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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Egbutt Wash on 14 March 2009, 16:35
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Do any of you have really awful tyres on your GTI?
Not just bald good ones but tyres that are rubbish from the start.
It might help others to avoid duffers.
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Dunlop Sportmaxx!!!!!
I'm just joking, I don't want to start another 6 page monster thread :grin:
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I was thinking of peculiar brands like Sunshine.
The sort you sometimes get when you buy secondhand.
All the oem tyres fitted by VW should be OK.
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i have some sh!t tyres on front of my gti called heros haha absolute crap, they still got loads of tread on them and were on car when i bought it last month but going to bin them next week and get 2 continentals to match the rears lol
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but going to bin them next week and get 2 continentals to match the rears lol
Get something better then, Goodyear F1 assy's are in another league to conti2's which mine came with. Probably similar in price also :smiley:
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yeah i no what your saying winrya but want to have same tyres all round and the conti2s on rear are virtualy new lol and not keen on mixed tyre brands to be honest so il prob let the new set run down together then change all 4 to f1s or similar cheers though matey,
anything has to be better than these hero tyres i have at mo :laugh:
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yeah i no what your saying winrya but want to have same tyres all round and the conti2s on rear are virtualy new lol and not keen on mixed tyre brands to be honest so il prob let the new set run down together then change all 4 to f1s or similar cheers though matey,
anything has to be better than these hero tyres i have at mo :laugh:
That's why they try to force you to put new tyres on the back. So all four don't wear out together and you'll change brand.
ABS and ESP sorted out massive oversteer in the wet years ago. I always put my new tyres on the front that way all 4 wear down together and I have the pleasure of plenty of grip where I need it.
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I always have the same tyres all round but when the front need changing,the ''old'' rears go on the front & the ''new'' rubber goes on the rear.
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but going to bin them next week and get 2 continentals to match the rears lol
Get something better then, Goodyear F1 assy's are in another league to conti2's which mine came with. Probably similar in price also :smiley:
sorry but thats not right, i had conti2 then 3 and got eagle f1's now and they are the same, as in there is no difference in performance trust me with the mileage i do and where i travel i.e. roads that are bendy etc you notice and both are equally as good!
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I always have the same tyres all round but when the front need changing,the ''old'' rears go on the front & the ''new'' rubber goes on the rear.
That way they have you hooked to their brand.
Clever.
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Its actually down to the way rubber degrades.
You can typically get 4-5 years out of a set before they start to crack. When they do, they're an MOT issue. If you put your oldest tyres on the driven axle, you are eliminating that risk.
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Its actually down to the way rubber degrades.
You can typically get 4-5 years out of a set before they start to crack. When they do, they're an MOT issue. If you put your oldest tyres on the driven axle, you are eliminating that risk.
My fronts have lasted one year, the rears look as though they will last two.
I am convinced the tyre makers have used the case of a dreadful old American car spinning after hitting a puddle to force us into this knackered tyres on front policy.
I will trust in my ABS and ESP and enjoy nice new rubber on the front.
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When i bought my GTI it had a pair of 'Admiral' tyres on the front, they were so bad in the wet they were dangerous, had them replaced within 2 weeks!
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When i bought my GTI it had a pair of 'Admiral' tyres on the front, they were so bad in the wet they were dangerous, had them replaced within 2 weeks!
But the tyre makers say you should only have worn out slippy rubber on the front. lol
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i had kumo tyers on my gti to start, they were sh!te and swapped for F1's, now have F1 asys all round! :afro:
the kumo's were just a budget tyer with a name, ive also found yoko's to not be to good in the past.
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i had kumo tyers on my gti to start, they were sh!te and swapped for F1's, now have F1 asys all round! :afro:
the kumo's were just a budget tyer with a name, ive also found yoko's to not be to good in the past.
I was going to put Kumhos on but after your review joe I think I'll fit Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetrics as per Evo's test.
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i had kumo tyers on my gti to start, they were sh!te and swapped for F1's, now have F1 asys all round! :afro:
the kumo's were just a budget tyer with a name, ive also found yoko's to not be to good in the past.
I was going to put Kumhos on but after your review joe I think I'll fit Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetrics as per Evo's test.
keith at white-lund tyers and exhausts is the cheapest around here if your buying local :smiley:
or RSM (road and stage motorsport), white lund again.
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i had kumo tyers on my gti to start, they were sh!te and swapped for F1's, now have F1 asys all round! :afro:
the kumo's were just a budget tyer with a name, ive also found yoko's to not be to good in the past.
I was going to put Kumhos on but after your review joe I think I'll fit Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetrics as per Evo's test.
keith at white-lund tyers and exhausts is the cheapest around here if your buying local :smiley:
or RSM (road and stage motorsport), white lund again.
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Thanks joe.
Just phoned White Lund.
£102 fitted, inc. VAT
That's the one for me.
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i had kumo tyers on my gti to start, they were sh!te and swapped for F1's, now have F1 asys all round! :afro:
the kumo's were just a budget tyer with a name, ive also found yoko's to not be to good in the past.
I was going to put Kumhos on but after your review joe I think I'll fit Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetrics as per Evo's test.
keith at white-lund tyers and exhausts is the cheapest around here if your buying local :smiley:
or RSM (road and stage motorsport), white lund again.
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Thanks joe.
Just phoned White Lund.
£102 fitted, inc. VAT
That's the one for me.
good stuff! :afro:
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For assys??
Thought £120 per corner was a good deal. :shocked:
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For assys??
Thought £120 per corner was a good deal. :shocked:
01524 846373 for White Lund
"the price we quote is the price you pay" is their motto
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I always have the same tyres all round but when the front need changing,the ''old'' rears go on the front & the ''new'' rubber goes on the rear.
That way they have you hooked to their brand.
Clever.
.........true but if you'r happy with the brand then no problem + you should always have the most tread on the rear tyres.
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.........true but if you'r happy with the brand then no problem + you should always have the most tread on the rear tyres.
I'll trust in my ESP.
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What are the general prices of tyres for the GTI, when you have 18" alloys?
Is it around the £120 per tyre mark?
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I always have the same tyres all round but when the front need changing,the ''old'' rears go on the front & the ''new'' rubber goes on the rear.
That way they have you hooked to their brand.
Clever.
.........true but if you'r happy with the brand then no problem + you should always have the most tread on the rear tyres.
Why is it important to have the most tread at the rear? Is it not more important to have more grip at the front, for acceleration and braking?
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Means your car is less likely to lose grip at the back and spin out.
So what you lose in sharp handling at the front, you gain by having a more sure-footed rear end :)
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Means your car is less likely to lose grip at the back and spin out.
So what you lose in sharp handling at the front, you gain by having a more sure-footed rear end :)
That's why they invented ESP. The back end just does not fly out as in cars of yore.
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Hmm, I had the back end of my Ibiza Cupra out a few times and that had ESP! I also had a major sideways moment in my mums MX-5 when hooning that about, the back end stepped out before ESP could even think about it.
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Means your car is less likely to lose grip at the back and spin out.
So what you lose in sharp handling at the front, you gain by having a more sure-footed rear end :)
That's why they invented ESP. The back end just does not fly out as in cars of yore.
ESP or not, you can still spin a mk5 GTi.
Also, you'll find older cars' back ends don't 'just fly out' either :)
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Means your car is less likely to lose grip at the back and spin out.
So what you lose in sharp handling at the front, you gain by having a more sure-footed rear end :)
That's why they invented ESP. The back end just does not fly out as in cars of yore.
ESP or not, you can still spin a mk5 GTi.
Also, you'll find older cars' back ends don't 'just fly out' either :)
Tyretastic
What tyres do you use on that white car MarkS?
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Why should you always have the most tread on the back, considering its a FWD vehicle??
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i have often had my back end out on my gti!? :huh:
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Means your car is less likely to lose grip at the back and spin out.
So what you lose in sharp handling at the front, you gain by having a more sure-footed rear end :)
That's why they invented ESP. The back end just does not fly out as in cars of yore.
ESP or not, you can still spin a mk5 GTi.
Also, you'll find older cars' back ends don't 'just fly out' either :)
Tyretastic
What tyres do you use on that white car MarkS?
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3
:smiley:
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Why should you always have the most tread on the back, considering its a FWD vehicle??
It is a general and well accepted rule that you should have tyres with the most tread on the back regardless of how the wheels are driven (FWD or RWD or 4WD).
The rears follow the fronts.(this may sound stupid but useful for picturing things).
If you fitted tyres with more tread on the front you could well experience fish-tailing (pretty dangerous) in straight lines which is where you are driving in a straight line and the back end breaks away from the direction in which you are travelling. EXTREMELY dangerous in the wet. As well as oversteer during open-throttle scenario's (in a FWD).
Fit tyres with more tread to the rear and the worst case scenario will be you boot it on the exit of a corner and end up understeering. And ANYONE driving a FWD car should know how to control understeer = to lift off the throttle during those scenarios.
Its sensible to say that it's easier to distinguish when front wheels loose traction - mainly due to the fact that they are in control of the driver via steering wheel. Rear wheels are generally more difficult and is the basis to the idea of being "caught out".
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Ah that explains it.
Cheers ;)