Norcy91
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Right, i've got these on my Corsa, 195/50/15s
My car feels alot 'looser' round corners compared to other tyres i've had, i'm guessing because of how soft the compound of the tyre is, including the much softer tyre wall.
What i want to know is what other people have had their tyre pressures at with these tyres? I'm thinking they might need to be higher than i've had before because they feel like they're flat, but have the same pressure as before 
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Chris F
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The tyre wall on these is very soft!
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Norcy91
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yeah they're ridiculous! might just have to be a bit of trial and error with the pressures
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Chris F
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What engine?
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Norcy91
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X16XE
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gez bay
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they dont last long either. think ive just managed 3k out of mine. proper soft tyre
cant complain for the price they are though 
[Edited on 28-07-2011 by gez bay]
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Chris F
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30 front 28 rear
try that mate!
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Norcy91
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Mine have done alright so far, only just put the rears on, but the fronts have hardly worn in about 2k miles
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gez bay
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i'd go up abit tbh, try 32f 34r
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Norcy91
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris F
30 front 28 rear
try that mate!
Thats what i've got in at the minute, same as i had in with 195/45s but they felt alot better round corners
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gez bay
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you'll have more roll in the 50 profile tyres. just put the pressure up abit, and play around with it then to suit
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Norcy91
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yeah that's what i'll end up doing, i'll stick a bit in at work tomorrow and see how they go cheers lads!
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BarnshaW
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i got these on the scooby and they are very good i think, good in the wet aswell
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gez bay
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i think they're good too. wouldn't say in the wet tho 
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AshWatson
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ive got these on my SRi CDTi corsa C and they seem to be lasting pretty well and are a really soft grippy tyre mines better too as only a 45 profile and 205 wide plus because of heavy diesel engines it has higher tyre pressures so drives ace  real ditchfinders in the wet though
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wwwNOOBcom
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Think these are the replacement for the a359's no, i have a full set on mine, they are well soft but once warm they give some amound of grip, they are the choice of man lol
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Rob R
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they are lethal in the wet
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by AshWatson
ive got these on my SRi CDTi corsa C and they seem to be lasting pretty well and are a really soft grippy tyre mines better too as only a 45 profile and 205 wide plus because of heavy diesel engines it has higher tyre pressures so drives ace real ditchfinders in the wet though
Why you swaped for 40 to 45?
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Norcy91
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Personally they seem alright in the wet unless you're caning it
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gazza808
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Waits for all the people coming out saying they are garbage in the wet, they're that bad in the wet that I have a few friends that use them as their wet set up in sprinting and hill climbing 
And I've done a a few track days at bedford, very wet with standing water with them on the corsa, didn't have one moment!
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Graham88
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I find that very strange then cause they are like driving on ice in my car in the wet. Driving normally they are pretty alright but even then sometimes I can feel it starting to let go, sod driving fast on them in the wet!
I think for the money they are an awesome tyre though. I'd only have them for the road now, I used to use them on track too and I always thought they were alright but AD08's are the way forwards now!
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xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris F
The tyre wall on these is very soft!
Erm they're well known for having very STIFF tyre walls mate... They're very hard to stretch for this reason!
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gez bay
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yup, not good in the wet. my car seems to aquaplane quite easy with them.
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