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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Diamond Hell on 28 January 2014, 16:37
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Hello, I need to replace the tyres currently on the Corrado. What experience do folks have buying tyres recently?
Possibilities at the moment are
Michelin (stretch on price, but should last and perform) - around £75 a corner
Hankook £60 all in
Yoko Parada2 £60 all in
What thoughts do have people have on this score?
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For my last two sets of alloys (currently running porsche teledials 16") I have used Falken 9e14's!
If you go by the newish goverment rating thing they beat so many more expensive tires that you really wouldn't expect them to! As for actual experience I find they grip immensely well. Very noticeable in the wet the grip they have!
They seem to fit well into your price range and I found the best place to shop for them was blackcircles :)
Ive looked up reveiws for these falkens and find many saying what ive said, good tire for a good price :)
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http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/falken/ziex-ze-914/195/50/R15/V/82/f?returnurl=%2forder%2ftyres%3f&tyre=31746544
Good proce too depending on the size you have on your corrado :)
If you flick through and compare with conti's and other brands you'll see what I mean on the rating I was shocked.
And finally if you think im taking bull http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Falken/ZE914.htm even a GTI reveiw on there (not me) lol
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Dont get the yoko parada 2. I went from toyo t1r to them and wished I hadn't. Dry grip was only slightly better for the toyo but wet grip the toyo are much better than the yoko.
So if you are considering them then the toyo t1r should be considered too.
For the money they cant be beat.
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Toyo t1r £150 for 4
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I have the falken ze 914 on both the corrado and the turnip Saab. Saab handles them much better than the C, which I have very little confidence with in the wet. Bear in mind that both cars running 17" rims so that will obviously make a fair amount of difference with sidewall movement, but I think the rigid-ness of the chassis on the C makes them a bit more skittish.
Not sure how they are supposedly so good in the wet either, as they are not side specific so tread pattern doesn't expel water outward.
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Got one of the tyre suppliers up in front of me
Dunlop blue responses are A for grip, 67 decibels rrp sell £67.00
Goodyear efficient grips are A for grip, 67 decibels rrp sell £68.00
Conti premium 5's are A for grip, 71 decibels rrp £70
Michelin pilot sports are A for grip, 71 decibels rrp £81
Runway 926's are B for grip, 70 decibels rrp £57
Kumho kh31's are B for grip, 72 decibels rrp £59
Falken ze914's are b for grip, 71 decibels rrp £60
Bridgestone t001's are b for grip, 71 decibels rrp £67
Toyo PXT1-R are E for grip, 71 rrp £60.40
Etc etc etc
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Toyo R1R's
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Toyo t1r £150 for 4
:afro:
Will be what I'm getting next month.
£42.50 fitted a corner, cheap goodness!
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Sh*t wet grip and they'll be gone fast.
False economy.
Let's see how the Michelins run from next week.
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Put my corrado on vredsteins sportrac 5's! Was and still am very impressed. Nice and progressive near the limits, good wet and great dry grip.
Also have run vred ultra sessanta's on a previous car, again a great tyre! Been in a 400+ bhp evo on these aswell and they didnt even break a sweat.
For the money, id rate them slightly above the falken 912 / 914's. Cracking tyres IMO!
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