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TYRES
Guys,
I have decided to get ride of my run flats like most have done. I have been on tyre reviews.co.uk and no wonder I can't drive my Potenza run flats in the rain!!
The best tyre out there seems to be - Continental ContiSportContact 5 P
Does anyone know where I would get this from?
Size - 225/40 W Fronts & 225/35 R18 W backs
If I can't get that, do you guys recommend the Continetal sport contact 3 or Michelin PS2?
Cheers
I have decided to get ride of my run flats like most have done. I have been on tyre reviews.co.uk and no wonder I can't drive my Potenza run flats in the rain!!
The best tyre out there seems to be - Continental ContiSportContact 5 P
Does anyone know where I would get this from?
Size - 225/40 W Fronts & 225/35 R18 W backs
If I can't get that, do you guys recommend the Continetal sport contact 3 or Michelin PS2?
Cheers
- AlanJ
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Re: TYRES
Got Michelin PS2s on mine - good ride, grip etc. Will certainly out perform my driving capability. ![Thumbs Up :thumbsup:](./images/smilies/smilie_thumbsup.gif)
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Re: TYRES
I need a tyre that grips in the wet. I have already spun my car once of the road with my Bridgestone Potenza run flats. Everytime I slowly accelerating coming off a roundabout the back end goes in the rain. I now don't accelerate in the wet....I may aswell just drive my 4x4 in the rain!
These new Continentals 3 sound the bomb! But if I cant get them I need to get the best equivlent??
These new Continentals 3 sound the bomb! But if I cant get them I need to get the best equivlent??
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Re: TYRES
Try the Conti website - put your postcode in the seach section and it will give you a local dealer.....
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/w ... act-3.html
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/w ... act-3.html
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Re: TYRES
Have a look at the forum favorites,Falken 452's i had them fitted to my roadster and they improved the ride and handling no end and all for £400 a set
On the coupe which i bought just before christmas,it has Pirelli RFT on the rear and Goodyear RFT on the front and to be honest the ride is far better than the Bridgestones.
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On the coupe which i bought just before christmas,it has Pirelli RFT on the rear and Goodyear RFT on the front and to be honest the ride is far better than the Bridgestones.
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Re: TYRES
Hi g0g5 - maybe a typo or that seems an odd set upg0g5 wrote:Guys,
Size - 225/40 W Fronts & 225/35 R18 W backs
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Re: TYRES
g0g5, I ran two sets of Conti Sport Contact 3 on my SLK, they were a great tyre, particularly in the wet. They did wear out fast though, less than 10k on my last set of rears.
Your rears will definitely be 255/35 unless someone has fitted the wrong tyres on it previously. Either way, you need 255s on the rear anyway.
Your rears will definitely be 255/35 unless someone has fitted the wrong tyres on it previously. Either way, you need 255s on the rear anyway.
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Re: TYRES
You could also try these, which are highly rated by some on here -
VREDESTEIN TYRES / CAR / VREDESTEIN ULTRAC SESSANTA
http://camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b758s134p0
http://camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b758s22p0
VREDESTEIN TYRES / CAR / VREDESTEIN ULTRAC SESSANTA
http://camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b758s134p0
http://camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b758s22p0