Daily Driver Tyres

[MANWHOR3]

Gday fellars, I'm looking for some new tyres for both of my parent's cars.

The sizes are 185 70 r14 and 205 65 r15.

Initially, I was just going to get some falken st115 or fk451. I've used these on my car, and they were pretty good. However, I called tempe tyres, and these tyres are not available in the above sizes. I was recommended some shitty multidirectional tyres.

Can someone recommend some decent tyres in the above sizes (yes I have searched, but all the tyres are not applicable because theye are not available in small sizes). The tyres don't have to be ultimate performance tyres, they just have to be decent in the rain (the tyres on there atm are absolute shitters, and I spin out a few times whenever I drive them in the rain).

Cheers

[blind_elk]

How about Yokohama A539s. I know they come in the 15" size, and pretty sure they would also come in the 14" as well.

I have them on my R30, they seem OK (although the R30 is not the gutsiest or highest performing beast around!)

[MANWHOR3]

Hahaha, a 15 year old subaru liberty or foulcan aren't exactly beasts either.

Thanks for that blind elk, i'll look into it.

The cars are just daily rippers so they don't have to be the best. I'm just looking for something a bit better than the tractor/rikshaw tyres that we've been offered by all the tyre places.

Grrr... every tyre that i've found ok for my car doesn't come in the small sizes.

[Thunderbolt]

I had Nankang rear tyres on my old Barina. They didn't seem too bad, and I never had problems with the rear end trying to come out on me (being fwd might help too).

[MANWHOR3]

I just checked the yoko website for the available sizes. They're available in the 205 65 r15, but not the r14s.

One down one to go.

[MANWHOR3]

Thunderbolt - I called up tempe tyres regarding the nangkang tyres. The nsII ultrasports are not available in those sizes. I've tried the nsIIs on my car, and i'd have to say that they're the best value budget tyre available.

They did have a variety of nangkang passenger car tyre available. I will enquire further. Cheers.

[blind_elk]

The 15s should be readily available in just about any make and model - they are the stock size for the recent Commodores.

Checkout www.btc.net.au . B/S ER562, ER60, Firestone F900 all come in 185/70R14

And B/S ER30, ER592, RE92, Firestone TZ100 all come in 205/65R15

[gts4diehard]

Hi check out the Toyo Teo's they are supposed to be good, reasonable price about $110 for 205/65/15, they aren't a performance tyre and I think I will try them once my current tyres go.

Another cheaper brand is Tornados which are directional and for the same size as above are about $90 each- apparently they have some connection to Pirelli~. They have been really good on my R31, taking a fair bit of provocation to light up in the wet - the car is std except for extractors and sports exhaust. Much better then the so called "brand' name goodyears that were on it.

[inissane]

hey manwhore3 what are the falken st115 like? they are azenis right? they have 3 grooves and the rest looks like semi slick almost..... just got a pair of these from tempe tyres ($400) but havent tested em, cheers

ps a mate just tried to order em in 15" from tempe and yeh no stock, he ended up getting some Pirrelli P6000 and seem pretty good

[GTshortie]

Hey Buddy you might wanna check out the Kumho Powermax 769 for the 205/65/r15, in a tyre test done back a while ago they came equal first with Pirelli's P6000, but that was in 185/65/r14 size. i'm using 185/60/r14 Kumho 769's on my civic and are great!, cheap too only $89.

dunno about the 185/70/r14's tho don't think they come in that size