Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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Pick my DC5 up next saturday and it needs 4 new tyres, obviously I don't want to put budgets on it so what's the best out there at the moment?
I've had Parada Spec 2's for the past 3 years and I'm sick to the back teeth with them now. Had Eagle F1 GSD3's before that and they done they job nicely, but is there anything that betters them now?
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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My old F1 GSD3s went a funny shape.
I'm liking my Kumho KU31s at the moment.
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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I have Kumho's on my 206 GTi, seem to grip well, even in the wet.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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I have the kumhos on mine, no complaints at all
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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Also a big fan of khumos, however will be upgrading to michi's when funds allow
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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i think kumho have stopped making the KU31
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Some tyres seem to work well on some cars and not others
goodyear eagle F1's (GSD3) Were ace on the corsa and are ace on my VTS
but wernt all that on the CTR (sidewalls a bit soft)
What size are the DC5 tyres? Same as EP3?
If so I had vredstien ultatacs and found them very good and only £75 each from elite direct. Also the OEM fitment bridgestones RE040's are suposed to be pritty much unbeatable in the dry
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
i think kumho have stopped making the KU31
I've just booked my car in Saturday for 2.
I hope they haven't anyway  still available on BlackCircles, eTyres etc.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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eagle f1 asthymetric seem good
hankook v12 evo also seem good
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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I have the falken 452's on my VXR and had them on my Evo and they were IMO superb in all conditions and didnt break the bank.
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spikedjack
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Registered: 16th Oct 08
Location: wolverhampton/cannock
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pilot sports?
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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I'd try and get the OE tyres like Bridgestones, they put a lot of work in trying to get them to work together. Is it still in factory trim?
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RS6
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
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kumho tyres on my leon
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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I have Maxxis on mine, they haven't let go easily yet 
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
Location: Brawdy/Wirral
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yea im gonna be putting the Kumho KU31's on the Accord...was out on track at oulton with someone who has a set on their car, and in both the dry and (very) wet, they were superb.
Adam-D has them on his Evo too, and they cope fine.  well priced too on camskill.
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
Location: Lochore, Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by corsadonk
I'd try and get the OE tyres like Bridgestones, they put a lot of work in trying to get them to work together. Is it still in factory trim?
i agree with him plus like others have said to a tyre on one car can be totally diffrent on another
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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i love my p zero neros, very grippy
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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Hankook RS2 or Yoko AD08 is what i use on my DC2, Got the RS2s on my dc2 atm and they are great. they have stiff sidewalls so they suit the integra's great.
Cheers MJ
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
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Originally posted by corsadonk
I'd try and get the OE tyres like Bridgestones, they put a lot of work in trying to get them to work together. Is it still in factory trim?
i agree with him plus like others have said to a tyre on one car can be totally diffrent on another
To be fair the OE tyres rule is a bit bollocks unless it's a high performance car.
On my 1.4 16v shopping car, albeit with 17inch alloys, the OE tyres are Bridgestone RE050A's. Overkill much.
Glad to hear good reports on the Kumho KU31's. I've got 2 for £155 fitted. And that's pre-booked time slot too.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by cunningham
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Originally posted by corsadonk
I'd try and get the OE tyres like Bridgestones, they put a lot of work in trying to get them to work together. Is it still in factory trim?
i agree with him plus like others have said to a tyre on one car can be totally diffrent on another
To be fair the OE tyres rule is a bit bollocks unless it's a high performance car.
On my 1.4 16v shopping car, albeit with 17inch alloys, the OE tyres are Bridgestone RE050A's. Overkill much.
Glad to hear good reports on the Kumho KU31's. I've got 2 for £155 fitted. And that's pre-booked time slot too.
I've just had 4 KU31's from Camskill in 205/40/17 delivered for about £180! Fitting will cost me about 20quid
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Glad to hear good reports on the Kumho KU31's. I've got 2 for £155 fitted. And that's pre-booked time slot too.
they are £118 a pair on camskill and £10 down the local tyre fitter to fit, not much saving realy, the bridgestones in GP fit are £108 EACH on camskill and they are shite
the 2 I took off the rear of mine still had legal tread and they had split around the inside edge
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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I like the kumho KU31's as well, last time I went to the tyre place they'd stopped stocking them though 
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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happy with the falken 452s on the skoda atm, dc5
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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I've got 4 Uniroyal Rainsport 2's coming for the corsa on Thursday, hopefully they're as good as I've heard they are.
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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im on toyo t1rs atm
alotof the tvrs and lotus's we get in at work are using them aswell so must be pretty good
i used to have yoko sdrive they were pretty good tbh
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