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Post by olds on May 23, 2017 6:37:04 GMT
After losing the rear end in a big way going around a bend up a steep hill in the rain, I thought I'd better check the tyres. The rears are both legal, but are brands i've never heard of, don't match the fronts or each other. One is ten years old and the other was made in way back in 2004 !
Looking to replace all four and found there is not a huge choice in V rated 185/60 r14, especially if you are on a very tight budget.
Ended up buying a set of 15" rims with supposedly very near new tyres, for the price of a single 14" tyre. I don't normally buy second hand tyres, am not overly keen on the Dare Ghost style rims and the tyres, Silverstone FTZ sport, seem to have mixed reviews. Still they have got to be better than the lethal combination fitted at the moment.
Hopefully I will get around to fitting them today and will report back once I've tried them in the wet.
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Post by wannabe on May 23, 2017 7:18:05 GMT
195/50/15s are pretty cheap - Michelin PS3, Dunlop Sport BluResponse, Continental PremiumContact5 are about £60 a corner, maybe a bit less if you shop around.
I've never heard of 'Silverstone' tyres - personally speaking, I'd be binning those pretty quickly but they might be alright in the dry? lol
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Post by tgbshelby on May 23, 2017 7:52:52 GMT
I'm not sure of cost and have no personal experience but if you're after wet grip in general people race about rainsports, again cost wise I'm not sure of I'm sure someone else can chip in with that but pretty good in the dry too if you don't get them too hot, again so I hear
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Post by Horney on May 23, 2017 8:00:18 GMT
Rain sports are cheap and excellent. The only downside is they wear a bit faster. I've got 17" ones on the MK3 and after 17,000 miles, one full dry trackday and a couple of track sessions at other events I need at least 2 new ones in th enext month or so. In 17" they were only £65 a corner.
Good dry grip with plenty of feedback and a progressive feel when they let go, insane wet grip.
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Post by olds on May 23, 2017 11:43:48 GMT
Thanks guys. Yep looked at the Uniroyals RainSport 3 and the RainExpert. No luck with 14" so figured it best to change to 15" to get a wider choice. Might as well see what the tyres that are fitted are like. I'm not racing around but do like to know a cars limits. Presently there is absolutely no warning before the rear decides to take the lead.
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Post by Horney on May 23, 2017 11:45:45 GMT
There should be loads. Suggest your wheel alignment may need a look as well.
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Post by wannabe on May 23, 2017 11:47:19 GMT
Comments I've read on the other forum and on tyre review sites is that the Rainsports have quite soft sidewalls, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your driving style.
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on May 23, 2017 13:34:08 GMT
+1 for alignment. My car really needs provocation before the back goes, even on normal tyres.
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Post by sandys on May 23, 2017 14:06:42 GMT
When I first bought my car it had new tyres all around, never heard of them (Event WL905) but how bad could they be, right, felt alright in the dry but with the first wet drive the car was all over the place, very scary, I didn’t know what it was going to do, I was properly terrified, I bought the 5 to learn RWD and I almost gave up at the first hurdle.
My suspicion was the tyres so took a punt on some PS3, it was a completely different car afterwards, I got messages and everything about what the car was doing wet or dry and as the tyres wore in they just got better, no alignment was done, just tyre change.
So that would be the first point of call, get some good rubber, but of course in addition physics still apply so drive with respect to the conditions.
I've tried a few alignments to try and tune the handling, as everyone raves about this and that, can't say I notice a great deal of difference once the wheels are pointing the right way, but perhaps that's just me and I am not good enough to notice being more of a manhandling the car type than finessing it  |
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Post by olds on May 23, 2017 14:11:03 GMT
There should be loads. Suggest your wheel alignment may need a look as well. Agree with the wheel alignment. Couldn't find the Uniroyals V rated (Toyo Proxes R888, Maxxis MA-P10 yes). Only H rated ones. |
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Post by atlex on May 23, 2017 14:18:35 GMT
I'd be impressed if any of us drive at H-rated speeds. heh.
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Post by wannabe on May 23, 2017 14:24:22 GMT
+1
H is rated for, what, 112mph?
The gearing is way too short in 5s to be doing that speed for any length of time lol
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Post by atlex on May 23, 2017 14:56:13 GMT
H is 130 mph.
I don't think I've even touched 120, even indicated, on a german road.
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Post by olds on May 23, 2017 15:00:14 GMT
Yep H is up to 130 mph and I'm absolutely sure that I can't get anywhere near that. H should be fine, but insurance companies can be funny about fitting a lower spec tyres to standard. I know because I've been there. You should at least inform them if you have fitted lower speed rated tyres. Luckily I had.
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Post by howardb66 on May 23, 2017 19:23:09 GMT
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le sigh