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What you got, where you got them and how much.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:23 pm
by Boags
As a sort of archive for those who need to get a new set of tyres. Post up what tyres you have, how much they cost and a few quick statements.
Type - Nankang Sport NS-II
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $89/tyre
Dry grip - good
Wet grip - non-existant
Tyre life - ~20,000kms
Road noise - low
Boags
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:37 pm
by Fatty
Type - Yokohama C-Drive
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $140/tyre
Dry grip - very good
Wet grip - excellent
Tyre life - dunno
Road noise - road noise? what road noise?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:54 pm
by Philip Lee
Type - Yokohama Advan AD07 (import)
Size - 195/50/15
Price - can't remember
Dry grip - excellent
Wet grip - very good
Tyre life - dunno
Road noise - bearable
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:28 pm
by jules
Type - Yokohama C-Drive
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $135/tyre
Dry grip - pretty damn good once they're bedded in.
Wet grip - excellent really predictable.
Tyre life - don't care
Road noise - nope
Give these tyres respect for 600kms or they will BITE YOU. They are very squeamish at first
Re:
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:37 pm
by kitkat
Type - Yokohama C-Drive
Size - 195/60/14
Price - $135/tyre
Dry grip - GRIP GRIP & GRIP
Wet grip - The damn thing strugles to spin in second gear!!!
Tyre life - Hmm, never really payed attention, ~20thou K's spirited driver
Road noise - Alot of screaches when at the limit (just before understeer)
As stated by Jules... They will feel under inflated and crappy during spirited driving untill you hit approx 600kms.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:39 pm
by manga_blue
Type - Yokohama C-Drive
Size - 195/60/14 on 14x6. Think 185s would be better.
Price - $125/tyre
Dry grip - very good for street
Wet grip - excellent
Tyre life - 10,000km and 5 track days so far - 60% left
Road noise - you could hear a mosquito fart
Track comments - can get hot and very slimy on track, probably not really the best street tyre for absolute grip on the track. All other things being equal I cannot stay with Bridgestone G3s around the sweepers. Asymetric tread pattern stops you from swapping across to counter extreme shoulder wear.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:46 pm
by Brad
Type - Falken Azenis RT615
Size - 195/60/14
Price - $200/tyre
Dry grip - brilliant
Wet grip - brilliant unless standing water, then a little less brilliant
Tyre life - 15,000kms and counting. Will probably get 22-25
Road noise - low
I had the older Falken Azenis RS's before this which were also very good but overheated after only 5 laps of Morgan Park.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:21 pm
by JBT
Type - Pirelli Dragon
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $110/tyre
Dry grip - Great
Wet grip - Pathetic
Tyre Life - the sooner they're worn out at track days the better
Road noise - low
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:02 pm
by mr_rotary
Type - Nexen N2000
Size - 185/60/14
Price - Approx. $89/tyre
Dry grip - good
Wet grip - non-existant
Tyre life - not sure but look hard wearing
Road noise - low
I bought these to replace the mud and snow tyres after I had imported the car. I was just after something cheap and more safer than the tyres already on the csr however they are just that - cheap! Dry handling is ok with sqeals while cornering hard, however even wityh an directional aggressive tread (similiar to Bridgestone F1 Eagles), it's very bad in the wet and oh so easy to lock the fronts in the wet (NA6).
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:27 pm
by StanTheMan
Falken Azenis RT615
Size: 205/50x15
Price : $200 aprox
Dry grip: brilliant.
Wet Grip: excelent
Tyre life: appox 20k km
Road noise: couln't care less
I really like these tyres....people confuse them as a race tyre.....Its more of a really agressive street tyre. They have a reputation for loosing grip in puddles.I've never experienced problems in the rain. I find them better in the wet than any other street tyre i've dríven on. i have to admit though.....I don't go loocking for puddles.
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:14 am
by Adam_NAclubman
Yokohama A539
Size: 195/50/15
Price : $200 for all four near new after a mate wrote his car off
Dry grip: Fuggin awesome
Wet Grip: Pretty good
Tyre life: No idea.... I dont think I've ever kept a car long enough to wear out a set of tyres
Road noise: I cant remember the last time I had the MX5 on the highway
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:38 pm
by ducktape69
Type - Nankang Sport NS-II
Size - 205/40/17
Price - $100/tyre
Dry grip - good
Wet grip - non-existent. really really poor!
Tyre life - will probably get around 40,000km.
Road noise - low
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:35 pm
by rhysk
Falken Azenis RT615
Size: 205/40/17
Price: $280
Dry grip: very good. To give you an idea, at Queensland Raceway, about a second or two better than a normal street tyre, but about get 2 seconds off an R compound (A032R).
Wet Grip: seems ok
Tyre life: don't care
Road noise: don't care
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:12 pm
by ma64rk
Yokie C-Drive
Price; I'm old I can't remember
Size: 16 inch oem
Dry Grip: superb
Wet Grip: Too good, I can't spin 'em up!!
Tyre life: Dunno but they're doing well with 15,000km
I really like these, good all round performance, braking is especially good.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:18 am
by namster
Toyo R888
Size: 185/60x14
Price : $200
Dry grip: excellent
Wet Grip: NA
Tyre life: estimate 10k kms
Road noise: buzzzzzzz
Kumho Ecsta V700
Size: 205/50x15
Price : $150
Dry grip: excellent
Wet Grip: very average
Tyre life: 10k kms
Road noise: quieter than the Toyo R888, but still whines.
Continental ContiEco CP
Size: 205/50x15
Price : $120
Dry grip: average
Wet Grip: very good
Tyre life: expect +40k kms
Road noise: super quiet.