Tyres you use(d) and how u would rate them

[bfi.inc]

hmm, not many people mentioning continentals.

The tyre shop at my work supplies them, can get them for a pretty decent price too. The manager said they are a damn good tyre, so im going to have to give them a go sometime.

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Continental sport contact 2"s.For a big horsepower road gtr these are the the choice.(also AMG and twin turbo Porsche tyre of choice). I have tried various brands and several years ago was advised by Keir Wilson to try the Conti"s.(I crewed for him for the first 2 1/2 years).They are the only tyre he would have on his E55,and his twin turbo porsche and his recomendation for a quick street GTR.A cheaper tyre may feel great on an average vehicle but nearly all i have tried have verged on dangerous on my gtr. My 2 cents worth.

[xr8eater]

i just bought some firestone wide ovals in 17's they dont seem to bad in the dry but for $195 you would expect it to be good

[scathing]

I had Dunlop FM901's on my big heavy v8 commodore, and as I got more comfortable, I was able to throw it hard around tight s-bends around 80km/hr and they didn't complain one bit!

They got replaced by the DZ101s, which a couple of people (me included) have used and been similarly impressed with them.

Too bad Dunlop's getting rid of the DZ101's too, and not replacing them with another series.

[lukits01]

Does anyone have any experience with Bridgestone Potenza RE01 or RE01R?

Are they as good as Advan Neova AD07 or Toyo RA1?

[Trust33]

Ive heard that Potenza RE01's are a good tire for 3 track days and regular driving included in between.This was on a BA XR8.

Still as they near their end i am told that they are good.

The only complaint that ive heard is that when they loose the outer tread,they loose a bit of their conering ability.

They are arround $460 a pop retail.

Edited October 8, 2005 by Trust33

[OZ GTR35]

Im just about to take the plung on some Toyo T1R's, holly sh!t the boss is going to have kittens.

275 x 35 x 18, hold on $520 a corner!

They better be as good as everyone says they are.

[d00dz]

Yea in 2weeks when my Toyo T1Rs arrive im gonna be using them

255/40/17 - $350 a pop.

[drifted4door]

Advan neova ad06

9/10 Dry

7/10 Wet

When these babies heat up they get pretty sticky, not the best in the wet tho.

Avid s306

7/10 Dry

7/10 Wet

These are a pretty good all round tyre.

[OZ GTR35]

Toyo T1R's are great, After 100Km I have to rate them better then my Yoka Aspecs and the piolot sprots I had on the 33. Im very happy.

Toyo T1R

9/10 Dry

9/10 Wet

6/10 Value (They do cost a bit)

Yoka Aspec

7/10 Dry

8/10 Wet

10/10 Value (1/2 the cost of the T1R)

Mich Piolot Sports

8/10 Dry

9/10 Wet

6/10 Value ( Very expensive)

[scathing]

What's the tyre life on the T1R like?

[Topaz]

Fulda Extreme-o ($187 each, 235/45/17)

these are very good tyres...my ratings are based on 'you can definately buy better'

Dry: 8.5/10

Wet: 7/10

Price: 9/10, great value for money

[yogi000]

just curious

had a quote from tempe for some falkens

rt215 - $190 225/50/16

fk451 - $180 225/50/16

what would you go for???

the 215 is a semi slick so i would expect them to last more than 10-15000k's max.

[Duncan]

Absolutely the FK451 they are great tyres.

But make sure they actually put the right ones on. Tempe twice quoted me a price for FK451, then fitted the POS 326s. Then claimed I had asked for 326 in the first place and quoted me another, higher, price for 451s

[GTR32]

Yokohama TS-1, done about 3000km wet and dry, very impressed.

[Formula1tyres]

Come see us at Unit 1/97 betts rd Smithfield 2164

For all your tyre needs we have all brands and also sell good condition second hand tyres

[ZigenGT]

Come see us at Unit 1/97 betts rd Smithfield 2164

For all your tyre needs we have all brands and also sell good condition second hand tyres

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I believe you need to speak to Blitz if you want to advertise your services here or in other areas of this forum.

[ECR033]

Anyone had any experience with Goodyear Revspec RS-02's?

There was a good review on them in the Wheels tyre comparison article early this year, yet it doesn't seem like anyone on here is using them.

I got relatively good price quote for them ($1154 for all 4 corners), but am I better off spending a bit extra to get the Toyo T1R's ($1370 for all 4) as it seems like quite a few people on here rate them...

Tyres will be going on an R33 GTST (front: 235/45/17, rear: 255/40/17) with around 270rwkw.

Can anyone help?

[dontfeelcold]

Absolutely the FK451 they are great tyres.

But make sure they actually put the right ones on.  Tempe twice quoted me a price for FK451, then fitted the POS 326s.  Then claimed I had asked for 326 in the first place and quoted me another, higher, price for 451s

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I have heard that one before, good ol' tempe tyres

Whats a good price or the falken ziex, I was quoted 160 early in the year. This is for 225/50/16.

Or what is a beter tyre in that size under the 200 mark that has good grip and good tyre life.

[Duncan]

Well here is my 2yen about that.....

There is absolutely no point in buying a great performance car and then putting crap tyres on them. And the Falken 326 are crap. They are basically among the cheapest tyres that you can get in big low profile sizes so compliers fit them on a lot of freshly imported cars.

The difference between a bad road tyre and a good road tyre is amazing, you really can feel it and you will enjoy your car heaps more with decent tyres.

So.....enough crapping on....I am saying don't spend 250ea on tyres + 1000 on an intercooler, spend 500ea on tyres instead you will love the difference.

Anyone that has been in a car on the track on race tyres will know what I mean about the difference

[ZigenGT]

Yeah totally agree!! I dun understand why some people would go spend thousands of dollars on really expensive rims, then wrap them with Falken 326s or Nankang/Wanli.