Tyres -again

[GARY1958]

Need a couple of tyres to fit my Excel SE and to replace the Nankang **** on the rear

205/50/15 are slightly smaller and 205/55/15 slightly bigger? Wrong time of year for £140 each Dunlops I'm afraid!

So put the 205/50/15's on the front and put the good old Goodyear NCT's 215/50/15 on the back i guess?

Go for Toyo T1-R as had excellent grip / results with these on my Elise.

Any one used BF Goodrich in the 205/50/15 size ?

[JonK]

I have the BF Goodrich G-profilers in 205/50/15

They are Excellent. Loads of grip in the wet and dry.

[Tanz]

Excuse my ignorance - but as someone who has never messed about with tyre sizes and is slowly becoming educated through reading posts on this site -if you have slightly different sizes on the front compared to the back what spare do you go for

[texas2201]

Snap Jerry I have the same and have been using Falkens on numerous cars for years - very good all rounder and well priced

[robertverhey]

I'd go for the narrower spare (205/15) as you can guarantee that there will be no rubbing on inner guards with these fitted on front (seems to afflict some Excels with 225/15 fitted, like mine).

This thread prompts me to ask, how much wear do people get from their tyres. I'm looking at two, maybe four new ones after only 10,000 miles. (Toyo proxes). Is this normal? Rears seem to wear worst on outer edge. How critical is that rear toe-in I wonder? I certainly don't work the car hard. Might be worth spending a bit extra to get it all properly set up....if I can find someone trustworthy to do it.

Robert

[Ozzy_UK]

still swear by the toyo R888's
(even in the pouring rain)
and only £90ish a corner... and the right size 215/50/15

Oz

[amarshall]

And I still swear by SP9000s - under £100 a corner from tyretraders.com (where Ozzy gets his Toyos) - in the correct size too.

[ylee coyote]

just been checking out some prices ...

215/50 at 120 quid thats 480 all in
205 /50 and 225/50's (Falken) at 44 and 56 each repectfully
thats 220 ALL IN !!!!!.....I know what I will be buying !!!

[texas2201]

Hi Angus

How are you?

I swear by the Falkens and the slightly smaller size does not effect the handling

Martin

[Ozzy_UK]

Jerry what tyres are you running?

i have my R888's at 23-24psi, can not make the car wheel spin or slide...

[Ozzy_UK]

i was at a set of lights the other day with a seat leon cupra R who was being a pain, just let the clutch go at 4500 rpm and had almost no wheel spin and nearly broke my neck as i got through 1st and 2nd gear in about a second!! :S was rather shocked at the level of grip!!

needless to say i didnt see that leon again

The only time i have had the back end step out on me was in terrential rain, and i took a round about abit quick...
still think the R888's are amazing..

[mat grant]

Hi all,

Does anyone know what the impact of fitting 215/45 15 tyres would be - presumably the speedo will over read - but will it mess up the handling?

Cheers, Mat.

[mds666]

the ride will be much harsher due to the increased stiffness of the shallower sidewall (and i think this will also make it oversteer more) personally i use 205 50 15 T1-R's and cant fault them, and they have a nicer ride and better grip than the O.E. goodyears... and there much! cheaper...

[Ozzy_UK]

BUY TOYO R888's!

that is all...

[mds666]

where do you get them from Ozz? ive got to get some for my race car... best price ive found so far is camskill.co.uk (235/40/17 90W R888 £138 and 295/30/18 98Y R888 £148)