Tyre advice

[nikaiyo]

Morning People

Just looking for some advice on tyre choice, I want a decent tyre that gives good grip and lasts reasonably well

I am thinking of either :

Goodyear F1 £84.53 fully fitted ballanced etc
Toyo Proxes T1R £84.52 fully fitted ballanced etc
Falken 452 £71.48 fully fitted ballanced etc

Anyone got any opinions advice or other suggestions?

Thanks

Nik

[swin]

had goodyear F1's on motor for last 8 years cant fault them

[LimeyMk1]

Never used the F1s but I'd say go for them. The T1R tyres are good but they are a soft compound and I killed a pair in about 6000 miles on the Mk1 IIRC.

[Deegee99]

Hi, got 452's on the fronts of my G-Ltd Auto and they have done about 2k, grip well, not had a problem with them at all.

[Extubby]

FORGET the Toyo's they are poo.
Have a look at Hankook RS2's. Heard nothing but good things about them.

[paul port]

Looking at the prices for the F1's - must only be the Fronts you are replacing...

Out of those the F1 is the only real option...

If you are looking for a Good Budget tyre, 'marangoni - zeta linea' are available in 16+" fit and are very good indeed (they also have Track / championship pedigree)

I asked my usual dealer down south to order them in for me, and they came out half the price of the Official marangoni dealers in the area.

If you have 15" wheels, stick with the F1s

Paul

[Baker]

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/

[BiGWiLlYsTyLe]

I have had Avons and Kumho on my MR2 and Kumho are by far the best even though Avon is supposed to be better.Not tried any others to compare though

[raptor95GTS]

i fancy trying the uniroyal rainsport 2 as it's got some nice reviews. Shame I have nothing to back that up or even prices of the blighters. I've got a bit to go on the goodyears though so some time to think about it

[Turbo97]

I will also be going for the Hankook RS2's....heard great things about them so give them a bash

[pekwah1]

Hi mate,

If it helps i got Hankook V12 Evo's put on the front of mine the other day.
Even in this crap weather of late, they seem to be performing extremely well!

Also have had brilliant reviews, and have outperformed most of the top brands in most categories (handling, braking, noise, wear etc).

[HighwayStar]

What sizes are you looking at mate? I've not seen the F1s in a 15" for a long time. You on 16s? Apparently the toyos are good with the smaller profile a 16 or 17 brings but to be honest I rate them as good on my 15s... with the proviso you inflate them a bit more than standard to make up for a soft sidewall on the rear. Mine run 32/37 and are certainly better in all regards than the old yokohama AO22s.

R.

PS. Only bit of advice I'd give is keep the same tyre front and rear. You don't want them behaving differently when they start to give up grip at the extremes.

[nikaiyo]

What sizes are you looking at mate? I've not seen the F1s in a 15" for a long time. You on 16s? Apparently the toyos are good with the smaller profile a 16 or 17 brings but to be honest I rate them as good on my 15s... with the proviso you inflate them a bit more than standard to make up for a soft sidewall on the rear. Mine run 32/37 and are certainly better in all regards than the old yokohama AO22s.

R.

PS. Only bit of advice I'd give is keep the same tyre front and rear. You don't want them behaving differently when they start to give up grip at the extremes.

They are for 17s mate, I have found some really cheap Yoko Prada2's on the net, £100 for 2!!!! so will prob give them a try