Need tyres that grips in wet...?

[RTHRTY3]

Urgently need advise on tyres that really grips in the wet and still affordable. Tyre size is the original 205/60 R15. And possibly a place that doesn't rip you off...

Any suggestions?

Cheers...

[fane]

something silica i think mate.... dont know places in perth sorry

[meshmesh]

something silica i think mate.... dont know places in perth sorry

Uuuum!!! Be careful with the term Silica, eg: hankook vs michelin. Hankook use 3% silica in their tyre compared to 20% by michelin. Best to ask the amount of silica is in the tyre.

[RadiuM]

best ive used in the wet are Bridgestone S03's.. bloody amazing

and UniRoyal RTT-2.. which are pretty damn good in the wet also.

kuhmo supra's.. SHIT!

Shaun

[siksII]

pirelli p6000s, excellent in the wet. especially braking in the wet in comparison to other sports tyres (read it in motor mags tyre test last year or sumthing).. ive had a set on each of my two cars so far and they have lasted well also..

[G0DF4Th3R]

how much do u want to spend per tyre though?

[MirKz]

i have Kumho Supra's, theyre not bad but in the dry, they grip fairly well. But in the wet, they dont seem too good.

[meshmesh]

..You need to ask yourself so so so many questions but generally speaking...

How much do I want to spend?

How many K's do want to get out the tyres?

Do I want a flat out performance tyre?

Do I want it soley for it's Wet weather conditions or dry conditions, or both?

I just went down this path last week, I spent a good week or two aking some calls, speaking to guys on the forum etc etc..

I wanted a performance tyre for my GTR that was realisticlly priced "unlike Michelin Xpilot 2", had some of the BEST grip in both wet and dry, and could hold my power to the ground. In the end it came down to 3 tyres:

Falken ST215 "Semi Comps" Best grip in dry, useless in wet. But as I was told with Semi Comps, you need to warm the up properly before you can take real advantage on the street.

Falken ST115 - Had these before on a WRX, and I felt they were too hard a compund regardless of the Falken statement of being undeatable in the Wet, and they didn't grip under hard concerning.

Bridgstone S03 - Did not hear 1 bad comment about these from anyone I spoke to. And now I know why. I chose these as I ended up paying nearly the price as the ST115 falkens. $310, retail I got quotes up to $420 per tyre in a 17 255 40. So far I've done about 400k's in the dry just wearing them in, no wet days so far. And they feel better than my old Michelin Xpilots & they were the best tyre I have every used... hang second best, on our other car I have Continental Contact Sport 2, but I only get about 8000km's out of these on a rear wheel drive car.

[R34]

Well I can definitely NOT recommend Sumitomo.

3%Silicon 97% concrete.

Done 25,000kms on them and they still look new.

Were worse than the stock tyres that came with the REX.

They "flop" around on the rims and squeal like stuck cops.

It takes an amazing tyre (not in a good way) to make a REX feel unsettled in the wet.

I'm watching this thread with interest...looks like S03's so far

Cheers

[Kichigai]

I also have Pirelli 6000s and they are quite good in the wet. I got them for $220 each from Westate. They were on special last year when I got them, so I am not sure how much they retail for now.

[RadiuM]

mirkz.. ergh.. mine were hard as shit, they were only good for drifting and hacking it up.

Shaun

[magic1]

Ferderal tyres

Booragoon Tyre Centre, on Norma Road

About $130 each fitted and balanced

Dont knock them till you try them

gtr in nsw doing 10.2sec on these ones

[GWP021]

tyres that grip in tha wet i look on with intrest i have a traction NO! issue in the wet but also have a fairly low buget so lets see where this goes

[RB20LagWagon]

2 x khumo supras x 17x235x50 x weather baked

1 x rb20 x boost

= 12.55

Cant be that shit

[antuanstylar]

..You need to ask yourself so so so many questions but generally speaking...

$310, retail I got quotes up to $420 per tyre in a 17 255 40. So far I've done about 400k's in the dry just wearing them in, no wet days so far.

Where did you find the bridgestones for this price?

[meshmesh]

Where did you find the bridgestones for this price?

Tyrepower Sunshine - ask for "OLI", tell him simon with the GTR ref you.

[rb25]

Bridgestone S02, S03 and Grid II. I've use all these tyres and they are awesome in the wet. Falkens 326 were the worst by far, they were just dangerous to drive on in the wet.

-rb25

[rb25]

See the guys at Bridgestone Eagle Farm in brissy s.e. qld'ers. I was quoted $525 (from any old bridgestone down the road) for a 235/40/18 S03 and I got em from eagle farm for $375. They were $225 cheaper on 275/35/18's too.

-rb25

[antuanstylar]

Tyrepower Sunshine - ask for "OLI", tell him simon with the GTR ref you.

cheers mesh

[Mullett]

I have TOYO TPG's on a Pulsar SSS, and they grip like a dream. Not sure about the wet tho, lost my license before I got the chance