Tyre recommendation

[Redz]

hi MCF.. i need to change my tires from 14" to 15". any reccomendation on which tires i shd get. i was thinking of es100 but worry abt the noise. some are reccomending me to go for falken st115 or bs turanza gr80. need help

Edited May 4, 2004 by Saaber

[Redz]

any help?

[Bpfocus]

I am currently on Turanza GR ....my 2nd set ......it is developed by Bridgestone Australia using Oz developed technology called Donut .....it is designed primarily for comfort and tyre durability .....gives good road holding performance even after considerable tyre wear ......good grip in both dry and wet .........UTQG (Uniform Tyre Quality Grade) is 260 A A .....you can find this on the tyre sidewall..........the first index refers to threadwear, the higher the index the harder the tyre compound and more resistant to wear, 260 means it is 2.6 times more resistent to wear than a tyre rated at 100, the second index refers to traction ...highest grade is A......third index refers to temperature resistence .....the ability of the tyre compound to resist heat and cool itself ....again A is the highest grade ......... the ST 115 I think is more preformance biased ......however, your choice depends on the car you are driving and your driving habit and preference ....I personally think the Turanza is more than adequate for a normal saloon for normal driving ..........

[Redz]

I am currently on Turanza GR ....my 2nd set ......it is developed by Bridgestone Australia using Oz developed technology called Donut .....it is designed primarily for comfort and tyre durability .....gives good road holding performance even after considerable tyre wear ......good grip in both dry and wet .........UTQG (Uniform Tyre Quality Grade) is 260 A A .....you can find this on the tyre sidewall..........the first index refers to threadwear, the higher the index the harder the tyre compound and more resistant to wear, 260 means it is 2.6 times more resistent to wear than a tyre rated at 100, the second index refers to traction ...highest grade is A......third index refers to temperature resistence .....the ability of the tyre compound to resist heat and cool itself ....again A is the highest grade ......... the ST 115 I think is more preformance biased ......however, your choice depends on the car you are driving and your driving habit and preference ....I personally think the Turanza is more than adequate for a normal saloon for normal driving ..........

 

quite an info... thx. im driving stream...

[Saaber]

I'm using the ST115 and into 30k liao, still good...

[Vtim]

bor, highest traction rating is AA lar!

[Soya]

if u worry abt noise, forget UHP tyres and juz go straight for the GR80.

[Redz]

decided to changed to Dunlop LM702

[Vtim]

OIC

[Goodspeed]

i am using that type.. cheap and good.

[Bpfocus]

...for the UTQG .....the ratings are A, B, C only , not meh?.......don't know that's AA

[Vtim]

there are tyres that have 'AA' ratings for traction, these are normally UHP tyres

[King]

decided to changed to Dunlop LM702

get the higher one which is Dunlop Direza

[Wham]

yo vtim

 

wat you think abt kumho 712??? i thinking of using them for my next set of rubbers...

 

Any advise + comment??? looking at 195/55/R15...

 

Edmund aka WHAM

[Vtim]

I have that on my previous ES8, I would say value for money but a bit 'vocal' when push thru' corners. The only thing I don't like is the soft side wall, still prefer the Falken FK451

[Carmodz]

hey vtim,

 

are the FK451s noisy?? I read many good reviews abt this tire though, but i heard they were like realli noisy.

[Vtim]

I've yet to try FK451 as they don't have 15", as this model take over the previous GRB Tune II, I'll expect it to be a bit noisy

[Carmodz]

ok ask u for ur views

 

FK451

ze512

P.Dragon

Dunlop SP 7000D (replaces SP9000)

hankook k104

or hankook ventus v8

 

which one would u choose?