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Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 17:24

quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Martin get onto camskill.co.uk there cheaper than mytyres

fronts are about £15 dearer than my tyres, rears on special, £30 cheaper, hmmmm.

Olsrey

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31st Dec 07 at 17:26

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Originally posted by Dan295

quote:
Originally posted by Olsrey
T1-R's wear down fast and have FUCK ALL grip in the wet .

true about the grip, mine havent worn fast at all though

I drove them on the limit (screeching) every day when I was bored

Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 17:40

the t1-r's on the ek9 were superb, odd.

Olsrey

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31st Dec 07 at 17:49

I use GSD3's now as they last longer and seem to grip more overall.

big eck

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31st Dec 07 at 17:51

I have the T1r's on my cupra and there very good in the wet and dry compared to the old T1s's

deanmcreynolds26

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31st Dec 07 at 17:51

had toyos on the astra turbo, good in the dry but wore down quickly and were shit in the wet...

whats the new rims like martin?

Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 17:56

9x20" and 11x20" antera 343's, stainless steel lips, mmmm.

Joe

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31st Dec 07 at 17:56

quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
maybe its just corsas that have no grip in the wet

I think this may be the problem and gunning it round a 90 degree bend at 80 mph and expecting the tyres to cope. The Corsa has to be one of the worst test beds for testing tyres on.

Joe

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31st Dec 07 at 17:57

Not keen on them new wheels at all

looks better with standard ones.

IvIarkgraham

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31st Dec 07 at 17:57

i like my toyos

gotta expect a bit of understeer in a corsa its just how well you can correct it

Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 17:58

quote:
Originally posted by big eck
I have the T1r's on my cupra and there very good in the wet and dry compared to the old T1s's

maybe where people are going wrong

still, the toyos are £200 a difference, sod that. 285 tyres will be fine if its falkens

Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 18:00

they look better in the flesh joe, had them against the car today, the standard 18s are lost in the 350z arches.

Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 18:01

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Originally posted by joe6886

quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
maybe its just corsas that have no grip in the wet

I think this may be the problem and gunning it round a 90 degree bend at 80 mph and expecting the tyres to cope. The Corsa has to be one of the worst test beds for testing tyres on.

exactly

none of the comments here add up with those on the 350z forum

--DAN--

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31st Dec 07 at 18:24

quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C

quote:
Originally posted by joe6886

quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
maybe its just corsas that have no grip in the wet

I think this may be the problem and gunning it round a 90 degree bend at 80 mph and expecting the tyres to cope. The Corsa has to be one of the worst test beds for testing tyres on.

exactly none of the comments here add up with those on the 350z forum

I had them both on my Clio Cup which is a slightly better test bed than a Corsa and didn't rate them. Always buy GSD3's now.

Its all about personal opinions though.

Dave A

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31st Dec 07 at 18:50

wouldnt have either personally.

Nismo

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31st Dec 07 at 19:36

I had T1-R's they are soft as shit

Martin_C

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31st Dec 07 at 19:58

its alright when you're buying 195/45 corsa tyres

SportBoy

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31st Dec 07 at 20:27

cant afford the tyres dont buy the car

Fad

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31st Dec 07 at 20:46

quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
cant afford the tyres dont buy the car

Couln't of put it better myself

These cars also eat clutches for breakfast and the labour is £700 alone. Mates one has done two clutches in 20k miles.

Paul H

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31st Dec 07 at 20:57

i run falkens on the 1.8T golf can't fault them tbh there pretty good in the rain aswell

Fad

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31st Dec 07 at 21:00

THe dynamics of a Golf versus a 350Z is very different and with a car being RWD and a known handfull you really can't afford to skimp on tyres.

I'm Sure Nissan ploughed quite a bit of money into this aspect of the car for the benefit of the owners to simply ignore?

Martin_C

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1st Jan 08 at 18:18

don't talk crap, i bought a set of 20" wheels, have you seen the price of the tyres? its not standard 18s i'm buying the tyres for.

nothing can be worse than the original bridgestones, and if your mates has eaten 2 clutches in 20k and paid for them, he's clearly a mug. i can afford the car fine, i just dont see the point in spending twice the price for tyres, its not a track car and i didnt buy it to drive hard.

Jas

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1st Jan 08 at 21:58

tr1's are fine on my cupra

Carl

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3rd Jan 08 at 15:04

I thought the bridgestone potenzas they came with on the 18's were meant to be highly rated? Are they not very good then?

Like has been said, i'm personally go with the 350z owners rather than most people on here. I've had t1-s's and r's, still have 3 t1-s's and a michalin pilot exalto but I'm not able to compare them with anything and wouldn't know how they would last on 20 inch rims on a rear wheel drive 300 bhp car.

Superlite Ltd.

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3rd Jan 08 at 15:31

Kumo FTW

Used avon, BFG, Fulda, Toyo, kumho, yoko and bridgestone over the years.

KU31 is by far my fav for the money

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