Tyres

I recently changed my front tyres for mitchelin primacy 205/55 r 216, I'd joined Costco and went there, they told me that they had to fit the new tyres to the rear as it was the law, found this strange because I'd not heard of this but could see the reason behind it, so they rotated them, also if you have a costco near you its worth checking the prices they charge as it includes valves, balancing and fitting, it cost me £72 a tyre for the mitchelins which is about £50 saving on ats kwik fit prices for a good tyre.:biglaugh:

On my last car I was using Continental Sport Contact 2's and they wore well and gave a decent amount of grip.

I had P6000's before that and they wore out in under 10k.

I currently have Dunlop SP SportMaxx 225/45 ZR17's and they are wearing well considering there's 170bhp going through the front wheels.

I have always just worn the corners down until they need replacing, so most of the time it's just the front's, and occasionally all four will get done.

I do about 30k a year so go through tyre's every six months.

I used to go to different tyre places around the towns near me, but for the last couple of years I have used EasyTyres.co.uk, they come out to wherever you are and fit them. Because they have no premises their overheads are lower, and that makes their tyres really cheap.

www.easytyres.co.uk

Well, I thought i'd make sure they were still around as the last time i used them was about six months ago and they've gone !!

I'll dig out an old invoice to see if i got their web address correctly and let you know.

Hope this helps

Tires are some thing we have several of.. My wagon has 2 sets.. One highway and one winter tracton with steel studs..

The New Jetta 2.5 has 3 sets, 17 inch factory w/ Conti. Contact that we run in the summer.. But you can not put chains on them so also have 16 inch factory w/conti. contact that we can chain up so run them in the spring and fall.. And 15 inch traction tires with Steel studs for winter driving.. I have my own air compressor and air tools with jacks ect so can change tires in about 20 min.. We often change to what ever tire works best for where ever we are going.. Really just part of getting ready to go.. Because we live in the high country it can be winter here but 50 miles away it can be much warmer and warm weather eats winter traction tires..

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Originally Posted by Snowdance38

Tires are some thing we have several of.. My wagon has 2 sets.. One highway and one winter tracton with steel studs..

The New Jetta 2.5 has 3 sets, 17 inch factory w/ Conti. Contact that we run in the summer.. But you can not put chains on them so also have 16 inch factory w/conti. contact that we can chain up so run them in the spring and fall.. And 15 inch traction tires with Steel studs for winter driving.. I have my own air compressor and air tools with jacks ect so can change tires in about 20 min.. We often change to what ever tire works best for where ever we are going.. Really just part of getting ready to go.. Because we live in the high country it can be winter here but 50 miles away it can be much warmer and warm weather eats winter traction tires..

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There TYRES stupid bleedin colonial types

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Originally Posted by hereketty

There TYRES stupid bleedin colonial types

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Naaaaaaaa.. If we keep trying we will get you guys to up grade to the real stuff.. :D

But then think about it when we say we are tired.. So what kind of tires are those????

I for one have always got a grin out of the difference in areas and meanings for words.. One of the first cars I had when in the service in Germany was a English Ford.. Got the book on it and really had to work at trying to figure out what the heck it said.. Would have been as easy if it had been in German.. :o I did not seem to understand one better than the other. This part of the world was settled by the Hudson Bay company but had lots of French and Brits plus Mex. and Russian.. so every thing spoken here was a mix..

I am with RickT on this one, i buy new tyres in pairs and put the new ones on the front.

If you swap your tyres round too often, they will wear far quicker.

I find that 235's on a normal 17" rim results in more tramlining and less responsive steering than 225's.

My current fave tyres are Toyo Proxes, and Eagle F1's, which both seem to have excellent grip and low noise.

The F1's seem to have a slightly larger runout, which is nice. :D

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Originally Posted by ini

I am with RickT on this one, i buy new tyres in pairs and put the new ones on the front.

If you swap your tyres round too often, they will wear far quicker.

I find that 235's on a normal 17" rim results in more tramlining and less responsive steering than 225's.

My current fave tyres are Toyo Proxes, and Eagle F1's, which both seem to have excellent grip and low noise.

The F1's seem to have a slightly larger runout, which is nice. :D

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I like the Conti. Contact for the grip.. But they have a lot of road noise as does the factory Goodyears..

I run the Toyo tires because of the low noise.. I will often get rid of the factory tyres if I can find some one to buy them.. But few people like them because of the noise..

Woops.. Tires.. Now you guys got me spelling it wrong,, what would my old english teacher say???:D

Sorry peeps, it was just my brain being stupid again.

The tyre company i used to use and will still use is www.etyres.co.uk

They are in business and have a easy to use website, that you can search using tyre size or by make and model of car.

Phew.

I don't swap mine round. I replace the fronts as a pair when they are worn down and the same with the backs. Having found myself upside down in a field (and not in a Good Way) due to crappy back tyres, I'm not up for swapping worn ones to the back any more.

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Originally Posted by Veedubber

I don't swap mine round. I replace the fronts as a pair when they are worn down and the same with the backs. Having found myself upside down in a field (and not in a Good Way) due to crappy back tyres, I'm not up for swapping worn ones to the back any more.

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You heart agreeing with me ;)