steve-gers Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Due to the state of the roads where I live, my front passenger tyre has a nice bulge in the sidewall and is now spreading to the tread area so needs changed this week and will be changed from the current 195/45/15 to a 50 profile. The tyre will be binned but the drivers side still has 3.5mm so I'll keep it for a spare. Anyway what i'm saying is I need 2 new front tyres and need help picking the best ones. My current ones are budget nankang ns2 and handle pretty good in the dry but crap in the wet although they wear very well. The qualities I need from the tyres listed most important first are:-1. Wear2. Grip3. Price4. Looks5. BrandThe tyres I have seen are listed below with prices for 2 delivered beside them:-Toyo Proxes 4 - Demontweeks (£85.46) - rotationuk.com (£78.61)Uniroyal Rainsport 2 - Ears Motorsport (£79.20) - allnewtyres.co.uk (£78.20) - ebay (£77.50)Toyo Proxes T1R - Demontweeks (£89.32) - Black Circles (£85.32)Barum Bravuris 2 - allnewtyres.co.uk (£75)Firestone TZ200 - rotationuk.com (£73.13)Firestone SZ80 - rotationuk.com (£74.43)Kumho Ecsta KU31 - rotationuk.com (£76.85)If anyone can give me information (mainly about wear and grip) on any of these or recommend any other then that would be great thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
200bhp starlet Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 heard good reviews on the rainsports but i use prada spec 2 but there bit iffy in the wet lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Get on camskills mate much cheaper :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I just bought a whole set of prada 2's yesterday 56 each Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Driver Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 T1r is a good all rounder, been on all but my current car and will be on my current car as soon as i find some wheels i like.They wear well when not being held on the limit and grip adequitly for the price, shit hot in the snow and not too bad in the wet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dazzariley69 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 always the toyos for handling, more so in the summer as there so soft bt being soft dont tend to last too long. the more give in the sidewall the less chance of them buldging when hitting a pot hole. michelin energy would b your best bet all round uva than the price obviously. also a tyre with a slight rim protector gives u that bit more rubber on the sidewall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azz Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 heard good reviews on the rainsports but i use prada spec 2 but there bit iffy in the wet lolsane here they are terrible in the wet or even damp ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve-gers Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Usually use camskill but prices aren't as good as they have been in the past.Yeah I've got T1R's on the back and not had any scary broadside moments yet so grip is good on them and have been on the back for about 12k miles and still 6mm left on them lol. Just a bit worried about what they would wear like on the front. Budget is 100 fitted balanced and tracked (fitting balancing and tracking costs me about 15 quid) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Ku31 from personal experience, really fucked off they discontinued my size but its awesome tyre! (ive gone thru 6 tyres so far) Apart from that id also recommend trying the rainsports just on the shear amount of good reviews they get Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 UR2s FTW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I just bought a whole set of prada 2's yesterday 56 eachI've just bought a whole set too!£42.50 each ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ro55ifumi Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 T1r Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I've just bought a whole set too!£42.50 each ;)Fuuuucccccckkkkiiinnnn hell. I'll fit and balance mine as well for free so Im not to pissed....Link please mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170768591988?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_751wt_958yeh I've still got to have mine fitted and balanced, will also get it tracked when im there, expecting these tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Thats a fkin bargain! There u go buy these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's cannot fault these and they take a lot of hammer Get them off Camskill cheapest place by far, even cheaper then i can get them at trade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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