View Full Version : Nearly smashed up the Supra! Time for some new tyres!
On the way home from the NW pancake run had an interesting moment going through the airport tunnels. Going from a wet road to the dry tunnel put my foot down, the RLTC missed the trick an the rears spun up kicking the back out 45 degrees for the RLTC to get its brain into gear and cut the engine, in the process pitching the car into the curb.
Was centimetres away from some pavement furniture and Kate did not enjoy staring at a solid concrete wall!!
So I need to get some new tyres as the crap hancooks are just dangerous and now need to get the geo sorted again. Oh and a 'professional' refurb of the wheels I have screwed!
So What would be a good tyre to go for, I like the sounds of the Falken 452's but have heard mixed reviews of them. Same goes for the Vredestein's?
I 've got Dunlop SP9000's on the back but I don't know how good they would be on a TT. Ian Ian has the Vredersteins and swears by them....;)
The Dunlops I have are great but I've spun them a couple recently which has surprised me a bit. When I first got them it was almost impossible to spin the things. Road conditions may have been a recent factor though!
Glad you are ok mate!
H.
On the way home from the NW pancake run had an interesting moment going through the airport tunnels. Going from a wet road to the dry tunnel put my foot down, the RLTC missed the trick an the rears spun up kicking the back out 45 degrees for the RLTC to get its brain into gear and cut the engine, in the process pitching the car into the curb.
Was centimetres away from some pavement furniture and Kate did not enjoy staring at a solid concrete wall!!
So I need to get some new tyres as the crap hancooks are just dangerous and now need to get the geo sorted again. Oh and a 'professional' refurb of the wheels I have screwed!
So What would be a good tyre to go for, I like the sounds of the Falken 452's but have heard mixed reviews of them. Same goes for the Vredestein's?
Oh cack mate. Hope you two are ok. :(
452's seem to be crap on JP's car. Maybe down to the way the power is delivered. Dunno. I'm looking into this a lot more carefully for my change.
Was great meeting you Mike and Kate. Kate, maybe a shopping trip is order for the scare. :d
I ran Eagle F1's all round and found the car totally predicatable.
Bloody hell Mike glad your both ok .
I need to lose the hankook's they are shite !!! I'm going to go for the Verdestein's.
Oh cack mate. Hope you two are ok. :(
452's seem to be crap on JP's car. Maybe down to the way the power is delivered. Dunno. I'm looking into this a lot more carefully for my change.
Was great meeting you Mike and Kate. Kate, maybe a shopping trip is order for the scare. :d
You and me are going to fall out unless you change that post :p
Yep think i am going to do some research next week and see if Ian Ian will be kind enough to take me for a spin in his :eyebrows:. The other major factor is the LSD which mine does not have but any form of grip from the tyres is better than what I have right now.
The Falken's are a good tyre, sounds like you need to calm your driving down a tad perhaps too.
I ran Eagle F1's all round and found the car totally predicatable.
Thats the major problem with the Hancooks is that there is no predicting when the back will let go, some times it will be fine on a dry/wet road others there will be no grip what so ever.
Shi**y end to a nice day there mate, glad you are ok though.
Oh no, glad you both came out unscathed!
Are you sure it wasn't the weight of the pancakes that induced it :p
Vicki x
The Falken's are a good tyre, sounds like you need to calm your driving down a tad perhaps too.
Taken on board but that was not the issue in this case, I certainly did not plant my foot to the floor it was more along the lines of what you would do to pull out from behind a truck on the motorway to over take it.
Oh no, glad you both came out unscathed!
Are you sure it wasn't the weight of the pancakes that induced it :p
Vicki x
lol thats what kate said :rolleyes:
452's seem to be crap on JP's car.
Oh well that's it then, I'm taking mine off :rolleyes:
I think the best bet would be to experience other peoples car on that particular rubber to guage a better idea if they would meet my needs.
ive just put a set of the new falken ZE912 on the rears. Seemed very stable in the wet last night... even in deep water on a motorway.... altho mine is a N/A....:p
Michelin PS2 or Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3, pricey but very addictive :)
It's the only tyres I buy now
continental sport is what i have and they are great grip:)
Oh well that's it then, I'm taking mine off :rolleyes:
Didn't know you had a Monaro. :)
You might be lucky with the Goodyear GSD3, they are only available in a limited number of fitments now :(
Toyo Proxes ?
Sorry to hear about your experiences ;(
Mike
Ive just changed from Eagle F1's to Toyo T1r's and i'll be buying the toyo again for sure , best tyre's i've had on a car ever . I didnt think i'd notice much change between them but wow !
You might be lucky with the Goodyear GSD3, they are only available in a limited number of fitments now :(
Toyo Proxes ?
Sorry to hear about your experiences ;(
Mike
and what will become an expensive incident!
Glad you and the car are ok. .
Try the Toyo's - top tyre in both dry and wet plenty of grip and feed back.
Didn't know you had a Monaro. :)
Ah... you didn't mention that they might only be cack on a car with narrow tyres and plenty of power, silly old me.
Ive just changed from Eagle F1's to Toyo T1r's and i'll be buying the toyo again for sure , best tyre's i've had on a car ever . I didnt think i'd notice much change between them but wow !
Are you comparing your experiences with the F1s when new or when worn down to slicks on the day you swapped to the new, tread-bestowed, Toyos?
Glad you and the car are ok. .
Try the Toyo's - top tyre in both dry and wet plenty of grip and feed back.
Are the T1r's better than the T1S's as I have used them on my Subaru and they were great till they got 50% worn then they lost all grip?
Mike I think T1S's had some issues, side walls I think. T1R's are far better by all accounts.
Im pleased you managed to catch it when it stepped too:) Its a squeeky bum moment when that happens:blink:
:( Ouch just read this Mike ! Glad you both are ok and the soop too .........no need to say what i would get ....you seen the grip mine has on the last years pancake runs ;)
Cheers matey
-Ian-
Are you comparing your experiences with the F1s when new or when worn down to slicks on the day you swapped to the new, tread-bestowed, Toyos?
Im comparing the eagle f1's that i've had on the supra , my celica and my prelude to the toyo's that i've just had put on my supra :)
The eagle f1's that have just come off the supra have only done about 3-4k miles and still have loads of tread .
:( Ouch just read this Mike ! Glad you both are ok and the soop too .........no need to say what i would get ....you seen the grip mine has on the last years pancake runs ;)
Cheers matey
-Ian-
cheers mate.
yours is definatly an opinion I value. Could I be cheeky and ask for a ride out in yours at the next meet? would be great to get an idea of what I expect is a great difference?
Mike
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