CL9 replacement Eagle LS2000 tyres

[mog]

Hi all,

I have looked and searched and came across the replacement thread that referred to the Dunlops. As the title suggests I need to start thinking about replacements for the Eagles.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

[natnat]

Mich ps3, should be reasonably priced for 205 55 16

[mog]

TY, I'll look into them

[aaronng]

Using Bridgestone RE001.

[ChaosMaster]

There's a lot out there, so really need to decide what you reckon is most important.

[mog]

Thanks Chaos.

The eagles are kind of loud, so something a little quieter will be important., as will longevity.

[aaronng]

Yokohama C.Drive 2 will last long and are quieter. But because they are a hard compound tyre, you will find that wet grip will be poorer after 3 years. Do you drive a lot of kms? If you do, then go C.Drive. If you do fewer kms, then look at a softer tyre. Since you are after something quiet, don't go RE001 or RE002. Maybe something a bit more pricey like Continental ContiSport Contact would fit all the requirements of grip, longevity and noise, but the downside is the higher price.

[mog]

Thanks again.

My annual k's will be down this year as I've recently landed a job within 5 minutes walk. Yay.

So by that rationale I'm guessing a softer tyre and being in Tassie, something good in the wet.

[ChaosMaster]

I wouldn't recommend ContiSport Contact to anyone. I've got CSC3, and their loud as. Actually, if you read comparison reviews, you'll find that CSC in general are quite noisy. Not sure about the Comfort Contacts though. There's nothing wrong with going a harder tyre, even if for shorter distances. They also tend to be a bit more fuel efficient. I've found Kumho KU18 to be a lot quieter and comfortable compared to Mich Eco Sport tyres (can't remember which ones exactly, but on a 05 corolla). Kumho Motivo seems to be getting decent reviews, and have a very long tire life rating as well. Bridgestone RE002 if you want more grip. Yokohama's are known for being quiet, economical (low RR) and durable, however can be a tad expensive compared to others. Falken ZE912 have had some pretty decent reviews as well, great value tyre, quiet and comfortable, and grippy for the price. Not sure how they perform in the wet though.

Here's a dedicated thread for tyre recommendations:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?409-Tyre-Recommendation-thread&p=3640037#post3640037

One thing to note about reviews online, is that I would take them with a lot of salt. The reason being is that there are a lot of reviews saying CSC3 are awesome tyres etc. However, after changing to them, I found that they were well overhyped. The reason for it, I believe is that CSC3 (and other CSC models) came standard on a lot of Euro cars (e.g. Benz C and E class), for which a lot of the owners purchased to show off (through finance) but when it came to new tyres, they went the cheapest they could get their hands on (you don't know how many C classes I've seen with Bob Jane tyres on them, seriously). So in comparison to the elcheapo replacement, they think the CSC3 were awesome beyond compare, they weren't.

[Fredoops]

I also have CSC on mine.

They aquaplane. Like, badly.

It isn't worth the extra $$ over tyres like Sumitomo HTR Z III

[ChaosMaster]

I also have CSC on mine.

They aquaplane. Like, badly.

It isn't worth the extra $$ over tyres like Sumitomo HTR Z III

Yeah, mine aquaplaned for a while too. It's improved heaps by now though, in terms of grip, took about 10 000km to do so though.... and it's still freaken loud.

[aaronng]

Yeah, mine aquaplaned for a while too. It's improved heaps by now though, in terms of grip, took about 10 000km to do so though.... and it's still freaken loud.

What tyre size is your CSC? I found them pretty quiet on the Lux 17" size rims (215 width if I remember). RE001 was deafening compared to the CSC and the RE001 wasn't even low profile (205/55 R16).

RE001 had another weakness too. It didn't aquaplane much, but you didn't have much straight line grip when the road was wet. So taking off in 1st with anything above 1/3 throttle in a manual during the rain would give wheel spin. When going on a slight incline, I could even wheelspin in 2nd full throttle.

I agree with CSC's poorer value, I'm back on RE001, only $145 per corner in base model size.

[ChaosMaster]

What tyre size is your CSC? I found them pretty quiet on the Lux 17" size rims (215 width if I remember). RE001 was deafening compared to the CSC and the RE001 wasn't even low profile (205/55 R16).

RE001 had another weakness too. It didn't aquaplane much, but you didn't have much straight line grip when the road was wet. So taking off in 1st with anything above 1/3 throttle in a manual during the rain would give wheel spin. When going on a slight incline, I could even wheelspin in 2nd full throttle.

I agree with CSC's poorer value, I'm back on RE001, only $145 per corner in base model size.

Currently running 225/40R18. I do admit, their more grippy than the old Dunlop SP Sport 2050a, although they were 205/55R16 in size, so I give part of the credit to the extra width. I'm running CSC3 though, so I'm sure the newer CSC5, CCC5 or even the CPC2 would be quieter. Just the reviews I've found on the CSC3 and even the CSC5 suggested that they were louder than their competition. Funny enough, Conti had that flaw listed on their website, although they've removed it now. Where they have the reviews for each tyre listed, they used to list the pros and cons suggested by each review, now they're only showing the pros.

I'm not sure about the RE001, I haven't had any experience with them as of yet, although I know Yokohama C Drives are quiet (on a Camry though), and Kumho KU18 are also great (quieter and more comfortable than Michellin Eco Sport on a 03 Corolla which seems to have no sound deadening at all). I've also tried RE050a and found them prob the best tyre of the lot, quiet, grippy and reasonably priced, had them on a 94 prelude.