What tyres for fast road use (18inc wheels)

[2barGee]

As above really.

I need some new rear tyres and I cannot decide what tyres to get!! I'm running 350bhp so they need 2 b half decent but I don't want 2 spend loads as I have another set of alloys with r888's (which I might be selling).

What do you lot rekon will b a decent tyre?? They are 255/35/18.

Cheers dan

[bill]

i'm in the same boat as you mate, i've been searching quite a bit on here and i'm debating getting falken fk452's £108 a tyre, and seem to get good write ups on here, or goodyear eagle f1's, but they dont seem to be as well rated, i'm going for 245/35/18's on an 8j rim, can i just ask what size rims your running? i'd like 255's but not sure if they would fit on an 8j rim?

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/ ... -Turbo.htm

http://www.falkentyres.co.uk/prodtype.a ... hCriteria=

[ancient mariner]

over the years,i have tried most tyres incl toyo's,pirelli's,avons,falkens etc
to be honest out of the lot,i can't fault the falken's,but my personal preference would be the goodyear eagle f1's.paul.

[RobCrezz]

I like the Falken 452s, but heard good things of the Hankook RS2, which is between a fast road tyre and a track day tyre.

[Ryan S]

i have 18's and use Pirellis p zeros, mainly because they are a rain tyre, and i live in Scotland, they are outstanding in the wet

and obviously the dry too

[gtech]

I have Falken FK-452's (255 on the rear) and they stick like glue, I have deliberately tried to get it to react on a quiet roundabout at work, and it just grips in and holds it.

I've previously had Goodyear GSD3's and Toyo's but rate the 452's a lot better.

My personal opinion.......and a damm good price from Camskill

[Craigo]

ive always had 452's so nothing to compare it to but i cant imagine anything else being any worse in the wet to be honest.

doesnt concern me as i only drive fast in good conditions.

[megatart]

The uniroyal rainsport 2's are bob on. I wish i did my track day with my rainsport 2's over my hankook RS2's. Grip great in the wet, and better in the dry.

[bill]

i wish they did the rainsports/hankooks etc in 245/35/18's

[Lewis Jay]

Toyo`s on 18`s for me mate.

[Chris]

Federals S595s are the ones you want I used to use Marangoni Mythos. Pretty good, but don't last very long at all

[Century Motorsport]

Federals S595s are the ones you want I used to use Marangoni Mythos. Pretty good, but don't last very long at all

You must have been doing too many donuts Chris

Dan, we are one of the main uk marangoni tyre stockists- www.centurymotorsport.com all prices and sizes are on there - as your an imoc member you will get a 5 percent discount as well.

I've used them on pretty much all my road cars, I have also been out in italy testing them and I can asure you they are amongst the best out there

[tarmac terrorist]

i run goodyear eagle f1s 255/35/18 9j, they are good but if i could of afforded them it would of been bridgestones all the way i had bridgestone s02s on my standard 15" they were awsome just didnt last very long

[Chris]

Federals S595s are the ones you want I used to use Marangoni Mythos. Pretty good, but don't last very long at all

You must have been doing too many donuts Chris

No tyres last long on the rear of my car A few runs up strip, a few spirited drives, a few random full boost blasts.....Fooked tyres

The Marangoni's were very impressive. I really like the Zeta Linears too. Shame they are not available in 255/35/18

[Century Motorsport]

Federals S595s are the ones you want I used to use Marangoni Mythos. Pretty good, but don't last very long at all

You must have been doing too many donuts Chris

The Marangoni's were very impressive. I really like the Zeta Linears too. Shame they are not available in 255/35/18

The mythos and zeta linea are both the same tyre, just a different tread patern. The only reason for the change was due to the main demand for these tyres are on big cars like bmw + mercedes that thrash up and down the auto bahn day in day out and the zeta linea was quite a noisey tyre at high speed (due to tread pattern) so the mythos patter was born to eliminate that problem.

In the dry you would be pushed to tell any difference between the 2 - its only in the wet where the zeta linea has a slight advantage.

Due to the sexy pattern of the zeta linea marangoni have kept them on in sizes up to 17's where they atract to the track day people and modifiers - its a shame they don't offer them throughout the range as for sure the aesthetics of the tyre play a part when people look for a new set to buy!

That said, watch this space for a new range of marangoni's to rival the toyo r888's, you can be sure the tread pattern (or lack of!) Will be damn sexy