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#145580 - 05/11/08 12:12 PM what tyres
marksmithst Offline


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Loc: Paisley :D jst out side glasgo...
i know this post has probs beeen here about a million times soz :P

i am looking to change the front 2 tyres

recently just crashed my st going round a roundabout and i feel the tyres were partially to blame as it just started sliding forward instead of right :P

just looking for some advice on what tyres are good in the wet and dry

thanks
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#145581 - 05/11/08 12:41 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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AVON ZZ3!!

The others people like are eagle f1 and toyo proxes
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#145582 - 05/11/08 01:07 PM Re: what tyres [Re: JJST]
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AVON ZZ3!!

The others people like are eagle f1 and toyo proxes


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#145583 - 05/11/08 01:11 PM Re: what tyres [Re: adamST]
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AVON ZZ3!!

The others people like are eagle f1 and toyo proxes


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+2 or toyo proxes

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#145584 - 05/11/08 01:54 PM Re: what tyres [Re: kenny]
marksmithst Offline


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are the tyres on the st knowin to be rubbish
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#145585 - 05/11/08 02:00 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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#145586 - 05/11/08 02:25 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2
Used to have the Avons before them.

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#145587 - 05/11/08 04:38 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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I'VE GOT AVON ZZ3 AS MY FRONT 2,£59 EACH FITTED,BUT I DID SEE ON ANOTHER THREAD THEY ARE NOT BEING MADE ANYMORE

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#145588 - 05/11/08 04:47 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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are the tyres on the st knowin to be rubbish


yes the pirellis are terrible in the wet and cold. Ok in warm dry weather though.
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#145589 - 05/11/08 04:49 PM Re: what tyres [Re: Stevie14]
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I'VE GOT AVON ZZ3 AS MY FRONT 2,£59 EACH FITTED,BUT I DID SEE ON ANOTHER THREAD THEY ARE NOT BEING MADE ANYMORE



I read that too but I couldn't find anything to back it up, seem to be for sale in a lot of places. And at the time were still on avons website
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#145590 - 05/11/08 05:28 PM Re: what tyres [Re: JJST]
marksmithst Offline


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Loc: Paisley :D jst out side glasgo...
see the tyres on that link above ^^^

are those the correct ones ?? coz they say "xl" at the end of the product name ???
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#145591 - 05/11/08 06:25 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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Goodyear Eagle F1's
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#145592 - 05/11/08 06:45 PM Re: what tyres [Re: FluffySheep]
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I have Falken FK542's on the front and they are very good in the wet.

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#145593 - 05/11/08 07:31 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
JJST Offline


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see the tyres on that link above ^^^

are those the correct ones ?? coz they say "xl" at the end of the product name ???

they look the same to me mate! Not sure what XL means?

205/40/17 is what I'd be interested in though!
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#145594 - 05/11/08 08:01 PM Re: what tyres [Re: JJST]
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I'VE GOT AVON ZZ3 AS MY FRONT 2,£59 EACH FITTED,BUT I DID SEE ON ANOTHER THREAD THEY ARE NOT BEING MADE ANYMORE



I read that too but I couldn't find anything to back it up, seem to be for sale in a lot of places. And at the time were still on avons website



i wanted a set of zz3 went to my local garage and said they cant get hold of them as they have stoped makeing them but everyone else seems to be selling them still

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#145595 - 05/11/08 10:30 PM Re: what tyres [Re: kenny]
marksmithst Offline


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at 53 quid :P bargain ??
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#145596 - 06/11/08 06:18 PM Re: what tyres [Re: marksmithst]
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Loc: West Midlands
I've just recently put new p zero's on. I don't think many people rate them but I havn't had much trouble with them. When worn it was harder to pull off cleanly on damp or rough surfaces but that would be the case for most tyres. Probably not the best in the wet but you could just relax your right foot a little

Tyre technology has come a long way, whichever tyre you pick will give enough grip for 'normal' driving. But who buys an to pootle about 24/7??

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#145597 - 07/11/08 09:36 AM Re: what tyres [Re: ST_RED]
steve1981 Offline
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I'm scared of my ZZ3s now...... Now that the roads are damp and greesy and my fronts have ~10k of wear they're not much use at pulling away from a standing start and roundabouts are interesting to say the least.

Things is that I'm not even close to the wear indicator but must admit that I haven't checked the pressures recently....

I think they're just a load of crud on the roads!
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#145598 - 07/11/08 09:49 AM Re: what tyres [Re: steve1981]
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This is why I changed all four of mine to Uniroyal Rainsport 2's - the Avons I found a bit slippey at times going round normal bends in the wet at just 30mph. (ok they were worn and needed replacing but still opted for a change)

These Uniroyal sports I got have some meaty treads. Paid £70 each for them at tyreshopper.

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I'm scared of my ZZ3s now...... Now that the roads are damp and greesy and my fronts have ~10k of wear they're not much use at pulling away from a standing start and roundabouts are interesting to say the least.

Things is that I'm not even close to the wear indicator but must admit that I haven't checked the pressures recently....

I think they're just a load of crud on the roads!



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#145599 - 07/11/08 12:00 PM Re: what tyres [Re: ryansonic]
sasst Offline
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Registered: 10/08/07
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are these Uniroyal Rainsport 2's , better than f1's or pardas(yoko's)?

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#145600 - 07/11/08 04:54 PM Re: what tyres [Re: sasst]
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I honestly do not know, I personally just read pages of reviews on tyres on various websites. Mostly picking out ST owner reviews, and found the Goodyear F1 and the Rainsport 2's to be on par with each other in rating. The F1's were over £100 but the Rainsports were roughly £70 with fitting.

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