my 6G Galant I was getting 40k-45k miles out of a set where as the standard fits I had managed around 30k miles on.

I'm interested to see how these Goodyears perform.

[Valim]

Nice separation eagle f1 from other michelin. :)
Bridgestone s-03 pp

[g6acb]

on my 6G Galant I was getting 40k-45k miles out of a set



your going to be in for a shock then /rally

[Twpsin]

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 235/45/17

[DickBarton]

Vredestien Sportrac 2's - on recommendation from UnclePete - and very good they have been to...far better than the Michelin DitchFinders I had on before...

[miller]

Avon's ZZR's ....swear by them now!!

Mike

[Ryan]

Dunlop Le Mans LM002 (I think) 205/55/16 89V (240km/h)

[Gowf]

Pirrelli Pzero Assimetrico's really cant fault them, other than durability

[unclepete]

Vredestein Wintrac Extremes! I like to be an individual. I love Vredestein more than any other (and like my rubber). Proxes in the summer just because Beastlee had them on, and they're actually very good in the wet.

Dick - your last tyres were Pirelli P6000s, that's why they were ditch finders - it doesn't get much worse (although they are usually good for the first 50 miles to be fair).

[d i c k i e s]

think i answered? Dunlop Direzza 101 (225.40R18)

[HMG1K]

your going to be in for a shock then /rally

I can hear me drop the pennies into my piggy bank already... DINK!:speechles

[yetphoenix]

Goodyear F1 235/45/17

[Slimshady]

Goodyear Eagle F1 225/45/17

(although not so happy with them – less than 1 month old now and I can still wheel spin in 1st - 3rd gear even in the dry – handling is better than the slicks I had though he he...)

[orionn2o]

Pirrelli Pzero Assimetrico's really cant fault them, other than durability

Yeah they're great for 3000 miles¬!! Less if on track!

[mitzitech2007]

I always go for a known budget brand cos unless im on a track there is only a marginal difference in grip when on the road and i cant see the point in spending loads of money on tyres to replace them so soon after fitting them if it was my g/f's fiesta then b/stones or g/year cos their cheap!

i have 235/45/17 nexen 3000 £32.70 on the front and 255/40/17 nexen 3000 £41.20 on the rear this way i can drive like an animal if i want without caring about tyre wear and these nexens grip just as much as the yoko's and toyo proxies i had before the only tyre i have had that was better was a slick but there illegal! awaome on the track though!

[roch_27]

Toyo Proxes T1R 235/45/17 ;)

[HMG1K]

Just ordered 2 x Goodyear F1 XL Asymmetrics to go on the front - I hear the XLs have stiffer side walls. At the moment I've got Goodyear F1 GSD3s on the back so good to see how the Asys perform on the front.

[chris g]

GT Radial at front at the moment and Nankang something at the back

Putting on Faken 452's any day now

Had them on ST and liked them but have had GSD3's in the past and like them

For wet weather track time hoping to get Wintrac Extremes

[Johny]

le mans digi tire
probably been on there since it came from japan lol

how long do tires generally last?

ive never worn out a set of tires before
all the cars ive had have either come with bald tires or good ones lol

[Ryan]

le mans digi tire
probably been on there since it came from japan lol

how long do tires generally last?

ive never worn out a set of tires before
all the cars ive had have either come with bald tires or good ones lol

If they're the LM002's such as I had on my car, I found the outside edge of tread on the fronts wore down quickly - probably due to enthusiastic cornering.

As for the tyres themselves - they were speed rated to 240km/h but apart from that nothing particularly special.

[Johny]

ive done 11000 km on them so far and they dont seem to be worn at all

saying that i havent had the wheels off since i got it lol

[Fully]

Accelera Series PHI 225/40/ZR18.

[nuster100]

I had Yokohama Parada Spec 2's on my Mondeo V6 and they were brilliant, apart from wearing out quickly

Stuck wan-li's on the back of the skyline to sell it and they were lethal.

Looking at a full set of Parada 2's now as all 4 tires need doing.

JR

[-=white-zombie=-]

dunlop direzza dz101 215/45/17 , awsome tyres, in the wet too

[Nick Mann]

I have so far used:
Falken FK451, 235/45/17
Federal Super Steel 595, 225/45/17
Yokohama AO46, 235/45/17
Michelin Pilot Primacy, 235/45/17
And this morning I have had Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas put on, also in 235/45/17.

So far, I would have to say the Falkens were the best. The Federals were awful for everything except longevity. I'm glad I didn't pay the RRP for the Michelins.

I'll add feedback on the Vredesteins when I have hed them for a while.

The FK451 has now been replaced by the FK452, but those would be the only tyre from the list above I would buy again.

Yoko, wears too quick.
Federals are like driving on a skid pan.
Michelins are too expensive.

[Zitchu]

Currently have 225/40R18s on the VR-4 and 235/45R17s on the Evo.
Both sets are Eagle F1s.

[Munta]

have 225/45R17s eagle f1s also

[Kryton]

The time has come for me to buy some more tyres. Looks like I should be going for the Eagle F1's then. Anyone know the best place? I normally get mine from blackcircles.com (they are £98 delivered) but if anyone knows of anywhere cheaper, I'm all ears! PS I have standard wheels.

[JTG]

The time has come for me to buy some more tyres. Looks like I should be going for the Eagle F1's then. Anyone know the best place? I normally get mine from blackcircles.com (they are £98 delivered) but if anyone knows of anywhere cheaper, I'm all ears! PS I have standard wheels.

You 225/50/16 as per the spec sheet on this site? If so then they're £86 per tyre delivered, or £98 per tyre fully fitted here: http://www.tyretraders.co.uk/ I usually find them to be the cheapest.

[Kryton]

Cool. Time to go shopping then. Thanks

[dickytim]

looking for 2 new tyres for my FTO. the standard ones are 205-50-16 - not sure the size of the rims, but they are stock. Was going to see if I can stretch 215-45-16 on for a better choice.

Looking at bridgestone RE-11, RE-0001 or similar, not keen to go with GSD3's as I want quieter ones.

Does anyone have RE-11 or RE-001 on their can that can comment on noise and grip levels?

[Ryan]

looking for 2 new tyres for my FTO. the standard ones are 205-50-16 - not sure the size of the rims, but they are stock.

I take it that you're not sure of the width because the rim size is indicated by the "16"?

[dickytim]

I take it that you're not sure of the width because the rim size is indicated by the "16"?

Should be 6.5 inch. but it is too cold to go outside to look!

[Ryan]

Should be 6.5 inch. but it is too cold to go outside to look!

Wimp :p

[dickytim]

Also anyone who has toyo T1R

[Gly]

you will find the stock 205-50-16 is the most regular size and will have more tyre choice
215/45 is a bit odd, and will most likely not be held on shelf

Bridgestone Potenza RE001 Adrenalin, (Asymmetric tread)

make sure you get the numbers right, because there are others in the lineup, re11 looks a semi slick?

i have the RE001's brilliant tyre for the money IMO,
quieter than my old gsd3(directionals) stick better in corners, and no screaming yet (maybe havent tried hard enough yet)

the T1Rs have soft side walls apparently,

Ryan has the toyo PX4, there quiet, and are a all round touring type tyre,

[dickytim]

you will find the stock 205-50-16 is the most regular size and will have more tyre choice
215/45 is a bit odd, and will most likely not be held on shelf

Bridgestone Potenza RE001 Adrenalin, (Asymmetric tread)

make sure you get the numbers right, because there are others in the lineup, re11 looks a semi slick?

i have the RE001's brilliant tyre for the money IMO,
quieter than my old gsd3(directionals) stick better in corners, and no screaming yet (maybe havent tried hard enough yet)

the T1Rs have soft side walls apparently,

Ryan has the toyo PX4, there quiet, and are a all round touring type tyre,

RE11 seem to be close to semi slicks but apparently handle well in the wet.

RE001 Assametric adrenalines are my second choice, the price seems to be quite similar. The T1R are slightly cheaper but the soft side wall is an issue for me.

[Subaru ETA]

I had the RE001 on my vr4 - awesome tyres. I agree fully with Carsten

[CANDEE]

The RE-11's are closer to a semi-slick as they have a soft compound and less tread depth than "normal" tyres.

The RE-001's are closer to a normal road tyre as they have a harder compound. :) There is also a RE-002 as well with has a similar pattern to the RE-11 but the Re-001 compound(well close) and tread depth. :)

[CANDEE]

Damn double post

[dickytim]

got a full set of RE001 will let you know what i think in a week or 2 when they wear in.

[dickytim]

FYI RE-11 are out of stock due to some issue in Japan...

[dickytim]

The RE-11's are closer to a semi-slick as they have a soft compound and less tread depth than "normal" tyres.

The RE-001's are closer to a normal road tyre as they have a harder compound. :) There is also a RE-002 as well with has a similar pattern to the RE-11 but the Re-001 compound(well close) and tread depth. :)

RE-002 are yet to be released.

[CANDEE]

RE-002 are yet to be released.

My local Firestone store has them in stock, the guy took me out into the storage area and showed me them. :) You are prob talking to Hyper? As I got the same answer out them too...

[dickytim]

Holy crap!!!

Been testing the tyres and have been lucky enough to have some varied conditions the last few days, I am very impressed so far, dry was very impressive, there is a corner on the way home that I regularly take at 65, can take at 70 with the tyres squealing and in the VR4 the fastest I could do it was 65. can now easily hold 75. In the wet today I was still able to take it at 65. The car also feels more neutral leaning towards taily.

The turn in is great in wet and dry, the grip and traction is excellent, the wet is better than the GSD3's altho I haven't had the GSD3's on the FTO.

With the last rear tyres, which were federal something there was an aweful noise, I actually thought I had run a bearing! Now I can actually hear the exhaust noise and the noise is gone!

So far I am very impressed.

Only 1 issue is the tyres feel a little squirmy at the limit, I am going to try to add some tyre pressure and see if that helps.

[elnevio]

Bit of a thread revival here.

When most people think of Falkens on here, they think of FK-452s. Well, on the old Leon, we had Falken Zeix ZE-912s, and they were really good on that. They are an asymmetric tyre like the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrics. So on to the VR-4 went ZE-912s. And I have had them on there for well over a year now.

This is our recent tyre history:


Admiral & Achilles on the VR-4 when it was landed in the UK. These were surprisingly good tyres, although the Admirals suffered some cracking on the inside-facing tyre walls;
Falken FK-452s on the VR-4 - the dry grip of these tyres was very good. However, I found them to be a little too squirmy under wet conditions;
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrics on the VR-4 - again, the dry grip of these tyres was very good, probably slightly better than the FK-452s. And again, I found them a little squirmy under wet conditions. Whilst I appreciate that they are classed as summer tyres, the performance drop-off in the winter was still quite marked;
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3s (the Made In Germany ones) on the RVR - not such a direct comparison, but these were my favourite tyres, the dry grip was outstanding, and they were fairly decent in the wet, and winter cold;
Falken Zeix ZE-912s on the VR-4 currently - The dry grip of these tyres is fantastic. However, the wet grip is also extremely good, including in the lower temperature of winter.

We know that tyre choice and opinions can be very subjective. Anyway, I thought I would share my experiences of these fairly common tyres (well, amongst VR-4 owners) as I have been able to pretty much directly compare them over the last few years.

As ever, the Falkens represent a very good deal, and I would choose them over the Goodyears. Put it this way, my next set of tyres will be the ZE-912s again. :)

[OnBoost!]

I have some crappy tyres on mine,they are now getting old and worn,when it's wet, in 1st,2nd,and 3rd,all i get is wheel spin,and the back end fishtails. It's almost like driving a rear wheel drive car..:D

[LudviG]

Summer: Vredestein Sportac 3, 225/40-18
Winter: Nokian Hakka R, 205/50-17

[Gingerfish]

Thread revival again!

I've tried a few different tyres on my PFL Legnum. Had Avon's, Toyo and Yokohama.
So far I've found Yokohama Parada spec 2's to be the best.
Toyo Proxes' don't seem to perform too well in the wet, making the car feel 'skittish' and unstable.

Avon's, well................... won't buy them again.

[MarkSanne]

I bought a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 (215/45/17) which I am very happy with. The previous 2 sets of Toyo Proxes T1R's were quite good too. I can't compare to wet conditions yet as I rarely drive the Legnum (it's the missus her daily).

[Ryan]

I am very happy with the Bridgestone RE002 that I fitted to the car about three months ago. Nice progressive tyre that sticks well in both wet / dry conditions and is pretty quiet. Remains to be seen how many miles I'll get out of them though.

[SEAN-NZ]

I am very happy with the Bridgestone RE002 that I fitted to the car about three months ago. Nice progressive tyre that sticks well in both wet / dry conditions and is pretty quiet. Remains to be seen how many miles I'll get out of them though.

im running the same, been on for a couple months, wearing A LOT better than the tires i had on before (some cheap junk), by a lot i mean i can actually drive it hard around corners with out the smell of burning rubber and without going through the belt on the inside of the tire in about 1500km, so far worth the $230 each, been on for about 3500km, will see how much tread were when it goes for a wof

[fassi1]

Has somebody ever tried Barum Bravuris 2 XL

[Ryan]

Has somebody ever tried Barum Bravuris 2 XL

Never even heard of them.

[Adam.Findlay]

saw this thread pop up again and may as well put in my two cents
just got a set of nitto invo's 225/45/17
cant rate them high enough. stick better then my old potenza 245/45/17's did in both dry and wet condiotions and wasnt to badly priced 220NZD per tyre inc fitting and balancing.

[fassi1]

Barum is a*joint venture*with Continental AG, apparently good tyres.

[Bender]

Has anyone else uesd the Falken ZE912 tyres on here VR4's?
I'm looking replaceing them with worn out Dunlop Sport Maxx what is on the car at the moment.

So its the Falken ZE912 or GT Radial UHP1 what i will choose from.... Being abit cheap at the moment or I would replace them with Falken ZE452

[PaO'R]

i fitter toyo t1r's months ago, still have zero miles done, so this post is pointless really!

[billybobboot]

currently got hancocks on the 16s find them good in the wet and dry only time didn't like them was on very wet leafy tight corner that was so sharp you had no choice in any car we saw but to go on other side of the road, other than this have all been good,

normaly run top end bridgestone, mitchelin or Pirelli.

if you could still get thim I would use toyo t1s best tyres ive ever had.

would never use falkens again found them very un grippy.

[irnerd]

When my JDM arrived in 2016 it had Yokohama DBs that were end of life - so I got like for like.
Even using them like a hot cat I got 25K miles out them over 5 years.
They were still legal for mot - barring perishing on the inside tread.

So this week Michelin Pilot Sport 4s fitted , more knbobbly than the Yokohams, looking almost rally wear.
5 mm wider diameter side wall and a stronger shoulder rim side

Before this week I was tempted to look around for another car to replace the VR4 - but after a spin around on the Michelin Pilot 4's
(with stock wheels, stock suspension, barring replaced lower control arms) ...

IT IS A DIFFERENT CAR. Smile back on my face.
Credit to Tom at Toms Tyres - knows his onions on best tyre for best car.

[Nick Mann]

Nice!

To be fair, Pilot Sport 4s are one of the best tyres out there, so not a difficult one to recommend.

[elnevio]

I've started to appreciate more and more how much age can degrade tyre performance. So I do think that putting new tyres on will generally make the drive feel much better anyway, especially so if they are a highly-rated tyre.