what 2 front tires for corsa sport?

alastair84 · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:02

hi,
i got my front right tire smashed @ high speed onto a curb.
I'm buying another alloy 2nd hand.
Corsa sport 1.6 v reg
So i'm gonna buy 2 new front tires.
any recommendations?

the current tires i think r a mix of pirreli and michelin all in good condition.
the tire size is 14".

[TW]Fox · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:06

Goodyear Hydragrip, good mix of value and performance.

Firestar_3x · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:07

Hi its tyre, lol

Like my continentals grip nice in the warm.

And how did you got the front tire smashed into a kerb, didn't you do it, did it happen by itself?

panthro · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:07

I can recommend that you do not buy Pirelli P6000. They suck so much it is not even funny. You may as well have slicks in the wet if you have those tyres.

Enfield · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:09

Don't mix and match tyres.

great advice · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:11

Enfield said:
Don't mix and match tyres.

Front and rear is ok on a slow car, as long as you have a matching pair up front and a matching pair on the rears its fine.

Firestar_3x · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:12

Depends, it can give some funny results.

iCraig · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:40

Firestar_3x said:
Depends, it can give some funny results.

Only on cars with some back-bone.

In most cars you won't notice a blind bit of difference.

Unmatched fronts/rears are a different story though, and perhaps illegal IIRC?

AmDaMan · 8 Mar 2006 at 23:57

Was there any other damage to the car when you hit the curb like that? Have you had the wishbone, subframe and other things checked up?

alastair84 · 9 Mar 2006 at 03:11

no....
so i'm contemplating getting the alignment checked and the bearings checked for damage......gonna cost some
yes okok i was stupid....i was showing off to a girl at night and i slipped into the curb
any more recommendations for 2 front tyres

alastair84 · 9 Mar 2006 at 03:16

and i have a strong inkling 2 of them r pirelli P6000
tire size is 185/60 r14
i'm gonna get the alloy this week....and order online for the tyres

Zip · 9 Mar 2006 at 03:37

alastair84 said:
any more recommendations for 2 front tyres

How about a new car to put them on

I bet you never did get that girl did you?

Trojan · 9 Mar 2006 at 04:06

iCraig said:
Only on cars with some back-bone.

No problems on my 172 with Eagle F1s up front and PE2s on the rear.

TomO · 9 Mar 2006 at 07:21

audi coupe 16v - eagle f1's on the front, dunlop sp2000's on the rear.

massive lift off oversteer in the wet. i.e. lift off a little and sping 180. did it once and then changed the tyres. guess the dunlops werent very good in the wet :eek:

that was pushing on though.

great advice · 9 Mar 2006 at 09:51

alastair84 said:
i was stupid....i was showing off to a girl at night and i slipped into the curb

your why we get raped on insurance!! you should hand your keys over to a responsible adult and go stand in the corner tbh.

lmfy2k · 9 Mar 2006 at 12:07

you will find most manufacturers policy is to always put the 2 new tyres at the back and the rae ones at the front, something do with the handling of the car. Theres mixed views on this, each to their own, but when i wanted 2 new michelins on the front, they had to install them at the back.

rover220 · 9 Mar 2006 at 12:32

are you a chav?? showing off in your corsa to young girls?? hmmm

alastair84 · 9 Mar 2006 at 13:36

no i'm not a chav. i don't usally crash. and i was already with the girl

if you know what i mean, but yeh,.....thanks for your valuable comments :rolleyes:

alastair84 · 24 Mar 2006 at 21:58

ok.
got the new alloy, and 2 new tyres, put the car in on wednesday, and got it back from the vauxhall garage today.

they said no extra damage to the suspension, nor any other system after they did the tracking. Every tick on the sheet was in the green.
everything is A OK!!!

The tyres i bought were Goodyear EAGLE F1 GS-D2 from mytyres.co.uk. I thought i'd splash out.

Anyway, i do feel more grip and its definately better in the wet and around corners than my previous ones.
My first destination was home, then ASDA (yes, the convienience of a car when doing shopping.)

weeeeeeeeeeeeee