Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 92
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Hi guys,

Well it's time to get new tyres again (for the rear only thank god).

Currently running Kumho KU31 - 275/30/R19

The tyre place has given me the option of a few (all 275/30/R19):

- Toyo T1R: $500 per tyre, fitted & balanced

- B/Stone RE001 - waiting on quote

- Kumho KU19 - $370 per tyre, fitted & balanced

- Kumho KU31 - $345 per tyre, fitted & balanced

These prices seemed to be better than what I was getting through a wholesaler.

I've been told the RE001s and the T1Rs won't last me long but just grip like all hell and I'd probably never exploit the true potential of those tyres by driving on normal roads. (running -2 rear camber)

I'm leaning towards the KU19's. Any thoughts?

cheers

Hi guys,

Well it's time to get new tyres again (for the rear only thank god).

Currently running Kumho KU31 - 275/30/R19

The tyre place has given me the option of a few (all 275/30/R19):

- Toyo T1R: $500 per tyre, fitted & balanced

- B/Stone RE001 - waiting on quote

- Kumho KU19 - $370 per tyre, fitted & balanced

- Kumho KU31 - $345 per tyre, fitted & balanced

These prices seemed to be better than what I was getting through a wholesaler.

I've been told the RE001s and the T1Rs won't last me long but just grip like all hell and I'd probably never exploit the true potential of those tyres by driving on normal roads. (running -2 rear camber)

I'm leaning towards the KU19's. Any thoughts?

cheers

I blew a tyre on Saturday... same size as yours but I got my Kuhmos for $270 @ Tempe Tyres.

I blew a tyre on Saturday... same size as yours but I got my Kuhmos for $270 @ Tempe Tyres.

For KU19s? If so that is an excellent price. The KU19's are 2 weeks out of Melbourne (i.e. none in WA) so he's put in a back-order - should be in Perth by around mid-Oct.

Are Tyres generally cheaper for you lot on the East Coast? A lot of stuff seems to be a bit pricier in WA :mad: . But not by the margin between what you paid and what I got quoted

  • 6 months later...

Dunno if I should be bringing up this old thread again or not - wondering if anyone can tell me the wear rating for the Kumho KU31?

Also, has anyone ever tried Continental ContiPremiumContact or ContiSportContact tyres?

bought "Rotalla" chinese tyres from fleabay.... $90 each plus 15 delivery.... 19's for less than $500 a set and worth every cent. quiet too.

have had experience with simex in the past (on road and wet race) and can recommend those aswell...

Dunno if I should be bringing up this old thread again or not - wondering if anyone can tell me the wear rating for the Kumho KU31?

Also, has anyone ever tried Continental ContiPremiumContact or ContiSportContact tyres?

I have the ContiSportContact 2 on the front and they're pretty grippy. Much less understeer compared to previous jap spec Bridgestone Regno tyres and noise is minimal.

Anyone out there have the Potenza RE050A and how long they typically last?

I'm currently running the RE050A - I think they were brand new when I got the car but can't be 100% on that. Anyhow, done a tad over 30k km on them, maybe 34k max, and they're worn out.

Have ordered the Continental PremiumContact 2 which are going on tonight. Will let you know how they go.

  • 8 months later...

I have Bridgestone Potenza RE50A on all four wheels.

They came with the car when I imported it.

The car had 14xxxkm on it and now 57000km (almost), so 43000kms I've driven. The rear's have about 10% left, and the front tyres have about 50-60% left,

I didn't like the wet grip on the bridgestone RE50A, the rear loses slight traction if I hit a lane marker (or a similar small bump) above 80km/h, and slightly scary at acceleration going up hill, if pushed above 4800rpm in 2nd gear the rear loses traction in the wet but I guess that is natural... This happened before I installed plenum spacer + z-tube

But dry traction is SUPERB ! Braking in the wet is also very good :)

I think I will try Kumho KU31 for my rears. I want to sell my car so I don't want to spend too much, but I still want decent tyres for safety reasons.

My car comes with i think the stock Bridgestone Potenza. Anyone know how good they are compared to those tyres mentioned here? Thanks!

Have my new RE002 for 2weeks now, good grip and less noise than my ex-Korean tyre-KUMHO, $$ of mine is not bad! $250 each for a set inc alignment and balance...

Have my new RE002 for 2weeks now, good grip and less noise than my ex-Korean tyre-KUMHO, $$ of mine is not bad! $250 each for a set inc alignment and balance...

Wow that is very cheap!! Where did u get that price and what size?

^ +1

I have a set of Invo's on the way. I'm looking forward to seeing if they live up to most of the reviews. Got mine for ~$200e delivered.

Wow that is very cheap!! Where did u get that price and what size?

It's a great bargain from the Bridgestone shop in Brisbane! I choose most common size for 4 wheels, 235/45/17 to fit my Nissan OEM wheels.

The package is also included puncture free warranty and rotation after sales service.

Nice price. What size Leon?

245/45/18 - same size as most M35 guys are running. To be exact, they were $189 + $15 delivery, which I thought was good enough for me to give them a try. If they don't wear as good as I hope, then it's not like a paid $300 each. Other choices from local suppliers were either rubbish lesser quality than I like or too expensive - often both, lol.

Edited by Commsman

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Even more fun, leave all the ADAS stuff plugged in, but in different locations, hopefully avoid any codes!   And honestly, all these new cars with their weird electronics. Pull all the electronics out Duncan, and just shove an aftermarket ECU and if needed a trans controller in, along with a PDM. Make it run basic but race car styled!
    • To follow up a question from earlier too since I had the front bar off again (fking!) This is what is between the bumper and the drivers side wheel And this is the navigator side, only one thing but its a biggy! So basically....no putting coolers in the wheel arches without a lot of moving other stuff. Assuming I move to properly race prepping this car I'll take that job on and see how the computers respond to removing a whole bunch of ADAS modules
    • So I prepped the car for another track day on Wednesday (will be interesting to see coolant temps post flushing out and the larger reservoir, with a forecast of 3-14 being 20o cooler than last time I took it out). Couple of things to mention; since I am just driving the car and not taking a support vehicle, I took the rear seats out and just loaded the back up Team Trackday style. Look at all that space! To cover off removing the rear seat....it is weird (note the hybrid is probably different because it wouldn't have folding rear seats) Basically, you remove the lower seat base, very similar to a r series but it is a clip that pulls forward to release the base rather than it being bolted down. Easy Then, you need to remove the side section of the rear seat on each side. There is a 14mm head nut at the bottom of the side piece, the it slides upwards off a hook at the top to release; you also need to unhook the seatbelt from the loop at the top. Then the centre piece is weird. You need to release/fold the seats forward with the tab in the boot on each side From there, there are 2,x12mm headed bolts holding the rear of each seat to the folding bracket, under the trim between the rear seat and the boot (4x christmas tree clips there, they suck). The seat is out but you can see where the bolts attach to the bracket
    • As discussed in the previous post, the bushes in the 110 needed replacing. I took this opportunity to replace the castor bushes, the front lower control arm, lower the car and get the alignment dialled in with new tyres. I took it down to Alignment Motorsports on the GC to get this work done and also get more out of the Shockworks as I felt like I wasn't getting the full use out of them.  To cut a very long story short, it ended up being the case the passenger side castor arm wouldn't accept the brand new bush as the sleeve had worn badly enough to the point you could push the new bush in by hand and completely through. Trying a pair of TRD bushes didn't fix the issue either (I had originally gone with Hardrace bushes). We needed to urgently source another castor arm, and thankfully this was sourced and the guys at the shop worked on my car until 7pm on a Saturday to get everything done. The car rides a lot nicer now with the suspension dialled in properly. Lowered the car a little as well to suit the lower profile front tyres, and just bring the car down generally. Eternally thankful for the guys down at the shop to get the car sorted, we both pulled big favours from our contacts to get it done on the Saturday.  Also plugged in the new Stedi foglights into the S15, and even from a quick test in the garage I'm keen to see how they look out on the road. I had some concerns about the length of the LED body and whether it'd fit in the foglight housing but it's fine.  I've got a small window coming up next month where I'll likely get a little paint work done on the 110 to remove the rear wing, add a boot wing and roof wing, get the side skirt fixed up and colour match the little panel on the tail lights so that I can install some badges that I've kept in storage. I'm also tempted to put in a new pair of headlights on the 110.  Until then, here's some more pictures from Easter this year. 
    • I would put a fuel pressure gauge between the filter and the fuel rail, see if it's maintaining good fuel pressure at idle going up to the point when it stalls. Do you see any strange behavior in commanded fuel leading up to the point when it stalls? You might have to start going through the service manual and doing a long list of sensor tests if it's not the fuel system for whatever reason.
×
×
  • Create New...