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tell me what your running and ill tell you heavy or light

ive just bought the car but the ones on now are michelin energies at the front and marangoni heron's at the rear.

id like to know about the yoko 539's, the toyo's t1's and the michellin energies as im replacing the old ones in a week or 2

thanks again

michlin energys are fairly light but unfortunatly now obsolete but have been replaced with the e3a and e3b which are both quite light weight
toyos are medium weight and a lot softer than the michlins
the yokos weigh a ton due to the soft rubber which is more dence to allow it to retain its shape but also it is thicker to give some tyre life
so if your looking for a long lasting tyre then get the michlins as the e3a and e3b have new tread designs that are supposed to be a lot better at shifting water but still the rubber is fairly hard so you might be better off going for a slightly heavier tyre and gain some grip at the sacrifice of weight savings, because on the average polo every gram doesnt count as there is a LOT of ecess weight already
unsprung wheel weight (affects tracking the road) is the weight of the entire moving suspension assembly (strut; after seals, bottom arm, bearing housing, brakes, wheel , tyre every thing counts but the light weight can make some cars feel skittish when your going for it

thanks very much!!!

after some other peoples advice on here id kind of settled on the yoko's and from your wealth of knowledge its now going to be the tyre of choice.

id thought that lighter tyres would be better for me, shows how much i know!

what a bonus joining this site!

its my job to know tyres
oh and if you want my advice go look at the prices of bridgestone 720`s as there reasonably light, a little more expensive than the yokes, grip is mad and its also the choise of polo2k`s everywhere

thanks i'll do that

especially after reading a539's have a "jekyl+hyde" characteristic on porka. the post said there pants in the wet but superb in the dry. the reply to it said "doh!" i guess meaning everyone knows that!

i need tyres capable of both conditions

by the way what is your job and how come you know so much? hope thats not to cheeky but im well curious!

un-surprisingly enough im tyre fitter at present but i have previously been;
jig operator, straightening crashed cars
coach technician
restoration speciallist
bike (the ones with engines ) mechanic

so you know
and dont feel like your being nosy

p.s. 36C before you ask (just kidding)

polo2k wrote: p.s. 36C before you ask (just kidding)

Yeah, hes a 36D!

the bigger the better!