Tyre Recommendation thread

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Originally Posted by Dy_

Is there anyone that can rec. me a tyre? 17" onto my EJ so it cant be too big. Just for everyday driving. not for track or anything.
I need it to last so something that doesnt wear as quickly. budget isnt too high aswell.
Also is there anywhere where i can read up abit on tyres? such as what the numbers 205/40 etc mean?

thanks!

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In the 2nd Sticky of this forum "Wheel and Tyre Bible"
http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbi...yre_bible.html

thanks dude

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Originally Posted by aaronng

S.Drive or C.Drive have a 300 wear rating. Pirelli Dragon has 380. They last longer than tyres like Bridgestone RE001 Adrenalins, which have a rating of 180.

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I thought re001's have a rating of 220...
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showpos...&postcount=753

at 220 i'd choose them as my next tyre but if they're 180 i probably wouldn't... I tried calling some bridgestone stores in Adelaide, but no one will tell me the twr of the re001's

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Originally Posted by Hullabaloo

I thought re001's have a rating of 220...
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showpos...&postcount=753

at 220 i'd choose them as my next tyre but if they're 180 i probably wouldn't... I tried calling some bridgestone stores in Adelaide, but no one will tell me the twr of the re001's

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thread wear rating is 220 for RE001

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Originally Posted by Hullabaloo

I thought re001's have a rating of 220...
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showpos...&postcount=753

at 220 i'd choose them as my next tyre but if they're 180 i probably wouldn't... I tried calling some bridgestone stores in Adelaide, but no one will tell me the twr of the re001's

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Oops, I keep mixing them up with the other bridgestones. I'll correct my error in my post.

dunlop sport 01 also worth a look if you are looking for 17", they look nice. :P

If anyone's interested Bob Jane Tempe has a set of 4 Conti Sport contact 2s 225/4517s for $225.00 each.Good price!!!:thumbsup:for a good tyre.

Tony1234,

How does the Conti Sport Contact 2 compare with RE-001?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by tony1234

If anyone's interested Bob Jane Tempe has a set of 4 Conti Sport contact 2s 225/4517s for $225.00 each.Good price!!!:thumbsup:for a good tyre.

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Originally Posted by V205

Tony1234,

How does the Conti Sport Contact 2 compare with RE-001?

Thanks.

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Different, The CSC2's are a touring tyre. It is quieter, safer in the wet and longer lasting than RE001, but with less outright grip.

Thanks. By looking at the pictures.. the CSC2 seem to have a squarer shoulder block than the RE001.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

Different, The CSC2's are a touring tyre. It is quieter, safer in the wet and longer lasting than RE001, but with less outright grip.

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the CSC2 is a popular OE tyre with European car manufacturers, where they often fit RE050/A to the same cars. While the re001 is avail in 15" for compact cars, the CSC series had always concentrated on sizes 17" and upwards and only offer the smaller sizes in their premium contact series.

Very predictable tyre and quiet enough when new, has huge circumferal grooves ( high speed aquaplanning resistance obviously a high priority in this case ) that are wide enough to fit your finger in them so the land to sea ratio is far less than that of the re001, and slightly less than the re050.

They get progressively more noisy as they wear, though no where near as bad as say the Goodyear Eagles. And less grip and predictability once past half worn due to not only deterioation of rubber compound but also less thread squirm/flex. All tyres lose grip and drivability through age and wear but its dropoff at half thread is more noticable than the re050 and dunlop sport maxx I've experienced.

The CSC3 is now out, looks like an evolution of the CSC2 and CSC before that, I hope they've made some worthwhile improvements on this tyre. Meanwhile there should be some decent discounting on the superceded CSC2 which will make it a seriously good buy.

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Originally Posted by V205

Tony1234,

How does the Conti Sport Contact 2 compare with RE-001?

Thanks.

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They're a great all round road tyre,excellent in the wet.I've got approx.22k on them now.I haven't driven on the RE-001s,i hope they're better than the RE-010s cause they're crap.