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R33 Gts-t Best Tyres For In The Wet?

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Hey guys I just bought a R33 GTS-T and it's a great car but the tyres on it are on there way out. I've been driving it around a bit and in the dry they seem ok but in the wet and not even on a hill there is no way I can take off without losing traction. Basically what I'm looking for is a set of tyres that have good grip in the wet and don't make too much noise.

What do you guys recommend? I am thinking of going with the Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE002.

By the way I did look at the sticky post but there is too many pages and different ratings on tyres. My price range is flexible, obviously cheaper the better but if I have to fork out for a good set I do not mind - probably keep it under $1000 for a set though.

Cheers.

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GTSBoy Grand Master

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KU31. Cheap, cheerful and they work.

KU36. Cheap, cheerful, stick like shit to a blanket, noisy as buggery, but worth it.

There are many other options, even some very cheap ones, such as the Federals, Achilles, etc.

Most serious brand (Goodyear, Dunlop, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Yokohama, Toyo, etc) tyres that are not really OLD (like the FK452) are going to cost more than $1k per set.

GTSBoy Grand Master

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Perhaps I should confess that the 36s are not the BEST in the wet. They work fine in the wet, but they won't handle standing water. Not enough tread on them to pump a LOT of water. But I've never had low confidence with them in winter. Just don't lean on them cold, and don't try to tow skiers.

Malakai Enthusiast

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I'm a big fan of Maxxis tyres and they are more than reasonably priced. I have a pair of terrible tyres on the back of my GTST at the moment that came with the wheels I bought, they do the same thing in the wet as you describe. After a good research session the other day I settled on getting a couple of Maxxis MA-511 to replace them. They seem to be a newer version of the Maxxis MA-V1 which I have had a set on the front for years and can't say enough good things about.

A good tyre review and opinion site to check out and see how a potential purchase is going to stack up is http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/

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Dose Pipe Sutututu Grand Master

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Nitto INVO tyres aren't too bad in the wet either and provide decent dry weather grip.. Great daily tyres IMO and not too noisy.

At the same time, perhaps look at lightly shimming up the diff OR just going with a new mechanical diff. I find the stock VLSD likes to single peg on days, it's very temperamental like a female.

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I'm running Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 2 in 17" and they are really quite good in both dry and wet. Paid about $900 new for a set online. Always check the date of manufacture before buying though.

GTSBoy Grand Master

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I'm running Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 2 in 17" and they are really quite good in both dry and wet. Paid about $900 new for a set online. Always check the date of manufacture before buying though.

I just took a set of those off my car. Totally underwhelming tyre. Not awful. Just.....not great. Only lasted 12000km.

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I just took a set of those off my car. Totally underwhelming tyre. Not awful. Just.....not great. Only lasted 12000km.

Interesting, what did you have prior and what are you running now, out of curiosity?

GTSBoy Grand Master

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KU36 before. And oddly enough, KU36 again. I was actually intending to get RS-3s, but they're unavailable for the next 3 months.

The Goodyears had this horrible tendency to judder as I turned out of my driveway (like......really really low speed understeer!). I spent ages trying to work out if it was a tyre issue or an alignment issue, including spending on 2 extra alignments that the car wouldn't have gotten. So, on the Tuesday morning with Goodyears on it judders on the way out. On the Wednesday morning with the KUs on, no judder. I think that answered that question. That sort of crap pretty much explains my experience with the Goodyears.

Dose Pipe Sutututu Grand Master

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I've used KU36 probably 7/8 years ago - wasn't a total fan of them to be honest..

But then again, they were never taken on the track. I found they did like to understeer until it had some decent heat through them

GTSBoy Grand Master

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Maybe. Dunno about that pricing here in Adelaide though (as in, getting Nitto for pricing that's competitive with the KU36 price). The Tyrepower store I use are good blokes who are aware that I have previously bought in tyres from the eastern states and from the US to get good stuff at good pricing, and so they tend to offer me the best pricing that they can. They handle Nitto also, and the pricing on them was not attractive last week.

Dose Pipe Sutututu Grand Master

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I'm up for new tyres soon too, not sure I want to put NT01s at the rear.. that might result in a broken gearbox :(

I'm running NT01 at the front, surprisingly they're not too bad in the wet!

Mick_o Grand Master

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Ive got Hankook Ventus 452s on the mrs car and also on my XR6 work ute which has an alloy tray and even in the wet in 1st gear the traction control light doesn't come on! Pretty impressive all rounders actually. They are quiet with very good grip wet and dry are reasonably priced.

I also am not a fan of the KU36. The RS-3s shit all over them in all conditions and are also probably a bees dick quieter. But they aren't what you'd call quiet lol

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