Achilles Tyres....any Good?

[manic_moggzy]

I need new tyres on my skyline and am wondering whether or not to purchase ACHILLES brand tyres...ive been told they're "cheap and nasty" and "you get what you pay for". Just wondeirng if this is true or not and if anyone has had, or knows anyone, who has dealt with them. Let me know. cheers...

[oweban]

Well if an "Achilles Heel" is your weak spot.....

Yeah. Cheap and nasty. Not recommended at all unless you do almost no driving and NEED tyres for rego. I put Antyres on my rears and they light up constantly. Federal 595RS-R's next time.

[Cassbo]

I need new tyres on my skyline and am wondering whether or not to purchase ACHILLES brand tyres...ive been told they're "cheap and nasty" and "you get what you pay for". Just wondeirng if this is true or not and if anyone has had, or knows anyone, who has dealt with them. Let me know. cheers...

What you have been told is the truth, you definitely get what you pay for. This is why the tyres I take to the track cost twice as much as the ones I run around on the street, as well as wear twice as quickly.

Quick google search tells me that they are noisy if that means anything to you...

I think a mate of mine had them on his drift car, I don't think they were good at sliding (overheat and de-laminate too quickly)

Personally, not knowing personally how they perform I would be very cautious about putting them on my R33.

An alternative (and a shameless plug for SAU NSW ) are the Federal 595SSs. IMO they are a good compromise between price, wear and performance and becoming a paying member of SAU NSW entitles you to these tyres at a discounted rate

Option 1 Garage in Brisvegas also supply them for a pretty good price http://www.option1garage.com.au/NewTyres.htm

[oweban]

holy sheeeeet

didn't realise they were that well priced.. but i believe saunsw is less ;P

[LotusGTR]

lol at Achilles. I bought a car from a dealer with compliance tyres called 'Mayruns'. I asked the bloke selling it to me if he had any idea what tyres were on my car and he didn't. He laughed his ass off when he found out and offered to give me $400 off the price of the car so I could fit something decent myself.

Even he said they were dodgy as........

[manic_moggzy]

yeah ok thanks.....rather fork out some coin than mess up myself and/or other by-standers...cheers..

[zebra]

Ive drive on Achillies semi slicks on an mx5...they were pretty good tbh but there is better out there for similar money, and they sizes arnt really suitable for skylines. biggest is 205/45/17

[manic_moggzy]

Ive drive on Achillies semi slicks on an mx5...they were pretty good tbh but there is better out there for similar money, and they sizes arnt really suitable for skylines. biggest is 205/45/17

From achillestires.com:

Product

Code

Tire

Size

Load Index/Speed Symbol

OD

Inches

SW

Inches

TD

32nd

WT

Lbs

TUBELESS

1301275558

185/55ZR15

82V

23.1

7.6

10

18.3

1301275509

195/50R15

82V

22.8

7.8

11

19.4

1301275559

195/55R15

85V

23.4

7.8

11

21.9

1301275609

195/60ZR15

88V

24.2

7.9

10

20.5

1301276509

195/50R16

84V

23.7

7.9

10

20.0

1301276559

195/55R16

87V

24.6

7.9

10

21.1

1301276500

205/50R16

87V

24.2

8.5

10

23.7

1301276550

205/55ZR16

91V

24.6

8.6

10

23.6

1301276459

195/45R16 XL

84V

18.3

1301276400

205/45R16 XL

87V

22.4

8.3

10

20.5

1301276551

215/55ZR16 XL

97W

25.3

8.9

10

24.1

1301276615

215/60ZR16 XL

95V

26.1

8.6

10

26.0

1301276502

225/50ZR16 XL

96V

24.9

9.2

10

24.5

1301276552

225/55ZR16 XL

99W

25.8

9.2

10

24.4

1301277400

205/40ZR17 XL

84W

23.5

8.3

10

19.5

1301277450

205/45ZR17 XL

88W

24.2

7.3

10

20.5

1301277500

205/50ZR17 XL

93W

25.1

8.4

10

23.2

1301277451

215/45ZR17 XL

91W

24.6

8.4

10

21.8

1301277501

215/50ZR17 XL

95W

25.6

8.7

10

24.8

1301277551

215/55ZR17 XL

98W

26.2

8.7

10

25.7

1301277452

225/45ZR17 XL

94W

25.0

8.7

10

23.9

1301277502

225/50ZR17 XL

98W

25.9

9.2

10

25.0

1301277453

235/45ZR17 XL

97W

25.4

9.3

10

26.2

1301277454

245/45ZR17 XL

99W

25.7

9.6

10

28.2

1301278351

215/35ZR18 XL

84W

23.9

8.6

10

22.0

1301278401

215/40ZR18 XL

89W

24.7

8.6

10

21.1

1301278402

225/40ZR18 XL

92W

25.1

9.1

10

21.4

1301278452*

225/45ZR18 XL

95W

25.9

8.9

10

24.7

1301278403

235/40ZR18 XL

95W

25.3

9.5

10

25.6

1301278404

245/40ZR18 XL

97W

25.6

9.6

10

28.1

1301278454

245/45ZR18 XL

100W

26.7

9.5

10

30.4

1301278356*

265/35ZR18 XL

97W

25.3

10.7

10

27.1

1301279352

225/35ZR19 XL

88W

25.1

9.1

10

23.3

1301279353

235/35ZR19 XL

91W

25.5

9.6

10

24.2

1301279354

245/35ZR19 XL

93W

25.8

10.6

10

25.8

1301279306

265/30ZR19 XL

93W

25.4

10.7

10

27.2

1301279307

275/30ZR19 XL

96W

25.6

10.5

10

28.6

1301270302

225/30ZR20 XL

85W

25.3

9.0

10

20.8

1301270352

225/35ZR20 XL

90W

25.3

9.0

10

24.3

1301270303

235/30ZR20 XL

88W

25.3

9.0

10

24.1

1301270304

245/30ZR20 XL

90W

25.3

9.0

10

26.5

1301270354

245/35ZR20 XL

95W

26.9

9.6

10

28.9

1301270355

255/35ZR20 XL

97W

27.2

10.2

10

29.8

1301270307

275/30ZR20 XL

97W

26.5

10.9

10

30.7

[zebra]

Well they mustve add to their line up lol

[Race_Bred]

I've had a pair of achillies on the front of my 33 for the past 2 years, no noise at all, definetely not wearing out quick at all, i give them two thumbs up for the price, at the time my 235/35/19's were 220 in a Nankang or 180 in an achillies, which actually looks identical to the nankang except for the brand on the side of the tyre (obviously!). I'm not the smartest man in the world but i reckon they would have come from the same factory.

[snappy_]

I've got achilles on the rears, so far its been a good 2.5 years and still going strong.

They dont have the best grip but they can take a beating and still last long.

tho i would never use them for the track, just for street driving i reckon their fine.

[Cassbo]

Wow... tread wear rating of 400...

To be brutally honest I don't think I'd put those on my daily... let alone my R33!

[zebra]

I agree

Also just checked, they only make the 123 "semi slick" in 3 sizes with the biggest being 205 wide

the rest of the range is fkn crap and would not put them on a roller skate

[UW8NCY]

ive just got them on my car 245/35/ZR20 which has close to 500hp @ wheels they are pretty good, but in the wet sh%t house but should be taking it

easy in the rain anyway.For the money good value but i only got them as it doesnt matter what tyre i get they fry up, but if you have more

streetable power there are better options for not much more coin.

Edited August 24, 2010 by UW8NCY

[fatz]

ku36's are only 230 bux a rim for 17 and 18's, money well spent

[GoldZilla]

Seriously, the tyres on your car (no matter what you drive) are something you should NEVER skimp on.

Think of it, no matter how good your suspension or brakes are, or how much power your car puts out, it will never be able to be put down unless you have a decent set of tyres. If you are ever in an emergency situation where you have to either swerve, hit the brakes, or both, then the quality of your tyres could be the make-or-break of whether you have an accident or not...

[skins]

I had achilles on my 33 and i didn't have any problems with them and they weren't too loud either.

[evil_weevil]

The MX5 challenge race series were going to use them as a control tyre....they now run Dunlop DZ03's now...there is your answer

[Kinks]

Seriously, the tyres on your car (no matter what you drive) are something you should NEVER skimp on.

Think of it, no matter how good your suspension or brakes are, or how much power your car puts out, it will never be able to be put down unless you have a decent set of tyres. If you are ever in an emergency situation where you have to either swerve, hit the brakes, or both, then the quality of your tyres could be the make-or-break of whether you have an accident or not...

word. brakes stop the wheels, tyres stop the car. I had RE001's on there and even they didn't have enough wet grip and caught me out once or twice. So that became my minimum when I went to select tyres again.

I'd much rather pay $1200 for tyres and have the car feel really solid than pay $800 for tyres and have it be sketchy. To me, that's a massive waste of $800.

[Mr_GaZZa]

well in my opinion you guys are cashed up idoits then to waste cash on over rated tyre brands?

Because I've had Kumho KU31's on my 350z with quiet what some camber issues,

and the Achille tyres are alsum!

I've done 40,000 on them then got them rotated so i'm guessing i'll get near 70,000-80,0000 on a $260 19" 265 tyre...

Also taken the Zed around to the 260km mark and the things are still okay

and finally they are not noisey or any worse then the Kumho tyres....