Tyre Recommendation thread

[EuroDude]

The Dunlop LeMans tyres on my civic were awful and were quite dangerous due to the mega-soft sidewalls, so there are some tyres out there that are best avoided. (these tyres caused the car to roll/steer an extra second after recentering the steering after a lane change).

The stock 2050m's are nothing special IMO - they dont perform well in the wet and are way too easy to wheel spin when taking off.

but yeah i'll get a quote for the 3000A's

[STTICH]

any other brands offers softer sidewalls like C-drives (as many has mentioned its rather on the soift side)?

im mainly looking for comfort... and C-drives dun come in 40/r17

[aaronng]

lol, the C in C.drive stands for comfort. So of course it won't come in 40 R17. Try A.drive. Not sure how comfortable it is though. If you like soft sidewalls, go Michelin. But not the OEM ones as those have loud road noise. Go for the higher grade ones.

[milkman]

Not all Goodyear GS-D3's 17 and up are made in Germany, I've seen 17s that are thai made!!

[crx51]

Not all Goodyear GS-D3's 17 and up are made in Germany, I've seen 17s that are thai made!!

Heard about this, apparently a few brands do this. Make sure you get a size that were manufactured germany. Mine were absolutely faultless for a road tire!!!!!

[TeMp]

AD07 won the best street tyre in Japan (2005). AD07 is my best choice.

My friend and I emailed Yokahama a few days ago and their reply was.

AD07 is NOT street lega in Australia.


Running on tyres that are not DOT approved can result in:

1. Your car being defectable
2. If you have an accident and your insurance find out you are using non DOT approved tyres they will NOT pay you out.

As tempting as AD07 was to me, IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK PPL.

[aaronng]

My friend and I emailed Yokahama a few days ago and their reply was.

AD07 is NOT street lega in Australia.


Running on tyres that are not DOT approved can result in:

1. Your car being defectable
2. If you have an accident and your insurance find out you are using non DOT approved tyres they will NOT pay you out.

As tempting as AD07 was to me, IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK PPL.

If enough people contact Yokohama Australia through mail that they want AD07, they could bring it in, get it DOT approved for sale here.

[rocky_b]

ok guys, really needing 2x tyres atm...
anyhows im thinkn..

profile - 195/50/15

proxes4 - $110
vs.
g3s - $127
vs.
c.drives - $139

currently running on TPGs.
im after - mileage, less road noise and good grip dry&wet!
thanks ppls!

[EuroDude]

I had the GIII's on my Civic with that size and they were quite good tyres.
Although the Dunlop Formula's were the best tyres I ever had on the Civic.

I got the C-Drives on my Euro just today and they seem fine so far - gotta wear them in for a few days first before passing judgment. I was expecting them to be too soft (Like Dunlop LeMans) but they are actually not bad at all

[dan_lee]

well i guess a bit over $200 would be ok - I mean its a ~40,000km investment after all.

but i think ive decided on the Dunlop SP Sport 3000A's so its all good

we've got the 3000A's on a ba fairmont ghia and they grip well in wet and dry. worlds away from the dunlop le mans which just didn't really grip.

[nugget666]

opinions on nexen n3000 rubber?

I got them on my mags. they seem alright. But they are new so hard to tell.

[iamhappy46]

Nexen tyres are just cheap crap... Similiar to Nangkang.

It is good that they wear out quickly so you can fit some decent tyres later on down the track