Rear end sliding out?

Left side is a (?) Mohawk 716 185/65
Right side is a (?) Trayal T-400 185/65

Is it a big issue if they're not the same brand, and bloody cheap i'm betting? (Considering I've done about 1500 miles in the car without an issue so far, including lots of wet driving)
 
What brand and size are the tyres? It will say on the side wall. Cheap crappy tyres offer poor wet grip, quality tyres will do much better.
 
tres said:
Shouldn't worry about anything else until I notice more problems?
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The actual tyre Make & Model can make a huge difference, I recently got rid of a set of Sagitar P307's on my Mondeo which still had a lot of tread, I swapped them to a set of Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance and the difference in wet grip is massive, especially under heavy braking.
 
tres said:
Left side is a (?) Mohawk 716 185/65
Right side is a (?) Trayal T-400 185/65
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I wouldn't be comfortable with either of those on the car to be honest. You've mismatched examples of exceptionally poor tyres, therefore its perhaps likely that this contributed to the problem.
 
tres said:
Left side is a (?) Mohawk 716 185/65
Right side is a (?) Trayal T-400 185/65

Is it a big issue if they're not the same brand, and bloody cheap i'm betting? (Considering I've done about 1500 miles in the car without an issue so far, including lots of wet driving)
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that having two different budget ditchfinders on the same axle is a significant causal factor in your situation.

Replacing them with premium tyres, not necessarily that much more expensive, should show a significant improvement.
 
On the damn car when I bought it. As I explained in my first motors post, I bought a car without knowing a huge amount about cars, as I was in a new area without my car friends. I have spent rather a lot trying to fix this car, about twice now what I paid for it!!! This seems to be yet another issue (after cam belt, alternator belt, tensioner, rear drums, brakes, exhaust, catalytic converter etc). I refuse to give up on the beast though considering it's cost a lot and could have got something much better with all that cash!

I shall heed your warnings and nip down to Kwik Fit or Charlie Browns first thing tomorrow, and get some better tyres. I don't want to spend a huge amount, as I'm a student - could someone point me in the right direction? As there seem to be a number of different tyres available. What would you be happy with, for daily city drives and 6 times a year doing a 500mile motorway journey?

Edit - oh dear, I searched for the tyres based on my number plate, and it's come up with 195s at the minimum (whereas I've got cheap 185s on there). I take it this could be yet another contributing factor?

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A quick google shows that at least one of those tyres are Russian, my only experience of a Russian tyre was a Taganka Butterfly which was on my dad's old Volvo 940 when he bought it. It would wheelspin through 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the wet and would slide if you sneezed.

I'll bet it aint even E-Marked, which would make them illegal?
 
185 might be right in terms of size...I assume all 4 tyres are the same size? If so just stick with that unless there's a significant price difference.

Pretty much anything by Michelin, Goodyear or continental will see you fine. If they're all too expensive give us the other options you're considering. If you're willing to make the effort someone will take the ditchfinders off your hands on eBay too which will pay a little bit back - though tbh tyres of tja size are really cheap anyway
 
Goodyear efficient grip, continental premium contact and eco contact are all about £65 fitted in your size using the halfords site or mytyres / black circles. There is a bridge stone tyre which is probably fine too but I've no experience of it.

Out of all of those I'd probably go premium contact
 
tres said:
Shall do. I guess it's not worth scrimping when I could have a smash due to junk tyres.
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Pretty much. I've been running ditchfinders on my MR2 as it came with them and I thought I'd get some use out of them. If you constantly bear in mind the limits, and you know what to do if it starts to slide, then it's not quite as bad as people say.

However, as they're now getting worn, I'm replacing them with premium tyres, and I'd never even consider running cheap tyres on my main car. So I think you're definitely right to change them :p
 
geekman said:
Pretty much. I've been running ditchfinders on my MR2 as it came with them and I thought I'd get some use out of them. If you constantly bear in mind the limits, and you know what to do if it starts to slide, then it's not quite as bad as people say.

However, as they're now getting worn, I'm replacing them with premium tyres, and I'd never even consider running cheap tyres on my main car. So I think you're definitely right to change them :p
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And humour me... what are you supposed to do when it starts to slide?
 
In an mr2? Steer into it, keep on the accelerator (assuming you've lifted off) and pray.

In a fwd car, keep your foot in it and steer in - tbh though until its happened to you a few times you will likely over correct unless its at very low speed
 
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