time getting near for new rubber
Fronts are pretty shot on the inside and rears are slipping a little.
I seen some really agressive standard rubber on Lotus's on the road..
Would it be silly to go really agressive, like Toyo Proxes or Yoko Adans for an 'only set of wheels'? more dangerous when wet?
What, about £400 more than eagle f1's for the priveledge?
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ahh... thinking about Proxes 888's
not
tread on the 888's just look too agressive for normal roads?? huh. any real difference in drive, do you think?
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Hi Boomin
You need to ask Mo or Kevin, they have both used the R888's.
IIRC Mo had a very intresting drive home once on the R888's when the temp went below 5degs C.
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Boomin,
What have you got on at the moment? I had RE040s on the back and Dunlop SP on the front and replaced with F1s all round. I am not entirely sold yet as I reckon the sidewalls may be a tad on the soft side. It may be worth seeing if you can get the RE050As mentioned on another tyre thread.
SP's all the way around, I think.Originally Posted by NoelWatson
Thanks, recon tires are going to set me back £600 - £900 when all is said and done... so would rather pay a little more and get some tires that I'm 100%with.
although probably more comfortable on the road, don't like the sound of soft sidewalls for cornering feel...
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I got GY F1 GSD3 last year and so far I think the side walls are not as stiff as OEM RE010. I'm waiting to use them more since as the tread wears, the shoulders get broader and cornering improves. Paul(S) has these a while and rates them, so I value his opinion. I think BS generally have some of the stiffest side walls of any tyre manufacturer. Maybe I should have tried RE050, but I will put my trust in GY for now.
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Rob - I have RE040s on the back, but switched to F1 Eagle (GSD3s) on the front, last year - the different brands did upset the handling a bit... seems to understeer a bit.
I'm almost on the wear bars on the rears now so will switch to GSD3s to see if that balance comes back a bit.
Rob: at Bracknell Tyre & Battery, they fitted GSD3 fronts for £76 each about 4 months ago, and currently quoting £115 for the rears. Seems pretty reasonable to me
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T1R. I use these and find them to be pretty good, if a little lacking in terms of wear rate. Relatively cheap though. Try Camskill for cheap mail order.
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Yes I do use the F1's, have done for last 15k miles and the rears are nearing the wear bars, fornt still good for another 3-4k I reckon.
NOTE: mine is a targa and IMO the softer sidewalls work well with the softer chassis settings. I also have the chassis bars, Front R anti roll bar and S rear. Some coupe drivers have found the F1's not to their liking and have swapped to a stiffer tyre.
Rob, remember that some of the softer, stickier rubber will need temperature to work properly. If you dont get them warm it could make for some very interesting drives .... then again, we've all seen your track techniques
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Yes I do use the F1's, have done for last 15k miles and the rears are nearing the wear bars, fornt still good for another 3-4k I reckon.
NOTE: mine is a targa and IMO the softer sidewalls work well with the softer chassis settings. I also have the chassis bars, Front R anti roll bar and S rear. Some coupe drivers have found the F1's not to their liking and have swapped to a stiffer tyre.
Rob, remember that some of the softer, stickier rubber will need temperature to work properly. If you dont get them warm it could make for some very interesting drives .... then again, we've all seen your track techniques
regards, Paul
I think I will get used to the difference, it just requires me to gain confidence that the small yaw as the car settles into the corner will not develop into something more.
I don't know of anyone running RE050A - maybe they are too hard to source?
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