Best tyre's to get?

[Gester]

Just wondering what tyres you guys found the best to use? Which had the most grip without being waaay overpriced? I know Simex are fairly cheap and pretty good, but do they last long?

Thanks in advance

[Ronin 09]

Gester, I had Dunlop FM901's on my last car and found them really predictable and stable when sliding in the dry. They weren't that great in the wet though, but still remained predictable. For the performance, the cost was quite reasonable. However they are quite soft; almost an intermediate compound so will wear quite quickly. Oh, and they were MOTOR's top tyre last year.

[CanberraR33]

I love my Falken Ziex tyres. Dunno what they cost on there own as I got 'em with a tyre & wheel package from Tempe Tyres Sydney.

GoodYear Eagle F1s are pretty awesome but if you have wide wheels you can't get 'em. The F1s are great in the dry but they are awesome in the wet!

[rev210]

Simex for the rear baby yeah!

I do mid 13's all day on just 205's .

however I don't reccomend anything this small, they are still 205's after all, they are just really good for such little tyres.

BTW, don't put them on the front as the sidewalls are spongy and give a little too much radial roll. For the back thats ok, offsets the stupid hicas a little. For the front something that will point the car positively is the go.

Simex are fine wet or dry BTW.

[Gester]

heh yeah heard Simex where pretty good value... what about the front? What you reckon for the front?

[Kichigai]

From memory there was an article in Motor or Wheels magazine in a recent edition. It was either 1 or 2 months ago.

Anyway, I think the top rated performance tyre based on wet and dry driving was the Pirelli, followed by the Bridgestone and Goodyear. A respectable 6th out of about 16 tyres was the Hankook. It came it at around half the price of the top brand and were behind the Yokohama and Dunlop.

All the tyres were 235/45/17.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Best tyres will depend on many factors, such as budget, driving conditions etc. I like the Toyo TPG's, they are by far the best tyre I've ever used. Type R tyres are great for racing, but useless in the wet and don't last long.

See'ya:burnout:

[Kichigai]

The Toyo's came out somewhere in the bottom 4 I think and Simex was either last or second last.

I was thinking of getting the Hankooks Venturis as I had them quoted for $199 each (the article quoted $175). They are a better wet weather tyre as a pose to dry, but the main selling point was the quality for an affordable price.

Also, in addition to having very good grip, the tread life is about twice that of the Bridgestone G Grid (approx 17000km). I was planning to get these originally.

Falken was a notable omission from the tests. I don't know why.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Kichigai,

Your only talking about the cheap brands, the TPG's are expensive and are much better. Simex are crap, but of the cheap lot then they are OK.

It really depands on what the budget is. Most tyre manufacturers make a range of tyres, from crap to good, so you can't compare them. $175 is a cheap tyre, I generally spend $300+ each, on new tyres .

See'ya:burnout:

[Kichigai]

Paul,

The article compared all major tyre manufacturers. As I mentioned earlier, the Hankooks came to about half the price of the name branded tyres e.g. Bridgestones $364 each, Pirelli ard $400 from memory.

I agree with what you're saying, its just that the article was basically a "Bang for your bucks" style comparison. It tested wet & dry handling, braking and value for money. So for ppl that are wanting the performance factor but want to save a little money the article is relevant.

Hope that helps.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Kichigai,

I haven't read the article so I can't really comment on that, but from my own experience, I would never choose the cheap manufacturers like Hankook or Nangkang. Bang for your buck maybe, but for a performance vehicle they just don't stack up. I've tried about 5 different brands of tyres and the Toyo TPG's are the best I've tried, both in the wet and dry.

See'ya:burnout:

[Jay95R33]

A little off topic, but I did the ring around today for a pair of tyres. I'll be getting the 901's again (fronts this time).

And the bloke said that the FM901's are being replaced by a LM382 (or something like that). The strange thing is this bloke quoted me $278 for a 901 and $237 for a LM382. I wonder if this means the LM382 are going to be a crappier tyre???

After a few phone calls I found the 901's at $220 each - much better

[benm]

Originally posted by Jay95R33

After a few phone calls I found the 901's at $220 each - much better

Where where ?

[Jay95R33]

At Jax Tyres.

But since getting them, I got another pair and the price has gone up

I got the second pair for $230 each, only cause they quoted me wrong and use the old price. He said that they now sell them for $280 each

[benm]

Yup the best i've got is $264 fitted at bobjane or $239 + Fitting at Beaurepairs

[Jay95R33]

The 239 is a good price no-a-days.

I say grab'm

[MattR]

Im using continental contact conti sports on the front and change betwee jokies dna gp and brigestone re540s on the back. never had any problem with any of these tyres. I prefer to have a softer tyre on the front than on the back. Just my 2c

[benm]

Originally posted by Jay95R33

The 239 is a good price no-a-days.

I say grab'm  

Last week i got some new quotes for these Dunlop FM901's.

From a Dunlop dealer they were $200ea + fitting.

From Beaurepairs they were $269ea fitted.

[Duncan]

I'd suggest falken fk451s for road use, cheap and good. (and missing from the comparison in motor)

[benm]

ahhh im going crazy with all these choices. Ask 10 people and get 5 different answers, ask another 10 people and get another 5 different answers.

So far to date i have quotes on:

(225/50/16)

Bridgestone G3 = $220ea

Bridgeston ER50 = $270ea

Dunlop FM901 = $269ea