tyres

[flows]

hi, what tyres would people reccommend for a good all rounder for my 17" straights

- flows

[sean2k]

i use nankangs ns2 i cant fault them but never really had any others
heres a link if it works
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205-40-17-...item1c3368f570

[lolsteve]

lol love the ad "recommended by Top Gear top gear the shop*

But im on NS2's as well, very cheap for what they are and good enough for town driving. I'm abusing them on track tomorrow so will let you know how they hold up although im not expecting much

[sean2k]

yeah was gonna say what they would be like for track as wouldnt know lol
but for everyday use there fine with the odd bit of abusive driving
let us know wot there like for track use

[Travis]

I'm on Accelera Alpha, cheap and grippy, I've put them through their paces and they hold up well, although they're not a fan of diesel and rain haha!

[Weso]

Coming from a ZT background the budget tyre of choice is the Nexen N8000. Very cheap if you shop around online,

So much so I have just put a set of 205/45/16 on my new to me facelift ZR 1.4. About £45 from tyre traders and £50 to fit all 4 locally.

I am fussy about tyres on my cars and would not go any cheaper than these. Get them whilst they are cheap...

Running them at MGR pressures with no worse ride. They are brilliant in the wet, ideal for our climate

In facelift handbook this size is listed as a 16" option so not a mod or any insurance issues...

[hyphon12]

Have a look at Vredsteins, they're very popular on the Seat forum I'm on.

ALTHOUGH I happily recommend Continental SportContact tyres. Not cheap (£100 a corner on my Leon 225/40 R18) but I don't see the point on skimping on tyres when it's the only thing contacting with the road and the better the rubber, the more stable the car in hard situations.

[qüiksilver]

Nankang NS2 user on the ZR here as well, love them for the money, i hand a set of 15's on my MK2 and they coped doing 10 laps of the nurburgring.

Currently also using Barum Bravuris 2, on my MK3 and they stick like sh!t to the provable blanket. Current get hold of a set quick enough for my ZR when i needed them.

[Azrael]

I ran yokohama parada spec 2's on both my zeds, they were grippy as shit in both wet and dry, lasted ages and look awesome. win win.

[lolsteve]

After two sessions of the caslte combe track the ns2 have out lived a lot of the other peoples tyres but my god some corners were hella sketchy by the end of my second session where I tried as best to give them hell they began to give out and im glad the session ended when it did.
Cheap and will last a lifetime but will not be using for track again