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ravemercer

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Quick run through of story Ordered tyres and rims I wanted correct size bore so needed to be machined should have received within 14days 6 weeks later still no rims.
Choose the Toyo R1R's 195/50/R15 company finally received the rims today but My reserved tyres are no longer in stock the guy dealing with my sale thinks his fitters has put my R1R's on a T1R's order, so some lucky bas**rds got my tyres for half the cost.

Apprantly toyo are no longer manafacturing Motorsport tyre's until the new year as their factory in Japan is non-operational!

So question is what tyres for a budget of around �250 Would you choose?

What is the best size tyre for 7Jx15 rim ?

Thinking...

Federal 595RSR 205/50 �300
Michelin Pe2's 195/50 �224
Or maybe toyo T1R 205/55/R15 �232

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 02:42

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jbradders

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Tell him to stick 888's on them ,For Fu**ing you about for so long.

Posted 24th May 2011 at 02:48

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Yoko AD08, �75 a corner afaik.

failing that PE2's Smile

195 50 or 55 will be fine.

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 02:48

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Out of those three, the Michelins. Yes

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 02:49

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Would love the 888's If I could swing it that way.

Really would like something grippy with summer coming taking off eagle f1's how do they compare to the pe2's ?

Posted 24th May 2011 at 03:11

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welshpug! wrote:

Yoko AD08, �75 a corner afaik.

failing that PE2's Smile

195 50 or 55 will be fine.

would you say going as wider would generate a bit more grip or really not worth the extra ��

Posted 24th May 2011 at 03:15

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A 7" rim will hold a 195 quite nicely, a wider tyre like a 205 or 215 will tend to move about same as a 195 on a 6" rim.

its basically tyre stretching but not to extremes, you get less give in the sidewalls, just not as extreme as some fashion victims LOL

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 03:19

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Are they track tyres you're wanting?

Only ask because my Uniroyal Rainsport 2's have been faultless in wet or dry. Bit softer than more performance orientated tyres but they give you great confidence in the wet unlike some "dry weather only" tyres. Plus at the end of the summer when things start getting wetter they're ideal for shite weather.

Can be found for about �36 a tyre too.

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 03:52

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Well I dont want to become the latest fashion victim Whistle

so 195 it is 55's will fill the arches in a bit better than the eagle's on 50's
And damn the price difference between the pe2's 50-55's �56 to �101 thats Crazy

for very little extra rubber.
Im going to try my luck with you fuk'd me about for 6 weeks so sort me out some 888's first then see where it goes from there. Big grin

Posted 24th May 2011 at 03:52

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cwspellowe wrote:

Hoping to do a track day if the rear beams done by this summer. Well now i've got the cyclones spare after a referb will be looking for somefink sensible for the wet months Did you use these at all in the snowy months ? are they useless at zero like the eagal's after abandoning the 6 on a t junction walking home in a blizzard Im going to get somfink half decent end off this summer. and they are cheap!

Posted 24th May 2011 at 04:03

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They were grippy as hell in the snow, strange for a symmetrical pattern tyre. My only problem was ground clearance Dry

but when the car hadn't grounded out on deep snow it would pull no problem. I'm fitting them to my C5 wheels and selling the cyclones, will use the C5 wheels for winter and speedlines for summer Smile

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 04:08

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Their rated highly on tyrereviews I'll probably grab a bargain before summer ends last winter was a bit of a joke I live on a slight hill ended up buying chains to get out LOL

Posted 24th May 2011 at 04:22

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When I purchased the car, I had a set of part worn Potenza RE720 on the 50 profile which were Great! Then I went with the Eagle F1's on the 50 profile which were great too, sticks to the road well in hard cornering, but the compound was too soft.

Then I invested in a brand new set of 55 profile PE2's and have to say they are the dogs hairy b's... It's great on wet and dry.

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Posted 24th May 2011 at 14:17

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bezza90

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pugsy77 wrote:

I have just replaced a pair on the front. They lasted me almost 1 year to the day and about 20,000 miles. The longest a pair have lasted on the front. My driving was not like miss daisey either! they also grip well wet or dry. Almost the best tyres I have had, apart from Bridgestone S02's, but I went through a pair of them on the front in 3 months!!

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Posted 15th Jun 2011 at 04:28

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Done well there 20k Crazy

I ended up getting the Federal 595 RS-R for no extra cost circa �240 Smile

Push them quite hard see how long they last.

Posted 16th Jun 2011 at 02:24

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