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Just bought some new Tyres

Kumho Ecsta SPT

For my TT 350z

got 235/40/18 F on a 18x9.5 wide rim

and 275/35/18 R on a 18x10.5 wide rim

Very happy with these tyes atm. and im still in the wearing in stage.

Full boost in 2nd gear doesnt spin

where as my old 275 bridgestone G3's did.

Just bought Falken 912 for the front pair, felt really good on the dry & wet with predictable handling. My previous tyre was Falken RT 615, very sticky when they're new but once around 50% and wearing of the sides due to the negative camber of the suspension setup, the tram lining got so bad that it's so difficult to drive. Waiting for my rear Dunlop Run Flats tyres to wear out, hoping to get a better dry grip tyres (reasonably priced also). Any suggestion?

  • 3 weeks later...

What tyres are there in 235/45 17" that are non directional but are a very good tyre? I was looking at the adrenilins? hard to know what to go buy because i rang where we get brigstones from and ofcourse they rave about adrenilins so i rang the guys who are supposedly inpartial (but are really a toyo dealer) and surprise surprise, they rave about toyo T1R's but i would prefer non-directional as i give my car a fairly hard time on the twisties and would like to rotate tires regularly?

I was defected last night so I have a very small amount of time to get tyres sorted, especially with the friggin long weekend .. pricks :D

Goodyear f1's for $139 for 195/50R15, any good??

75% of my kms are freeway driving, coming up to winter so needs to be good in the rain. Don't take the car to the track, just to/from work and errands basically.. any suggestions/advice/comments on prices appreciated ;)

Thanks guys,

Kaz

I got Firestone Firehawk wide ovals from Bob Jane the other day. 235/45 R17 $189 each. Very nice tyre, had Bridgestone potenza before. Bridgestones gripped well but noisy and very hard.

Firestones grip well, feel light on the road , very responsive and soft quiet ride. $100 cheaper than Bridgestones each!

Was using federal 595s but after speaking to neta got some hero milanza hz1s supposed to be a bit better than federals anyone used hero apparently they are owned by federal

hrrm people seem to like the federal 595s these days but a few years ago when I was using them in 235/45R17 they were absolutely sh1thouse on the road in the wet. :\

Hi guys

What's the best wet weather/winter performer from the list below? would you recommend something else in the same price range? ($130-$150 per corner).

For a daily drive, but tyre noise isn't a deciding factor. Fair few freeway km's and about town for a daily driver.

All prices are for 205/60/R15's

Pirelli Dragon (discontinued) $135

Pirelli P7 $149

Sumitomo ?? $95 (cheap and nasty?)

Hankook H415 $135 (new model)

Need to be a good wet weather/winter performer

Thanks in advance :)

Today I had my first decent flex in the hills on my Toyo T1R's on the SP23. Well, they are definately better than the Potenza 040's on from factory. Grip is definately better, and its nice and progressive, you can feel when they are beginning to let go, giving you time to adjust speed/angle to get the grip back.

Basically, Fantastic tyre and would recommend them to anyone.

omg this whole tyre thing is too much.. too many choices, too many treads, huge price range, not available in that size, but some other crappy tyre for the same price is available in that size, 10 million different places.. ARGH!!!!

Oh yeah actually I'm getting 205/60R15 now.. if I can find something!

Duncan go buy me tyres - thankx :D

I need to change my tyre set urgently but dunno what to choose

I was going for Toyo T1S, because i have tried some of the proxes series and they were great, however it was in a european style car, so there were obiviously not much of slipping accident both in dry or wet

but some hankook dude told me that K104 is the one i should go for + after reading the article there were not much of T1S..

Wonder if u guys could help me decide... got a budget of 300 a piece...

my spec are 235/40 R17 at the front, 255/40 R17 at the back

Also do u guys know that HANKOOK produces tyres for MICHELIN!!! cant bollocksin believe it

Was using federal 595s but after speaking to neta got some hero milanza hz1s supposed to be a bit better than federals anyone used hero apparently they are owned by federal

Cheaper doesn’t always mean better. Federal use the latest compounds and all the latest tech goes into the premium brand first. Hero Tyres are made in China and may catch the Federal brand in time. For now the Federal is still the brand of Champions… :D

  • 2 weeks later...

Marangoni - Cant remember the code.

245/35/19.

Well before these the car had 255/45/17 falkens on it and they had 0 grip in the wet and it would still kick the tail out in the dry. These tyres feel great the feedback on the road is brilliant compared to other tyres ive had. Good grip in the wet and dry and they're fairly cheap at $350 a corner for 19s

Dry - 8/10

Wet - 8/10

I have just bought new 19" rims and they came with Kuhmo Ecsta Supra tyres. They are 275/30's and I had more wheelspin than what I did with 245's... I really don't think these tyres are very good at all. Haven't driven them on the road, only on the strip but serious traction issues. Gave me 3 sec 60ft times!!!!

What's the grippiest tyre in 275/30/R19s?

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