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Offline dubber36

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Re: Tyre advice please
« Reply #10 on: 19 February 2014, 08:35 »
Also be mindful about who fits them. Saving a few quid on buying and fitting tyres, might mean damaged rims. You only need the tiniest chip on the diamond cut wheels and the white worm will creep in.
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Re: Tyre advice please
« Reply #11 on: 22 February 2014, 23:12 »
Well I got 2 Goodyear Eagle f1's fitted, to the rear, swapped the cheap fronts to the rear and I can not believe the difference! The car has completely changed!

Both the potenzas were knackered, one with the slow puncture  was knackered, the other one had a flat spot which I didn't realise, I thought the sound was a wheel bearing but that noise has stopped!

I nailed it round a few wet corners and the grip was amazing!

Cost me £220 for the goodyears by event tyres, used them lots if times and from now on always will, great service and good prices
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Re: Tyre advice please
« Reply #12 on: 22 February 2014, 23:30 »
Well I got 2 Goodyear Eagle f1's fitted, to the rear, swapped the cheap fronts to the rear and I can not believe the difference! The car has completely changed!

Both the potenzas were knackered, one with the slow puncture  was knackered, the other one had a flat spot which I didn't realise, I thought the sound was a wheel bearing but that noise has stopped!

I nailed it round a few wet corners and the grip was amazing!

Cost me £220 for the goodyears by event tyres, used them lots if times and from now on always will, great service and good prices

I would have put the two new Eagles F1's on the rear and kept the cheap existing tyres on the front, which would wear them quicker so you could get eventually replace them with F1's to match.  But each to their own.
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Re: Tyre advice please
« Reply #13 on: 23 February 2014, 18:24 »
I know what you mean Booth, but I just wanted to see how much difference there is between the cheapo tyres and the F1's, I used to spin in pretty much every gear if the road was wet and slide all over the place!

I will pobably get another 2x F1's for the rear very soon!
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