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Title: New Tyres
Post by: Yahhoo on 11 February 2012, 15:54: Hi all

After reading some reviews, I decided to get the goodyear eagle assymetric 2 on all four wheels on my gti. All seems good and the tyres looks great but I seem to been getting wheel spin more than before. Is this normal? This is both when I'm starting from stationary and even when the car is in motion. Is there a while I'll have to wait before I will get some more grip!

Also, can u let me know the ideal psi on the tyres.

Thanks all for help
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: tweed on 11 February 2012, 19:32: What did you have before hand?

What are your pressures? If you wheel spinning a lot drop them down.

Plus the roads are really cold and grit won't work below -9

I sometimes have 36 front and 32 rear sometimes I have 32 front and 29 rear
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: richw911 on 11 February 2012, 19:43: Top . for me it seems better.
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: dom on 11 February 2012, 19:47: Quote from: richw911 on 11 February 2012, 19:43
Top . for me it seems better.

Nah, the bottom one does it for me .
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: rob.043 on 11 February 2012, 19:59: Whats the car? (what mk)
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: Wayne on 11 February 2012, 20:48: I voted bottom :grin:

Check your tyre pressures
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: Yahhoo on 11 February 2012, 21:36: The cars mk5 gti.

Current tyre pressure is 32 both font back

Old tyres were random budget tyres
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: Diamond Hell on 11 February 2012, 22:23: Check your wheel alignment somewhere proper like a Protyre franchise.
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: rob.043 on 11 February 2012, 22:44: Bear in mind a new tyre takes a few miles to bed in (100 miles even), to remove the finish from the moulds.

Also if its a sporty/summer tyre it will be off its optimum performance temperature in winter, so may be down on grip.
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: golfyste on 11 February 2012, 23:01: Quote from: rob.043 on 11 February 2012, 22:44
Bear in mind a new tyre takes a few miles to bed in (100 miles even), to remove the finish from the moulds.

Also if its a sporty/summer tyre it will be off its optimum performance temperature in winter, so may be down on grip.

+1 , the tyres need to be bed in which which is even more difficult then usual considering the current climate.
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: Steve_PD on 11 February 2012, 23:19: new tyres + sub zero temps isn't going to work on summer tyres
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: The Doc on 11 February 2012, 23:50: As above really,

I have those tyres on my MK6 - they need plenty of heat even in the summer and are useless at below 7 oC IMHO

Great when warm though :wink:
Title: Re: New Tyres
Post by: Bush5480 on 13 February 2012, 17:39: best tyres,
yokohama neoda ad08 , the grip is out of this world, not to bad in the wet, ithr , i dont think i would use any thing else now, even wrapped my van in them :cool: