Good tyres for Euro 17" Rims

narrowed my search down to 2 tyres

falken fk452 (lots of good reviews as falken's flagship tyre)

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goodyear ls2000 (goodyear's new "bio friendly" tyre)

any pointers?


p.s. are directional tyres better than non directional?? (assuming u dont mind the noise)

am on falken fk452. would say the grip on wet and dry is at least as good as the goodyear F1 gsd3, at 2/3 the cost. it is rather quiet as well. it is not a license to go fast on wet roads, but it does feel much more stable and reassuring than the stock BS re040.

problem the only issue i have is, that it is very sensitive to tyre pressure. too high, it gets very firm, and too low, the tyre bounces.

IMO you don't skimp on tyres.The Euro is a semi luxury car so spend as much as you can afford on rubber,it's the only thing between your car and the road.:)

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Originally Posted by mugen88

Was quoted on RE001 at $315 ea in 225/45/17 a few months back.

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See John @ protek
got mine 235/40/18 for $300

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Originally Posted by tony1234

IMO you don't skimp on tyres.The Euro is a semi luxury car so spend as much as you can afford on rubber,it's the only thing between your car and the road.:)

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i know, but the new falken 452 are their flagship and seems to be all the rave lately..

besides, i just need a "safe" tyre, my euro is hardly a sports car and is not driven that way so i dont need $350 performance tyres to be "safe"

rest assured i'm not gonna be buying the $120 nankang ns-2's from tempe if thats what you're worried about :p

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Originally Posted by Entity

i know, but the new falken 452 are their flagship and seems to be all the rave lately..

besides, i just need a "safe" tyre, my euro is hardly a sports car and is not driven that way so i dont need $350 performance tyres to be "safe"

rest assured i'm not gonna be buying the $120 nankang ns-2's from tempe if thats what you're worried about :p

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Or Ling Long!!!Just the name sounds dodgy.:thumbdwn:

I just got a set of Goodyear F1s GS-D3 for my Euro.

Goodyear are running a buy 3 get 4 promo through their Goodyear branded stores.

Goodyear F1, 225/45/r17 x 3 @ $330 each = $990 + fitting, tyre disposal = $1020inc for four F1s. $247.50 each is pretty good.

Matt

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Originally Posted by V205

OK. RE001 for me. I'll replace the 2 front tyres and see if it resolves the drift-to-the-right.

So has anyone else here put RE001 on their 17" Rims? (225/45/17)

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Hey V205....Iv'e changed my tryes to michelin's pilot sport II, rear camber kit and front alignment kit aswell still pulling to the right excessively under cambered road...so replacing your tyres will not fix the issue, sorry. I know it's frustrating....the michelins I replaced my reo40's with are much better, less tramlinig, absorbs bumps better more tread, excellant tyre...a little chunky though. Put in a safety report/complaint (consumer affairs or Dept. of fair trading).

Hi LXRY, what's your front and rear toe settings at the moment? Have you had your k-frame readjusted back to stock?

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Originally Posted by aaronng

Hi LXRY, what's your front and rear toe settings at the moment? Have you had your k-frame readjusted back to stock?

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Doing another wheel alignment again tommorrow, will ask if they put the k-frame back the way it was, will post results then...;)

Remember to get the before and after printout for the front/rear camber, front/rear toe and front castor.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

Remember to get the before and after printout for the front/rear camber, front/rear toe and front castor.

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Will do thanx aaronng ;)