Need help again as i'm clueless! Front tyres are pretty worn... (Might even be illegal)

The front drivers side tyre is more worn than the otherwise. I think this maybe something to do as one of my wishbones needs replacing soon? Though I do think I have a very flow flat as the tyre does seem to go down after sometime.

The rear ones are new on and are called "Super Steel" or something which i've never heard off?

Fronts ones are 205/50/R15. I got lost in all prices and names to fit.

Can anyone reccomend some good ones to fit?

I dont want budget/value tyres but then again i dont want to pay through the nose for them as I dont throw the car about enough to justify them.

Any good sites where they can come and fit them at the house is welcome

Oops, wrong section! Thanks for moving. Forgot to add it's a VIS.... If that helps

I have falcon 541's on mine. Pretty good all round I'd say.

Ps tyres are prob one of the best upgrades you can make on a car! Stay away from budget ones!

Take a look on camskill, very competitive prices, albeit the dont include fitting.
I have toyo proxies t1r's on mine and find them really good, wet and dry. The only thing i can fault them on is the noise levels.

I'd go for Toyo T1's or Falken FK452's.

Having both, I would recommend Toyo's if money isn't tight.

Much more "stable" in the wet and give real confidence.

Ross

I didn't find that much difference apart from the Toyo's don't last as long.

Ah I need it to be stable in the wet and to last long!

How long would you say in terms of miles?

Ross

The Falken's lasted some miles, the Toyo's lasted less

I've got Falken 452's on my VIS, perfect IMO.

Sounds like you have Federal Super steels on the rear. I'd put the new pair on the rear and move those to the front. You don't want that back end stepping out

Best tyre overall that I've ever had is the Continental SportContact2.

Best for balance between price and performance is the FK452. However it is a bit noisy on motorways to be considered equal to the Conti.

Interestingly I have some new input on the old tyre argument....

Earlier this year I had to get three new tyres for my daily driver and did some research. I discovered that Nexen had decided on a very aggressive policy whereby they poached a whole pile of technical staff from some of the top European/Japanese tyre manufacturers in their bid to become the world leaders in tyres by the end of the decade.

After talking with several people who were running them I decided to risk the whole fifty pounds per corner (205/55/16 tyres) which included balancing, valves, fitting etc.

Just like the Falken FK452 tyres these, like a lot of modern tyres, took a hundred plus miles or so to burn off the releasing agent and then they bedded in nicely. They are a lot quieter and smoother than the Vredesteins that I'd always used in the past.

Now the story takes a twist here: I'd gone for Nexen CP641 tyres, asymmetrical types, with a fairly bog standard tread pattern.

Mrs Stan, who drives a Leon and does like to explore the limits of grip, even in the wet, eventually took my advice and went for a pair of Nexens when she needed new tyres, *but* she went for their F1 tyre.

WOW!! I swear the tread pattern is a direct copy of the Goodyear F1 tyre and boy do they grip in the wet or the dry!

Even better: she has 15" wheels, so ended up paying the grand old sum of £44 fitted, balanced, valved and VAT!!

The taxi drivers are using them around here and I'm hearing reports of 55,000 MILES of life from sets of these tyres (Nexen in general, not just the two tyres above).

Therefore, if you fancied saving some money and can find them locally and are looking for good wet/dry grip and long life tyres, I'd strongly recommend the Nexen. If they keep up this sort of standard then I can seriously see them giving the "big" tyre companies a very tight run by the end of the decade, trust me!

Roadstone = Nexen = Michelin? That's what a guy at the local tyre shop said when I stopped by for some prices. "It's the same" he said. I think it's not really the same but they share a couple of factories or so?

Good story. Waiting for more reviews. And for it to arrive in our country. They only have the Nexen N3000 here.

Stan - how many miles has Mrs Stan done on the "f1" replica's?

Reason I ask is because alot of budget type tyres are good for say 2-3mm then are really bad when they wear. The better brands seem to offer consistant handling as they wear.

Ross

Used Bridgestone previously for some years, wet and dry = superb, but too much road noise

Recommended > Toyo T1R - as above but a lot less noisy
(I use only Toyo and have done so for last few changes)

Configuration was 225/45/16

She only got them two/three months ago so has only covered maybe 4k miles. I'll keep the forum updated on performance but the tales I'm hearing from other users is that these ones seem to be a cut above the rest of the budget brands.

If I've got this wrong, you lot are the least of my worries, Mrs Stan likes to push her cars as hard as her men.....

I've got Nexen N3000 on the front at the moment.

My take - good road noise, decent enough straight line braking in the dry. Poor in the wet all round. Squeal like a movie-tyre around the corners when you push on. Would I buy again - no chance.

From here in its top quality tyres only for me. 452s were OK, but a bit noisy. I kind of feel that I should give the Toyos a roll, but fear that it will just be delaying the inevitable conclusion by a year or so that Contis are the best.

Kumho ecsta's are not too bad either, probably not as good as the toyo or falken 452's but not bad at all - survived lots of abuse at both Spa and Donington

I've got ecstas on my Impreza, they are bloody awful in the wet!

Does anyone have an opinion on avons zz3? I've had them on my car always (since I ditched the budgets it came with) I find them well sticky enough in the dry, couldn't really say in the wet.
From other reviews they seem to get very similar performance to the T1R's but with slower wear, but I have nothing to compare them to.
Any thoughts?

I had them on my first coupe and thought they were good, so fitted them to my 2nd coupe when the Federal's that were on it wore out, quickly realised that the ZZ3 were in fact awful!
Understeer came much much quicker and confidence vastly reduced, wouldn't reccomend them in the slightest

zz3 are awfull......falken 452 all day long.

hmm ok, to the Ebay with the zz3's then!

And at £330 for a set of 4 fk452 in 18" I cant really say no!

Where are you getting 330 for 4 fk452's in 18's?!

Good question!

For 18s you should be looking at a ton a corner, at least.

Ebay £319 + 10 postage, unless Im going mental . .quite possible.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150659423774?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

That's a good price!

You don't find the 40 profile rubs? I run 35 on mine.

They did but I "rolled" the arches, I say "rolled" as it involved a scaffold pole and the weight of the car.
A professional rolling company wouldn't touch it because of the straight line running through the arch. My way worked a treat though

It was that or run 215's but I'm really not a fan of the stretched look.