Are you a bargain budget buyer? Top of the line? Rotate your tyres? Replace when bold? Check there inflated?
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Are you a bargain budget buyer? Top of the line? Rotate your tyres? Replace when bold? Check there inflated?
I always rotate my tyres, back to front and fronts to backs. I always try to buy 4 at a time. I hate tread patterns that differ per wheel. As for cost, i dont see the point in paying more than say £100 a corner, the cheaper the better in fact but not to the detriment of the tyre. I have begun to research my tryes recently on www.mytyres.co.uk so that i can make an informed choice when i'm next due. However i do like the tyres that are currently on the car - Bridgestone Turanzas, so i may stick with these.
Due to the type of rim i have, incidently, i know nothing about them only they ar 2 part alloys http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...6112006036.jpg
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currently i have 225 45 R17 on and wondered if i could fit 235's on?
p.s. I hate brake dust and as such have bought a bespoke cleaning brush.
235's should be fine ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GOLFMK5GTTDI
When you say rotate, do you wait until your fronts are looking a bit worn then run down the rears till there the same, or do you do it properly?
Not sure what you mean by properly? if all 4 were brand new, the fronts wear down quicker than the backs so when i feel they are about 50% - 60% gone i swap them over. Front left to rear left, front right to rear right and vice versa.
exactly the way i do it. since getting my golf, ive had to get 3 replacement tyres for the same corner, so im loath to go out and buy a full set of 4 identical tyres, it would be sods law that id end up with a puncture.Quote:
Originally Posted by GOLFMK5GTTDI
my fronts werent looking too clever, so i have swapped rears to fronts and vice versa, exactly the same way as you have ben.
i swear by hancooks, good quality value tyre and for the speeds and journeys i do, they wear well and hold well. i dont do a massive amount of motorway work, so its important i have a good all round tyre, high speeds aren't generally an issue, although they have held well at a moderate speed on the m.way.
i too, hate brake dust, but choose the good old method of elbow grease and a toothbrush for mine, i need to get my wheels off at some time to clean the backs of them.... they dont look like they've been done since the year dot. :(
When it was time for me to change, i was skint, and i needed all 4 tyres replacing....so i went for budget tyres....found a guy who did me 4 x Wanli tyres for £300...225/40/18 with ZR rating!
I got these probably about 8 months ago (not sure) and they are wearing great, they hold the road well and i think they look good. the tread is similar to the Toyo Proxes.
fact is, i would def buy again!
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The 1st time i cleaned the wheels i took them off, this was the weekend after a bought the car (vw said they cleaned the car, all i can assume is they cleaned the wrong one as it was filthy. I even found money in it!),since then i can just squeeze my hand thru the spokes but it sometimes gets stuck. As a result i purchased a brush and none acidic wheel cleaner off the auto smart van that comes round work. I may post a pic tonight of said brush. they make very light work with fantasitc results. (Elbow grease is a free product available to all eager humans)Quote:
Originally Posted by eshrules
Doing thats actually quite dangerous, if one of the worn tyres gives out at speed/in a corner the sudden loss of traction from the rear end will spin the car like a bottle topQuote:
Originally Posted by eshrules
The proper way to rotate your tyres is to do em every few thousand miles, I don't bother with front wheel drive cars though, just run down your fronts till they are 4mm and replace
Just to add to this....
I always buy 2 new ones for the front and leave the rears untill they get pretty low... and then replace the rears..
On my last set of rears I got 45k miles out of them... where as on the front i have changed then 3 times..
RicKT
I personally go for the best grip tyres I can get and try to change them well before they get to 3mm. I use Goodyear F1s at present and check the pressure every fortnight.
With tyres you cant scrimp if you intend on going at any great speed. A good set of rubber can make all the difference when it comes to being in the S**T on the road and needing to stop fast.