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MJ
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10th May 07 at 23:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a screw in my rear tyre so goin to buy 2 new rear ones and swap them over with the front, What 195/45/15 tyres do people recommend? I have toyos atm but dont like in the wet, had uniroyal rainsports before and they were gd 16" tyres though. i want something grippy both dry and wet, either:

- uniroyal rainsports
- eagle f1's
- other options

Let me know your experiences

Cheers

mj
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Get down to Protyre and get some Eage F1's Mark

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MJ
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yer they are cheap atm i think from there dad got some for his celica, give them a ring tommorrow to get prices
MJ
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what are they like in the wet? how much they hang over the rim for protection? more or less than toyo's
Scotty C
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Rainsports.
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eagle f1s
Matt L
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whatever you do dont get nankangs lol. cant wait to swap mine they're bloody awful in the wet. well spun pulling out of a junction yesterday and wasnt even trying to pull out at any speed.
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Ive had Toyo's and they wear out well too quickly. Yokohama's are just wank IMO. So next im going to try the Uniroyal Rainsports and my mate is going to try out the Eagle F1's.. Both of these seem to come out on top for tyre choices!
MJ
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Has anyone tried both? uniroyals and eagle f1
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F1's are decent in the wet too.

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Avon ZZ3's
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quote:
Originally posted by MJ
Has anyone tried both? uniroyals and eagle f1


I have, would hapily have either. have just put 4 new rainsports on the new Mo's.

(only reason for choosing rainsports over teh F1 was that they had 4 rainsports in and ony 3 f1's)

what size and width wheels? how low? thats an important factor
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i have yoko 539s and there good on the road+track
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quote:
Originally posted by cash_2_my_corsa
i have yoko 539s and there good on the road+track


Thats what I currently have and find them shocking. I wont be buying these again...
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by cash_2_my_corsa
i have yoko 539s and there good on the road+track


Thats what I currently have and find them shocking. I wont be buying these again...


wat do u find wrong with them??????

i find they corner great if there better tell me so i dont waste my money next time
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I'd recommend eagle f1's personally. I have tried many variants of tyres over the years and these offer the best all round package for our roads imo. In the dry they offer masses of grip and gently break away when on the limit, in the wet i have the same confidence, i actually use them on track for wets. At llandow last year i was having to rotate them after each time out due to far to much abuse even tho it was piddling down

I have tried A539's and the variants before them and never liked them, i just didnt have any confidence in them which means alot when its the bit of rubber that keeps car on tarmac lol.

At the end of the day tyre choice is a personal thing as people will never agree
Gaz
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11th May 07 at 18:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive just gone for the F1's off mytyres.co.uk
£196 in total for that size if i remember correctly
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quote:
Originally posted by cash_2_my_corsa
i have yoko 539s and there good on the road+track


No way...


A539 are just s**t in the wet...too hard compound
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I have yokos on my C and they are shocking.

Slid round a roundabout today in the wet
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