**Unofficial Tyre Thread**

Mismatching tyres front to back has long been known to cause issues - I remember it being quite a 'thing' on the BMW forums when the E46 was a bit newer (I know you don't have an E46, but it's just an example I remember).

I'm surprised you blamed Bridgestone and went as far as contacting them when the most explanation is the different grip properties front to back are what is causing the issues you have.

I'd imagine buying 2 more RE002's would fix it, but I appreciate the reluctance to do so having already had a negative experience.
 
Yeah that's not a gamble I was willing to go for, even though I drove my old E36 (pretty similar setup to my Silvia) on RE002 all round and it was fine.

I don't think it was unreasonable to contact Bridgestone about it, after all most firms will sort something out for you if you buy a product and are not satisfied or happy with it. I guess tyres are different and so long as they hold air and go round it is fine, your experience with goodyear is similar..
 
Yes, tyres seem unique in that provided they are 'round' and 'not damaged' you have absolutely zero comeback once they are fitted. Quality issues or not living up to advertised expectation issues on pretty much any other product are somewhat different..

It's why picking tyres is such a pain - make the wrong choice and you either live with it for often several years or simply throw the purchase away and start again.
 
Stupid amounts of rain the last 2 days and I haven't died, Fox.
Newborn also safe.

Thumbs up for Michelin Pilot Super Sports :p
 
I still fail to see how you can genuinely comment on tyres before they even have bedded in.

My 'issue' with the rear f1as2 reduced massively after 1000 miles and disappeared when I put new ones on the front. Seems new tread rear and worn on front, even of the same tyre, was enough to cause an imbalance and feel disconnected.

Now it's absolutely fine.

Don't throw the baby out. You have compared new tyres to old. Irrelevant of brand
 
Sindri said:
What size are you using on the track? I reckon the r888r will be a fair bit more than any of the others mentioned though, as tyreleader has 195/50/15s at just over 90 quid a corner. Admittedly its a different beast to the likes of the rsr/ns-2r but they come in at nearly half the price in that size.

Doubt the r888r would last too long for you either if you intended on predominantly using them on the road with the occasional track visit.
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I can get away with either 205/45/16 or 195/45/16. Give the choice I'd go for a 195 though, quite frankly it's a crap place to be in the tyre market because choices for track tyres are properly limited :(
 
[TW]Fox;28445521 said:
Yea, because thats obviously the point I was making.

Nobody said that they were not good, the point was that other tyres were better and cheaper.
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I know what you mean, but the price difference was very small and they do appear to be a longer-lasting tyre. Only time will tell..
Either way, they're still an excellent tyre.

Had I wanted to save money, I could've saved £18 a corner and bought Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GTs.
They're on my Mum's GTI and they're perfectly fine ;)
 
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Yeah I remember looking the other month because I didn't believe you. Very odd.
Maybe because the other manufacturers realise that no one wants RFTs :p

Although 20" are fine - F1 Assy 2s all round on my dad's GT..
 
The time has come to change tyres on the e65, so looking for some recommendations. The previous owner put 245/45 on the front and 275/40 on the back, all rims are 19". Would it be advisable to go with this again? Seems a bit odd to have two different sizes front and back.
 
Schnippzle said:
The time has come to change tyres on the e65, so looking for some recommendations. The previous owner put 245/45 on the front and 275/40 on the back, all rims are 19". Would it be advisable to go with this again? Seems a bit odd to have two different sizes front and back.
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It isn't odd at all - the majority of BMW's have a staggered wheel and tyre setup like the one you appear to have. Are you sure that isn't the correct factory sizes? My 5 Series for example is 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 from the factory so given yours is a 7 those sizes seem right?
 
[TW]Fox;28447864 said:
It isn't odd at all - the majority of BMW's have a staggered wheel and tyre setup like the one you appear to have. Are you sure that isn't the correct factory sizes? My 5 Series for example is 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 from the factory so given yours is a 7 those sizes seem right?
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It could very well be, there's nothing in the owners manual to advise so I thought I'd ask. If I was to replace with like-for-like sizes, which brand/model would be recommended for motorway driving with low decibel output?
 
shauncr91 said:
I can get away with either 205/45/16 or 195/45/16. Give the choice I'd go for a 195 though, quite frankly it's a crap place to be in the tyre market because choices for track tyres are properly limited :(
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I know what you mean about the range available, that's why I moved to 195/50/15 and I know a lot of other guys on cliosport.net did the same as it works out a lot cheaper in the long run.

Can understand you wanting to keep with 16's though for aesthetics, as anything smaller can look a bit lost in the arches unless your car is pretty low.
 
My rear offside tyre has always (in my 1 year ownership) needed about 8 psi (42psi is what it is meant to be) every two weeks which I've attributed to a leaky valve. Today I walked to my car and saw that it was 90% flat.

I'll put the space saver on and take the wheel to my kwik fit (because they're literally ony my door step; i'd walk it around if I didn't need to put the space saver on anyway...) but do you think it is the leaky valve that has finally given up or is that unlikely and it is a normal puncture?

It's a 330ci with Pilot Sport V3 255/35/18 tyres.
 
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Thoughts on running 195/45 R17 on the front of my VX?
175/55 R17 is the standard and is pretty much unique to the car, means the options are Bridgestone Potenza (RE040) or Achilles budgets. Would like to open up some other options with matched front/back
 
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