New Tyres

[00BlueSX]

Time for new tyres. I run up the side of a gutter and my rim pinched the tyre and a huge chunk of rubber came off the tyre wall. Need new tyres anyway.

I currently have Dunlop FM901's. Damn good stick but too noisey.

What do people recommend?

- Yokohama A539 (I have had these before and they are great)
- Yokohama AVS ES100
- Bridgestone Potenza GIII
- Toyo Trampio
- Toyo Proces T1-8

Anything else?

[brennyboy]

I just got the Sumitomo HTRZII a week ago...

so far, i"ve really liked them.....sticky, and way better in the wet than my old eagle f1's. Not very quiet tho, but then I guess you expect that if you buy performance tires

[-[ez]-]

is road noise really that annoying?? I mean seriously, who drives w/o music?? music meaning a real system, not the factory option.

I say that coz i have ****ty nankangs, and i am gonna get new tyres soon, might as well get some mags too.

Might read up more on tyres before i open my mouth (this is the first set of tyres i have ever had to buy so im clueless)

[VVTL-i Powered 1]

There was a full scale tyre review in (I think the June issue, 2002 of) EVO magazine.

The car used for the test was a Ford Focus, which has a similar configuration to our FF, low weight hatchback Celica.

Goodyear's Eagle F1 (GS-D3) topped in most categories, and was the best performer overall. If I remember correctly, it had an exceptional wet performance.

The great news is these performance tyres are being dumped at a ridiculously low price in New Zealand, around 210NZD for a 16-inch. I guess they should be similarly priced in Oz, and if so they should be a steal! :burnout:

They do generate a lot of road noise in the Celica, especially at motorway/highway speeds. Depending on the road surface, I always feel like I'm missing out on decent in-car music..

But then again, who needs music with our rev-happy engines ;)

[nug2k_xyr]

Nitto 555

[oopy]

Originally posted by VVTL-i Powered 1
There was a full scale tyre review in (I think the June issue, 2002 of) EVO magazine.

The car used for the test was a Ford Focus, which has a similar configuration to our FF, low weight hatchback Celica.

Goodyear's Eagle F1 (GS-D3) topped in most categories, and was the best performer overall. If I remember correctly, it had an exceptional wet performance.

The great news is these performance tyres are being dumped at a ridiculously low price in New Zealand, around 210NZD for a 16-inch. I guess they should be similarly priced in Oz, and if so they should be a steal! :burnout:

They do generate a lot of road noise in the Celica, especially at motorway/highway speeds. Depending on the road surface, I always feel like I'm missing out on decent in-car music..

But then again, who needs music with our rev-happy engines ;)


take that review with a pinch of salt after all it was tested at goodyear's testing facility ;)

[VVTL-i Powered 1]

You've got a good point there, glad somebody caught that article ;) Surely Good Year had some advantage, but looking at the impressive size and complexity of the testing circuit, I suppose the effect shouldn't be too significant..

It's still the same corners and bumps as those we get on roads or race tracks. I suppose Good Year have a prior knowledge of the composition of the circuit's surface, but I don't suppose they would toss all their eggs into one basket by developing all their tyres based on one type of road composition? (Or are the tarmac mix/composition of a nation pretty much standardised?)

Was it Michelin that got caught cheating by supplying non-standard tyres? What a shocker! :nono:

[oopy]

I don't think the issue is with the test circuit but the possibility of a certain "bias" towards the sponsoring tyre company....

nothing to take too seriously tho, i'm sure its a pretty decent tire
btw also came out on top in an aussie mag tire comparo think they used the focus as well