wrenlea Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Sorry another tyre thread (I know there are MANY) I need two front 235 45 17 tyres for my Twin Turbo auto (1994) It currently has Bridgestone RE 040 tyres and although they have a bit of tread left the off side one has a nail in it and needs pumping every other day (and besides this each time i think of using the right pedal i think of the nail!) The dry grip of these tyres seems amazing to me but I have only experienced these tyres to date. From looking at threads i have decided on SO3's or Goodyear Eagle F1's The rear 255's will be replaced in few months Can i have some opinions on which please and then i can stop pumping and start driving properly again thanks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Go for the best your budget can afford. Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 I'm very impressed with the SO-3's for both wet and dry performance and I also seem to get good mileage out of the rears. I haven't tried F1's, but I know that there are a lot of people on here who will highly recommend them. I asked one of our race drivers, who does performance car tests for european magazines, what he thought the best road car tyres were - answer - Michelin Pilot Sports by a long way. Buy the best you can afford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenlea Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 I have always been a fan of michelin tyres however they do not seem to do this size in pilot sport I am begining to go towards the Bridgestones Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Both excellent tyres, very little in it, but I think the F1s will be a fair bit cheaper (and you won't be compromising at all). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I'm suprised they don't make pilots in thoses sizes, I've got them running 275/35/18 and 335/35/18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenlea Posted November 11, 2004 Author Share Posted November 11, 2004 I have just looked at the michelin site again and whilst the "check available size list" clearly does not include my 17 in size or for that matter your rear tyre size when you look at the reccommendations for the car they clearly imply that they do ! I take it you recommend these highly? (Albeit yours are larger) Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Try here . They do the Goodyears, Bridgestone and Michelins in supra stock sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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