pirelli dragon tyres for stock rims - opinions?

itcallout · Postby **itcallout** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:17 pm

hey guys

went to the tyre shop the other day (bob jane)

the guy offered me the pirelli dragon 195/50x15 tyres for $129 ea fitted

are these tyres any good?

i do a bit of motorkhana and alot of daily driving.

NMX516 · Postby **NMX516** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:45 pm

I had Pirelli dragon's on my NA6 and wasn't overly impressed by them.

This was about 6 years ago so they might have improved, but they seemed average until they were really warmed up. This was in comparison to Falken GRB's which I had been through a couple of sets of previously. The Pirelli's provided a more comfortable ride, and were certainly harder wearing, but as a performance, non-slick type tyre, there are certainly better ones around imo.

If they still require some warming up before giving optimal grip, I wouldn't think they'd be too good for motorkhana.

AJ · Postby AJ » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:03 am

Pirelli reinvented the dragon a couple of years ago, & from what i heard from tyre dealers, they aren't a bad tyre for their price range

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:16 pm

I have them on my car in that size too. See comments in this thread.

Harsher than the Turanzas but about the same harsh feel as Yokohama A539s in 185/60 14 oddly enough.

Must have very stiff sidewalls. I think the Turanzas gripped better too.

They seem to grip better with age and temp. I got mine for $110 ea with club discount and thought \"why not\" at that price - great at track days.

They are supposed to be in the ultra high performance range. Would I get them again? Probably not.

AJ · Postby AJ » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:34 pm

that's because you'll be buying a set of Michelins JB......that happen to be holding an RHT NC off the ground.......... :wink:

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:09 pm

Hmmm......then again, do I need an RHT :?:

The fully manual version you demonstrated at 5 seconds to lower was pretty impressive

OK then, who wants to buy some Pirelli Dragons with a lovely little red NA8 attached :?:

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:15 pm

JBT wrote:OK then, who wants to buy some Pirelli Dragons with a lovely little red NA8 attached

$110 each with club discount? :wink:

Probably a bit too much I think, it is red after all...

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:06 pm

Yep, you can have the tyres for that and I'll throw in the car for another $16,000 :mrgreen:

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:16 pm

JBT wrote:Yep, you can have the tyres for that and I'll throw in the car for another $16,000

Absolute bargain... :lol:

*If only it was the same colour as that face there JBT* ----> :mrgreen:

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:20 pm

Buy some green paint :lol:

jules · Postby **jules** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:35 pm

They're good on my Acclaim. No idea about the 5 though.

Jules

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:14 pm

My boss wasn't to impressed with the Pirelli's on his SV6. He switched to Preceda2's and said the diffrence was like night and day, especially in the wet. In his size the price was fairly close, but I think there might be a fair difference in price in 15\". I guess you get what you pay for.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:30 am

Did a quick ring round yesterday, pricing Preceda IIâ€™s in 205x45x17.
Surprised that BJâ€™s had the cheapest price at $218 each.

The interesting thing was that if the width went up to 215 to price went up $95 :shock:

More than happy with the price as 18 months ago BJâ€™s charge $230 each for 205x45x16 on the original Precedas.

So after I were the current tyres out on Phillip Island Iâ€™ll fit the PIIâ€™s

DGR00V · Postby **DGR00V** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:21 am

I think I forgot to replace my rear 2 tyres in the last 6 months because my front 2 needs replacing now and the back barely have any tred left.

I've been using the Yokohamas from the 509 to now the 539. Rang the 2 bob jane i usually goto and the wollongong mod suggested the Pirelli Dragons for $105 ... not really comfortable switching brand now ...

Should I go with those or try the C-Drive for under $120 each?

I've got the stock 14\" rims so I gues they are the 185/60 14s