Tyres for the Monaro (not winter)
Discussion
I don't move the car over the winter period so I'm not looking for winter tyres but I am looking for some good summer tyres for next year. Monkfish have very kindly suggested Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tyres for her and I was wondering what everyone else is using and how you'd rate the performance of your chosen tyre 
I have the pilot sport 3 on the front of my Monaro, and I have no complaints. I will replace the rear Bridgestone potenza S001, with Pilot sport 3 early next year.
The original factoy Bridestones were quite good, but I feel the replacement Potenza S001 was not as good on a Monaro.
TBH I have no idea what the difference is with a Pilot sport 2 or 3, but either way a Mitchelin is a quality tyre.
Regards John
The original factoy Bridestones were quite good, but I feel the replacement Potenza S001 was not as good on a Monaro.
TBH I have no idea what the difference is with a Pilot sport 2 or 3, but either way a Mitchelin is a quality tyre.
Regards John
Ive just bought two Pilot Sport 3 (part worn) to replace a couple of cheap and nasty ditchfinders on the front. I had PS 3 and the PS 4 on my 330d BMW and couldn't fault them summer or winter. As the last reply says quality brand, I believe a few on here swear by Michelin Super Sports but they are not in stock anywhere near me (NW area) at all at present and may be a wider shortage.
I thought people usually went for PS2, Vredstein or Bridgestones? 
ARAF said:
Likewise, I had KU39s on our VXR8 but the Monaro is a little more sensitive to tyre choice.
I use them on mine and they've been fine with wet weather and summer driving and work well with the extra power, although I can spin 'me up through to third and have had the tyres chirping into fourth on sh
t surfaces Edited by Aitch 'H' on Tuesday 15th November 09:45
the kuhmos ku39 they do a higher load rating it you get that they are very good in my opinion , i had a set on there with only a 93 rating and the car was ok but not as good as it should be , one tyre on the inner edge was worn so i did the front pair and much improved with the higher rating , i'm sure mpss are good but too much for me , all cars i own are on ku39 and they work well , i had falken fk452 before but the kuhmos are better , i found a good cheap snow tyre called ecosnow not sure about that on a monaro but greet on the scooby
Had Vred's Ultrac Sessanta on my previous CV8 which others had recommended on here as a non-premium mid-range tyre as I hadn't heavily mod'd that car (probably running high 300's BHP), and they were fine, nice and grippy - superb in the wet due to the wide channels between the trad blocks. I would say if you're running any significant power over stock though, you'd want one of the Michelin offerings
blue666uk said:
I would say if you're running any significant power over stock though, you'd want one of the Michelin offerings
Not necessarily, as I've already said I'm running over stock power (486.2bhp on SRR) and I found the Kumho's handled the power easily, they were much better than the Falkens on there at the moment Had several set of the Verdestein Ultrac Sessanta’s I really liked them good performance in the dry and outstanding in the wet. (Supercharged LS1) I was told they had stopped making them as I have the replacement Ultra Vorti on the rear at present, however I Just noticed they are available again now.
Shame the car is off the road at present.
Shame the car is off the road at present.
Plenty of choice given here, but the op hasn't said what they are looking for in a tyre.
Outright performance means nothing here will be better than Michelin pilot super sport. Nothing.
Then there's mps4. Very similar spec to super sport but I'd say a tad less grip. Newer tyre that replaces the the lesser overall grip level of the mps2/3 but these will llast well if not pushed. Mind you the 4 last ok anyway re tyre wear.
Dunlop. No experience of the newer model but the Dunlop Rt are ok ish. Not as grippy or as stable as the previous tt, and the RT WILL drop off a cliff at about half worn. They become very unstable and grip level drops off to worse than any cheaper tyre. This makes them an expensive option for me as they have to go in the bin way sooner than is acceptable.
I have heard good reports on the RT replacement though, whatever that's called 😂
From here down your looking at cheaper options that will not give the same grip level, such as kumho and the (frankly appalling by comparison Ime) Falkens which WILL amplify the Monaro tendency to pull off line on road imperfections. (Tram line) something which will never be evident to the driver on mpss or mps4 if the car is set up correctly.
Op doesn't doesnt mention driving style, but on a car with this level of performance, my advice is don't mess about. Michelin pilot super sport all year long (unless it snows ). Anything else will be as equally compromised as they are cheap.
Outright performance means nothing here will be better than Michelin pilot super sport. Nothing.
Then there's mps4. Very similar spec to super sport but I'd say a tad less grip. Newer tyre that replaces the the lesser overall grip level of the mps2/3 but these will llast well if not pushed. Mind you the 4 last ok anyway re tyre wear.
Dunlop. No experience of the newer model but the Dunlop Rt are ok ish. Not as grippy or as stable as the previous tt, and the RT WILL drop off a cliff at about half worn. They become very unstable and grip level drops off to worse than any cheaper tyre. This makes them an expensive option for me as they have to go in the bin way sooner than is acceptable.
I have heard good reports on the RT replacement though, whatever that's called 😂
From here down your looking at cheaper options that will not give the same grip level, such as kumho and the (frankly appalling by comparison Ime) Falkens which WILL amplify the Monaro tendency to pull off line on road imperfections. (Tram line) something which will never be evident to the driver on mpss or mps4 if the car is set up correctly.
Op doesn't doesnt mention driving style, but on a car with this level of performance, my advice is don't mess about. Michelin pilot super sport all year long (unless it snows ). Anything else will be as equally compromised as they are cheap.
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