17-07-2013, 09:06 PM
Rainsport 2s sidewalls are made out of net curtains... They're gash!
I normally get my tyres from Camskill or similar, but often if the tyre dealer can get them in, it's just easier, they're never as happy to put on your tyres as they are to put on theirs, you normally pay over the odds for fitting and balancing because they didn't sell the tyres...
I don't think you can get PE2s any more, PS3s have replaced them - or something like that, there's a load of replacements for them at the moment as they're phasing out the older styles. I've got PE2s at the moment, but I got them cheap as older stock...
With regards to profile, after having both, I would ALWAYS go for 55 profile, they do cost quite a bit more, I think my PE2s were about £80 a corner fitted, seems like a lot, but they are damned good! I could get equal tyres for almost £25 less a corner if I went for 50 profile, but they just drive SO much better on 55s - afterall it is what Peugeot intended and making it one of the best handling FWD cars of all time wasn't an accident... If you want the increased stiffness of the shorter sidewall, get 16" wheels and swap to 45s or 50s... Dropping to 50s on 15" wheels makes them look stupid in the arches and they just don't feel right on the road...
I normally get my tyres from Camskill or similar, but often if the tyre dealer can get them in, it's just easier, they're never as happy to put on your tyres as they are to put on theirs, you normally pay over the odds for fitting and balancing because they didn't sell the tyres...
I don't think you can get PE2s any more, PS3s have replaced them - or something like that, there's a load of replacements for them at the moment as they're phasing out the older styles. I've got PE2s at the moment, but I got them cheap as older stock...
With regards to profile, after having both, I would ALWAYS go for 55 profile, they do cost quite a bit more, I think my PE2s were about £80 a corner fitted, seems like a lot, but they are damned good! I could get equal tyres for almost £25 less a corner if I went for 50 profile, but they just drive SO much better on 55s - afterall it is what Peugeot intended and making it one of the best handling FWD cars of all time wasn't an accident... If you want the increased stiffness of the shorter sidewall, get 16" wheels and swap to 45s or 50s... Dropping to 50s on 15" wheels makes them look stupid in the arches and they just don't feel right on the road...
