tyre recommendation

1der · Post by **1der** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:09 pm

loking for tyres for my set of g60's

what do you have/ recommend?

thanks

tegwin · Post by **tegwin** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:11 am

Try Yokohama S-Drive....They stick like hot sh1t! Rather expensive...but worth it!

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:32 am

Good Year Eagle F1 GSD's best tyre i have ever used

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:38 am

Toyo Proxes TR-1s, great price, awseme grip and look great. Wear - time will tell

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:20 pm

Yoko A539 - Great all round tyres I find!

1der · Post by **1der** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:55 pm

whats got good grip in wet and dry?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:42 pm

Again I'd recommend what I put above for that

1 GTI · Post by **1 GTI** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:40 pm

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 all the way!! Wouldn't think twice

jason11 · Post by **jason11** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:45 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:Toyo Proxes TR-1s, great price, awseme grip and look great. Wear - time will tell

ive currently got em on mine cant fault em, will need x2 for the backs soon tho

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:00 am

Personally I found Toyo's pretty awful once a couple of mm had worn off them, especially in the damp/wet.

Currently have Michelin Pilot Exalto's (PE2's) on the front and Goodyear F1's on the rear, although these will be replaced soon with a pair of the former, as I prefer the Michelins. IMO you get what you pay for at the end of the day, Toyo's are cheap for a reason.

womble68 · Post by **womble68** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:50 am

As with mk4 glx 1.6 I'm running Michelin Pilot Exalto 2's. I'd recommend them. I haven't had a dodgy moment at all recently. Especially weird considering the awful weather.
I had good experience in the past with Yokohama A539's but they wear too quickly for my liking. I've been told this by others as well driving a fair old range of cars, and I think they'd agree the same about Toyo's, which are good, but again wear quicker. It most likely to do with the softer materials used. Also I've tried Yokohama Parada Spec 2's (which may be branded as Advan's now - not sure), and they wear ridiculously quick.
For comparison the Parada Spec 2's lasted about 6-7K miles, the A539's about 9K-10K Miles. And from the other end of things a set of Continental SportContact 's which were on my Mk5 Golf still had a bit of tread after about 25K miles! - Although these were not great tyres they were predictable, and I'd recommend them more highly than the Yokohama's if you want that quality - the Parada Spec 2's considering their relatively high price were awful in wet weather.
If the Michelin's last somewhere in between I'll be more than happy - say 14-15K miles, and if more than that brilliant, although I'll be interested to see how they feel at that point.
I did consider the Goodyear's but didn't go for them in the end because they weren't in stock at the time. I'd probably still consider them.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:50 pm

I've got the T1Rs. They're great in the dry, very grippy, not so good in the wet. Not dangerous at all but you just can't have the same confidence in them as you would the Goodyear or the Michelin.

1der · Post by **1der** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:26 pm

ive got the T1Rs at the moment and not keen on them in the wet either, and it doesn't help living in scotland when its wet most of the year

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:01 pm

Price considered I think the T1Rs are great

sticky · Post by **sticky** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:40 pm

goodyear eagle f1 gsd3 everytime!!