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Hi guys,
I’m probaby going to swap out all my tyres for performance ones. I’ve got a couple of Michelin Energy tyres on the front (my car is FWD) that are nearly gone. They’re just within UK legal limits. The rear ones (a matched-up Bridgestone and Goodyear) are probably good for the rest of the life of the car. The spare is a Michelin Energy, not sure about the condition aside from the fact that it is definitely legal.
I was thinking about swapping the Goodyear to the spare (as the Goodyear is an Eagle NCT5 and is a good tyre), keeping the Bridgestone spare as a loose tyre and disposing of the three Michelins.
Trouble is, what to choose? Now, my Almera is heavy and that 1.5l engine isn’t ever going to provide anything remotely decent in terms of power. However, the chassis is exceedingly stiff and the suspension is also very stiff (as in, “sports” suspension as standard). My car, according to a professional racing driver, “corners like a housefly”. This has saved my life before – I jumped from one lane to another at 70-80mph in less than one car length and with a little hip-wiggle my car righted itself and it’s brown-trousered owner. Otherwise, I certainly wouldn’t be writing this post right now.
Moreover, my car began to aquaplane today on the M4. Time to sort this out.
So, long journeys ahead. Safety, for me, is paramount. My question is this.
What tyres, available in the UK, give the very best grip to wear ratio?
Any suggestions would, as always, be most greatly appeciated.
Cobra
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Quote:The rear ones (a matched-up Bridgestone and Goodyear) are probably good for the rest of the life of the car.
Cobra
Until dry-rot hits the tires and then they will be EXTREMELY unsafe.
Thanks for moving this, Garibaldi!
I’ve decided, upon looking at my bank balance and feeling sick, that I had better just replace the front two and leave the rear ones alone, because they’re perfect. No point in wasting money.
It would have been nice to be able to afford some Toyo tyres, but they last about 10,000 miles and that’s you. Grip is A1, though!
I have put a pair of Pirelli P3000 tyres on to the front of my car (my car is FWD).
Good luck and happy tyring Cobra, hopefully those will work well for you. When did you purchase the rear ones?
One of the rear ones came with the car (a Bridgestone) on the spare wheel, so that was swapped on about 15 months ago (12,000 miles) at the same time that a new Goodyear Eagle was put on the other side at the back. They both have loads of tread left on them.
The rear ones were swapped to the front (two Michelin Energy tyres) and those are the ones I have just replaced.
Rear tyres on my car don’t wear out very fast at all. No steering, no power going through them and relatively little braking force through them. They just trail along.
Well barring any unforeseen nails or other sharp objects you should be good in the tire department for awhile now! icon_punk.gif
Yep – another 10,000 miles at least before I need new ones!
I have Bridgestone Potenza RE750’s on my Focus, and I love them, on the Tire Rack site they are one of the best rated tires, they have great grip, decent wear and stick good in the rain, I hear they are not so good in the snow but since I live in Florida that is not a problem for me icon_punk.gif .
I originally got them after a lot of research and asking my autocross buddies what type of tires they use, mostly they said some cheap sticky tires that get greasy when they get hot and have horrible tread wear.
Like I said I love my Potenza RE-750’s (I hear the other Potenza’s are decent tires) and have had them for more than 10K miles including a few autocross events and they are still in good shape.I’ll need to have a look at what the Bridgestones were that came on my car, but they can’t be good ones. The wear was ridiculous.
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