Talk to me about Tyres

[Peuty]

Need some new tyres for the XR8 - 245/35R19's to be specific.

Bob Jane want to sell me Nitto Invo's, I hear they are a great tyre.

What do you guys and gals use?

Aaaaand go!

[sbutler]

Blob Jane

http://www.kumho.com.au/tyres/passen...FZWWvQodYZgAzw

Anyway Ive had a few sets of these, both on my FG turbo & on the GTP, & cant fault them. Smooth quiet, & well priced.

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by sbutler

Blob Jane

http://www.kumho.com.au/tyres/passen...FZWWvQodYZgAzw

Anyway Ive had a few sets of these, both on my FG turbo & on the GTP, & cant fault them. Smooth quiet, & well priced.

Yeah I have got these at the top of my list actually. Local dealer has a three for four deal on at the moment.

Driving style - well the car hardly gets driven but when it does I go fairly hard. Price budget - $250-$300 a tyre?

[JC]

Originally Posted by Peuty

Yeah I have got these at the top of my list actually. Local dealer has a three for four deal on at the moment.

Driving style - well the car hardly gets driven but when it does I go fairly hard. Price budget - $250-$300 a tyre?

Go for the KU39s - one of the few tyres I've had on the back of the GT that grip wet or dry, but they wore out in 14,000; that may have something to do with the power at the rears and the way I drive

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by Peuty

Yeah I have got these at the top of my list actually. Local dealer has a three for four deal on at the moment.

Driving style - well the car hardly gets driven but when it does I go fairly hard. Price budget - $250-$300 a tyre?

More than I spend so I'm out for advice
UK

[JK47]

The new Michelin P4 S is the go now,have had many sets of super sport and these new tires are better again, about $350 depends where you get them.

[Mechan1k]

Budget will determine what you can get I guess.
What's the driving style?

[mcfly94]

I've used and have been happy and pleased with
Michelin ps3's - very grippy, hardly any road noise, last ages with aggressive driving (as much as you Cann on the street, I never tracked them)

Continental sport contact 2's - Again a very grippy tyre, no noise but wear seems to be more than the ps3's

On the daily I have kuhmo ecsta 4's (Legnum VR4) these have the most grip out of any tyre I've driven on the road, still look brand new after 6/7000km of pretty hard driving on an awd.

And mum has just put Bridgestone re003's on her xr8 which seem to be also a good tyre, have had little use though.

Prices based on (235/45 17) the ecsta 4-s were $115 each, the. Ps3's were $160 each, and the re003s were $155

The continentals were $165ea in a 225/60 16.

My vote so far is the kuhmo given their performance based on price, yet to see how the re003 goes.

[Peuty]

So I ended up with the KU39's for $240 fitted. Happy with that!

They seem great so far, thanks for the advice team