Tyre Recommendation thread

[gelo]

in case anyone wants to know
195/55 r15 re001 are 160

[ROCKET]

yeh i know that and i said im not looking for circuit or special tyres, just normal road tyres that are grippy. You know how some normal road tyres are just bad in the rain but good in dry and some are the opposite, some are just all bad and some are all good.

Like the nankang's i bought for my 17's are an awesome tyre, they grip very well in the dry and wet, i used to easily rip up the tyres in 1st now it's not so easy and it's cause of the tyres, wet had improved heaps too as it is very hard for it to spin in 2nd and 3rd wont spin at all like it used to. That's going from tornado's to nankang's, a massive difference and they cost me $140ea.

That's why i'm asking here for just normal street tyres that would be like my nankangs but in that size cause my tyre is unavailable in that size

mate i recommend the re001 @ $129 for 195 50 R15 if u hav nrma roadside u can get $5 off each tyre
the 205 50 R15 is less common tyre size therefor more expensive and some don't even make that size

[EG30]

with almost all tyre brands, once the price of a 205/50R15 is significantly more than a 195/50R15 of the same tread pattern. They blame the pricing to economies of scale etc etc, I say that's the point where the 205/50R15 size belongs to bigger and more expensive cars ( and heavier cars with a higher load rating the 195 doesn't meet ) thus they figure they can slug you for it.

I got a price from Bob Jane for the re001 in 205/50R15 ( for a E30 3 series )and it's $180, so even at a cheaper retailer ( not hard to find someone cheaper than Bob Jane if you ring around ) it would still be $150-160 or so. The fact that the 205 isn't on specials and the 195 is exaggerate the difference even more.

I'm really impressed by my re001 in 195/50R15, it would provide easily more grip than a middle of the road 205/50R15 tyre and a lot more than a bunky one. Just looking at the tread pattern you could see it has more land to sea ratio than the average high performance tyre as per my prev post with pic.

[Hans Bond]

yep, if the size is 205/50R16, and u got the same price for both tyres (Toyo T1R and Bridgestone Adrenaline re001), which one do you choose and why?

^^ he didn't mention wat size though :P

[Mrrevolution]

you can buy the 205/55r16 Potenza RE001 for $195.
I think the Toyos are $275 for 16inch, anyone confirm this ?

Best value for money is the bridgestone in my opinion.

[SLOWEGG]

Go for the bridgestone RE001. My friend just got a set and does not wheel spin at all compared to the Toyo T1R.

[aaronng]

Not sure if someone posted it up already, but what is the wear rating on the RE001?

[didz]

Well im looking at either g3's or re001 for my next set of tyres. will be a good upgrade from the unknown crap that the last owner had on them.

Rough price on the 205/50 R16? Im guessing about 200 a tyre. I am also thinking of going 215/45 R16 as well so, thoughts on that for a DC5R?

Tax time is a nice time

[petsfact]

Treadwear 220 Traction A Temperature AA 91W 205/55/16

[aaronng]

Treadwear 220 Traction A Temperature AA 91W 205/55/16

Thanks. 220 is a little soft for my liking as a street tyre. I'll go for C or S.drive and have a 2nd softer set for track.

[STTICH]

^ arronng, do u mean 220 is softer than C.drives?

[aaronng]

^ arronng, do u mean 220 is softer than C.drives?

Yes, the C.drive has a rating of 300. I'll pick up some good condition s02 for track since there are quite a few s2k wrecks around.