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

[niZmO_Man]

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/452942-hankook-ventus-rs-3-z222-instock-now-wont-be-beaten-on-price/

[Duncan]

can anyone recommend some budget friendly but decent tyres, rears around 245 - 255 (could go slightly bigger) for use on hill climbs. track only car

Needs to be grippy, 99% of the time in the dry so can afford shit wet weather tyres.

noise who cares

wear not to important either

track in generally slightly dusty

Track only car doing hillclimbs? Definately not Rs3s. I'd go soft Z221 Hankooks. Haven't run them myself but Neil has tried Federal Softs, Avon soft slicks and the z221 softs and rates the hankooks best.

[Adz2332]

yer i have other tyres for other stuff. now yer looking for some for the hill climbs.

car isnt for the road lol

[niZmO_Man]

can anyone recommend some budget friendly but decent tyres

How much are the proper Hankook semis? Just drop a skid off the line to warm the rears up.

[Hadouken]

About 450 a tyre.

Oh and depending on size the rs3 is on back order for 8 weeks

[Hadouken]

About 450 a tyre.

Oh and depending on size the rs3 is on back order for 8 weeks

[robbo_rb180]

Just ordered a set of rs3 in 255/40/17.

Hopefully they will be better than the ku36 235 and 255 I have ran for a year.

[Adz2332]

Just ordered a set of rs3 in 255/40/17.

Hopefully they will be better than the ku36 235 and 255 I have ran for a year.

didnt rate the Ku36? had them on my evo, not making big power. didnt mind them. bit noisey for a road car

[NISSAN GTR]

Has anyone done a comparison between Michelin Pilot Super Sport and Hankook Rs3 Both Road / Track tyre

[Duncan]

yer i have other tyres for other stuff. now yer looking for some for the hill climbs.

car isnt for the road lol

How much are the proper Hankook semis? Just drop a skid off the line to warm the rears up.

About 450 a tyre.

Oh and depending on size the rs3 is on back order for 8 weeks

Don't know what size he needs, but they are very cheap semis at $420 for 235/45/17.

By far the best bang for buck mod if you are trying to drive up a hill fast on cold tyres.

[robbo_rb180]

didnt rate the Ku36? had them on my evo, not making big power. didnt mind them. bit noisey for a road car

They were good initially but after 15000km and 7-8 track days they was a lot of understeer and rears would just spin coming onto boost in 2nd. Car is a sil80 with 300+kW rb25.

[V28VX37]

They were good initially but after 15000km and 7-8 track days they was a lot of understeer and rears would just spin coming onto boost in 2nd. Car is a sil80 with 300+kW rb25.

15000+7 track days sounds pretty darn good to me, I wouldn't have thought you'd get much more out from any sticky tyres..?

[hardsteppa]

Lol i didnt even get 10,000ks out of last 2 sets of street tyres

[Duncan]

Dunlop Sport Maxx RT (in 235/45/18 and 245/45/18)

Dry : 7/10
Wet : ?/10
Value for $ : 8/10

Just bought these for both the Stagea and the Leaf, excellent value for a performance road tyre at $210ea fitted. haven't tried them in the wet or on a track yet but so far they have been very grippy for a road tyre, a bit noisy of course

[niZmO_Man]

Wait until they get old and noisy

[Trex]

i've been trying to scourer the net for information on grip vs width vs cost. Hope someone here can help.

R-s3 are $200 for 235/45r17 vs $250 for 245/40r17

Is it worth the extra $200 for the 4?

It seems the 225/45r17 have gotten more expensive while the 235 have gotten cheaper in the last 6 months. weird.

[V28VX37]

i've been trying to scourer the net for information on grip vs width vs cost. Hope someone here can help.

R-s3 are $200 for 235/45r17 vs $250 for 245/40r17

Is it worth the extra $200 for the 4?

It seems the 225/45r17 have gotten more expensive while the 235 have gotten cheaper in the last 6 months. weird.

I probably wouldn't pay 25% more for that little increase in width.

The other consideration is wheel size, if you're on skinny rims like me (7.5") apparently you'll start losing some handling sharpness to bulging when going up in tyre width.

I run 235/45ZR17 KU36's on the street and 225/45ZR17 R888R's on the track, same 7.5" rims. I can't really say there's a massive difference in handling but they get driven very differently...

[NISSAN GTR]

Went for a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 3's , due to Hankook Rs3 causing my tyres/steering to track all over the place even with several wheel alignments .

Road noise is very quiet with no steering problems at all . 275-35-18

Dry : 9/10

Wet : 9/10

Value ? expensive

[ZigenGT]

Went for a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 3's , due to Hankook Rs3 causing my tyres/steering to track all over the place even with several wheel alignments .

Road noise is very quiet with no steering problems at all . 275-35-18

Dry : 9/10

Wet : 9/10

Value ? expensive

Your Michelin pilot sport 3, where are they made?

There's actually a $100 cashback sale on Michelin Tyres at the moment until end of this month. I called up a tyre shop and got some pretty good prices for 235/45/17 Pilot Sport 3 Tyres @ $159 each fitted & balanced (even before the $100 cashback). However I found out they are made in Thailand. If they were made in Germany or France I would have booked in an appointment immediately.

Does anyone else have concerns about which country your tyres are made?

[shubby0901]

Pirelli P1 Cinturato (245/45R19)

Had them for a few months now. Daily driven. Awesome tyres, grippy as even when you try to make them slip in the rain.

Dry: 9/10

Wet: 9/10

Value: $250 each from Bob-Jane Fitted...7/10

Old tyres:
Nexen N6000

Came with car with decent tread on them. Super crap. No grip in wet. Noisy and quick wearing.

Dry: 5/10

Wet: -5/10

Value: Not sure..didn't buy

Edited June 6, 2016 by shubby0901