Best Tyres

[MY95]

I use toyo T1rs on my 6 in a 195,50,15. When i just had a set of coilies they use to me really good but as i uprate more and more stuff the tyres now dont really seem good enough. So depends on your mods aswell

Iv also got yoko spec 2s on my estate in a 205/40/16 actually really rate them on the estate even with the spoungy rude. Might test them out on the 6 this weekend

Thanks for your reply, would think of getting 50 profiles for the price but since the speedo and everything would be out would you be doing quite a few more miles than you actually are on the speedo?

It would be such a small amount it really wouldnt matter. Over 10,000miles it would prob be like 100miles it dosnt clock so on the whole its nothing. And TBH with the 306s being so old now i very much doubt its accurate anymore anyway. Putting the smallet tyres on it might bring it back into line abit lol

Oh ok, thanks for the info

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Personally, if you've got the money, Michelin PE2s (or PS2s I think they're sold as now) are going to be the best tyre for all round. Tyre reviews rave about them, great dry grip, sharp on change of direction/turn-in, good in the wet and they last a long time. You'll find few people buy them as they're expensive (well for a 195 55 R15 they are at the top end of the price range), but IMO you'll see the benefits and they'll last longer than cheaper stuff so you'll only be saving in the long run.

Another tyre with very good reviews is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2. These received very slightly better reviews than the PS2/3s, and are similarly priced.

IF you're looking for a good summer tyre for fast road and track, Michelin Pilot Supersports have very good reviews (it's what I'll be putting on the Meg later in the year when I've chomped up the rest of the Contisports it's currently on!). These are generally accepted as right on the border between fast road and track-day semi-slicks.

If you want something another step up, which will be great for track and fast road, but IIRC wont wear as well as the Mich Supersport, Yokohama Advan Neovas are prettymuch trackday semi-slicks...

Then obviously you have the different compounds of Toyo R888s, or Yoko AD08s. These will offer a considerable increase in grip over any of the aforementioned tyres, but will wear more quickly, and as the sidewalls are very strong will make the ride harsher.




My personal opinion on tyres is basically you get what you pay for. People moan on here about tyres being expensive, and the best ones to go for being stuff like Parada Spec2s or Toyo T1R's.

These aren't bad tyres, but having driven on other things I certainly wouldn't buy them again. They do offer great grip in the dry, but they wear a lot more quickly, and the wet grip is terrible. They also have very soft sidewalls, which translates into wooly turn-in/sharpness on change of direction, and doesn't give you good feedback when driving hard. Personally, I'd trade outright grip for great feedback on the limit every day of the week; having a car where you know exactly what is going on at all times makes the driving experience much more enjoyable.

So its horses for courses. If you're on a budget, for the best dry grip get spec2s or T1Rs. For a good all-rounder at a slightly increased cost, something like the Dunlop SP Fast Responses which Ruan raves about would be a good shout. If you have the budget though, I'd highly recommend making the step up to the Michelin PS/PE2s, or the Goodyear Assy2s.
and if you're tracking the car, then get the Michelin Pilot Supersports or the Yoko Advan Neovas.

One final note; you may have to get a bit creative with the tyre dimensions with the Supersports or the Advan Neovas; they will probably come in 205/55 R15 or similar just due to the demand for tyre sizes and the 195 55 r15 size not being a hugely popular one..!!


Hope that helps mate

Thanks for the massive reply! Really good info that thanks! Would be looking at getting tyres from the top of the range really such as the michelin pilot exalto 2s or pilot sport 3s, which of the two would you go for? And also what size and what would the differences with each tyre size have an impact the car i.e. 205 55 15, 195 55 15 or the 195 50 15, what would the difference from 195-205 do to the car like speedo, miles etc
Thanks again!

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As above basically, T1Rs, Paradas, RS2s are at the end of the day BUDGET tyres...

Until I went to a PREMIUM tyre I wouldn't believe it either... But the difference is unreal, I'd have spent just as much in T1Rs or Paradas for them to wear out twice as quick have shitty turn in, be crap in the wet.... Whereas a set of PS2s or high-mid ranges like my SP Sport Fastresponses would have lasted in £/mile the same as the lobudgets, but done everything else better in the meantime for essentially no extra cost...

For mid range tyres I'd say Yoko S.Drives are a good buy as are SP Sport Fastresponses, they've got one of the best sidewalls of any tyre I've ever owned, they're bloody amazing IMO!! For top end I'm personally not a fan of Eagles, but I do like PE2s, PS3s and Conti Sportcontacts...

Thanks for the info, where did you get your tyres from if you dont mind me asking?