Discussion and technical advice the SW20 MR2. 3S-GTE, 3S-GE, 3S-FE etc
Anything and everything to do with maintenance, modifications and electrical is in here for the Mk2.
HI I HAVE JUST HAD TWO NEW YOKOHAMA 205 60 14 TYRES FITTED TO THE REAR OF ME MR2 REPLACING TWO WORN OUT BRIDGESTONES,I HAVE TAKEN IT A RUN OUT AND THE BACKEND IS SLIDING ALL OVER I TURNED A CORNER AND IT NEARLY SPUN NOT EVEN FAST ,AND WHEN I CAME TO GO AROUND A TIGHT ROUNABOUT I NEALY LOST IT I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE WITH BRIDGESTONES,SURELY TWO NEW TYRES MOST BE BETTER THAN TWO WORN OUT OLD ONES?OR IS IT BECAUSE I HAVE OLD ONES ON THE FRONT?I SCARED TOO DRIVE IT NOW!!ANYONE KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ?
New tyres have a substance over them that a used to remove them from the mould, ie it's designed to be slippy.
If the weather is wet this will be magnified by 100.
i taken it out now in the dry and it seems fine not losing any grip now,dont know what it be like in the wet.205 60 14 is the right size tyre on the back isnt it?that what was on when i got it
Lol, you always get that with new tyres. They bed in after about 100 miles or so. I'm surprised that tyre fitters don't warn people about it like they do with new brakes.
jonb- wrote:Your car (if it's 1990 it's rev1 mate) will have come with 195 front and 225 rear
His car is indeed a rev1 (1990 & 14inch alloys), but rev1s came with 205's on the rears as standard
Personally I'd be looking at fitting at least 225's on the rear - if that's possible on stock rev1 rear alloys
It is possible, but hard to find tyres that width on 14's! 205s arent so bad, very slippy on roundabouts. 225's will make all the difference. I've had 3 sets of 14's now. 225s are deffo the best 195's all round are an ultimate no no !
Check your tyre pressures also (tyre places generally haven't a clue and go with a general PSI - for example mine came back as 36psi on rear even though i told them 33 please )
steveaddy wrote:HI I HAVE JUST HAD TWO NEW YOKOHAMA 205 60 14 TYRES FITTED TO THE REAR OF ME MR2 REPLACING TWO WORN OUT BRIDGESTONES,I HAVE TAKEN IT A RUN OUT AND THE BACKEND IS SLIDING ALL OVER I TURNED A CORNER AND IT NEARLY SPUN NOT EVEN FAST ,AND WHEN I CAME TO GO AROUND A TIGHT ROUNABOUT I NEALY LOST IT I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE WITH BRIDGESTONES,SURELY TWO NEW TYRES MOST BE BETTER THAN TWO WORN OUT OLD ONES?OR IS IT BECAUSE I HAVE OLD ONES ON THE FRONT?I SCARED TOO DRIVE IT NOW!!ANYONE KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ?
Steve, I think you're sorted now - but in my experience, A539s on a Mk2 don't work that well - neither do the OEM A-022s. I'd try some Toyo T1-Rs, or even better buy some later Rev2-on rims and tyres - there is a lot more choice with 15" rims.
Thanks everyone for your advice,my tyres seem ok now it must have been the coating what they have on them when new,even thou i never heard of it before,you would think they would come with a warning or clean the coating off or something,if id have taken the corner faster id have probably stuck it in the wall .they seem fine now in wet and dry,not as good as my old bridgstones thou it feels different.anyway thanks to you all for your advice cheers steve
,AND WHEN I CAME TO GO AROUND A TIGHT ROUNABOUT I NEALY LOST IT I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE WITH BRIDGESTONES,SURELY TWO NEW TYRES MOST BE BETTER THAN TWO WORN OUT OLD ONES?OR IS IT BECAUSE I HAVE OLD ONES ON THE FRONT?I SCARED TOO DRIVE IT NOW!!ANYONE KNOW WHAT I CAN DO 
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damn 5th Lumber Disc 