16-07-2012, 04:25 PM
You need bigger brakes in emergency situations, everyone knows this.
On a tyres front, I used to be of the mindset, buy midrange-budget tyres... T1Rs, ZE512s, Proxes 4s, KU11s, KH31s, Parada Spec 2s etc etc... They do offer good levels of grip, however their life expectancy is low on anything with a decent amount of power, or if you drive remotely enthusiastically...
My main gripe is the fact they have wank sidewalls, all of them, Uniroyal Rainsport 2s are the bloody worst of that bunch for that, ace grip, last reasonably for a mid range... But you go fast round a corner and you may as well scrub the rim on the road...
Now I do tend to buy more high end tyres, I've been on Dunlop SP Sport Fastresponses recently and I cannot recommend them enough - especially for the money, I've used Michelin PE2s which are actually f*cking fapworthy tyres - expensive yes, but they completely transform the way the car drives... They lasted the best out of any tyres I've owned, but through all of that I drove like the biggest knob ever, because it drives so well on them...
Shite tyres are a false economy if you like driving... If you want a car that gets from A to B - get a big heavy car on P6000s, Michelin Ecos or Continental Ecos and be done...
On a tyres front, I used to be of the mindset, buy midrange-budget tyres... T1Rs, ZE512s, Proxes 4s, KU11s, KH31s, Parada Spec 2s etc etc... They do offer good levels of grip, however their life expectancy is low on anything with a decent amount of power, or if you drive remotely enthusiastically...
My main gripe is the fact they have wank sidewalls, all of them, Uniroyal Rainsport 2s are the bloody worst of that bunch for that, ace grip, last reasonably for a mid range... But you go fast round a corner and you may as well scrub the rim on the road...
Now I do tend to buy more high end tyres, I've been on Dunlop SP Sport Fastresponses recently and I cannot recommend them enough - especially for the money, I've used Michelin PE2s which are actually f*cking fapworthy tyres - expensive yes, but they completely transform the way the car drives... They lasted the best out of any tyres I've owned, but through all of that I drove like the biggest knob ever, because it drives so well on them...
Shite tyres are a false economy if you like driving... If you want a car that gets from A to B - get a big heavy car on P6000s, Michelin Ecos or Continental Ecos and be done...
