Need Some Advice On Which Tyres To Get

[Shaun]

Hey,

Im after some tyres for the rear of my r32 skyline, and i wouldnt know where to start. My car has 350kw and im after something that will resist as much wheel spin as possible. I drive the car 100% on the street, never in the rain. I dont think semi slicks will suit me because i want to get a reasonable life out of the tyres and im pretty sure theyre too expensive for me. Im hoping not to spend much more than $250 each for 255x40x17. Is this reasonable?

I was looking at the Toyo top of the line street tyre but a few people have said that the Michelin or Pirelli are awesome. Has anyone used Maxxis tyres?

Im lost.

Shaun.

[GTR-N1]

I thought that after 1.5 hours, you Shaun, might have got inundated with "Search" prompts by now.

Nevertheless, under "Search", you can look up...

Toyo Proxes 4 Vs or

Toyo Proxes T1R Vs or

Dunlop Sportmaxx or

Kumho 104 or

Michelin Pilot Sport, Toyo R1R will be high-budget street tyres

But after looking at SAU comments, you could Google 'TIRE RACK' for more.

[NYTSKY]

Cant go past Federals for life, grip and price.

PM me if you want a few options.

[MANWHORE]

My opinion is that the rt615 tyres are not shabby at all (especially how you only drive in the dry - they're not bad in the wet either) and their life is reasonable because it's not like a true R compound tyre.

[Shaun]

Yeah, ive been reading through 40 odd pages of the tyre sticky.

Unfortunately the Federal 595RS is out of stock in the 255 size; they sounded good. The Falken RT615 might be the go then.

Also, what does UTQG mean? I think its the wear rating or something; the higher the number, the softer the compound. Is this right?

Edited November 14, 2008 by Shaun

[R TUNE]

i would req bristone re001 adrenalens havnt tryed them but have being told by a few people that they are realy good. even the autosalon drit team use them.

got quote $900 for 4 x 235/40 R17.

[Potenza]

i would req bristone re001 adrenalens havnt tryed them but have being told by a few people that they are realy good. even the autosalon drit team use them.

got quote $900 for 4 x 235/40 R17.

Autosalon use RE01R - Not the Adrenalin RE001. The Adrenalin stickers on the car is just sponsorship

[RBwhatever]

Autosalon use RE01R - Not the Adrenalin RE001. The Adrenalin stickers on the car is just sponsorship

I second that

[Bullet32]

Yeah, ive been reading through 40 odd pages of the tyre sticky.

Unfortunately the Federal 595RS is out of stock in the 255 size; they sounded good. The Falken RT615 might be the go then.

Also, what does UTQG mean? I think its the wear rating or something; the higher the number, the softer the compound. Is this right?

The 595RS is being replaced by the 595RS-R and current stock in Aus of the 255/40R17's is good...

UTQG stands for Uniform Tyre Quality Grade - this is a test performed by the US Department of Transport (DOT).

For a tyre to be sold in the USA for road use it must have DOT certification and have passed a UTQG test... However it is not essential that the tyre carry the UTQG ratings on it - this is why sometimes you wont find treadwear, traction or temp ratings on all tyres.

Usually if the treadwear number is higher it means that the compound is harder, however it is not an indication of how well the tyre grips, it basically just tells you how long it will last.