best tyres on the market today for a fair weather Chim/Griff

[500Chim96BMouth]

I've recently purchased my first TVR , a late 96 Chim 500, Currently running 205/50/15s on the front and 245/45/16s on the rear. i have Toyo T1Rs all round and my rears need replacing soon, however it seems absolutely impossible to find any T1Rs in that size Anywhere. I have been informed these are not discontinued especially in my required size

I only want to drive the car on dry days unless i get caught out in the rain or find my self on a slighly damn back road so i have no intention to drive it in the wet. Looking for Tyres that give the best grip in these driving conditions and dont cost an absolute bomb like the R888s
Im not so worried about tyre wear as id much rather replace my tyres every 10-15k instead of ending up in a hedge with a costly repair bill.

I have just about managed to source someone selling a set of 4 245/45/16s T1Rs for the rear at £400 for the lot but id rather not get more than what i need unless of course someone else here has the same problem as me and wants a set of 2 for £200

So before i fork out for these is there anything else on the market today that is better for my circumstances as i understand the T1Rs are rather dated.
Thanks

[500Chim96BMouth]

After searching i found a few people rating the Uniroyal Rainsport 3, however i cannot seem to find anything larger than 225/50/16 for the rears and i am concerned about dropping from a 245-225 and how this may affect the grip
this is my first RWD car that has enough power to kick the back end out with ease.

[phazed]

For dryish weather, R1Rs are superb if you can find some.

None of that breaking away when exiting roundabouts under power!

Also the Federal 595.

[Goaty Bill 2]

T1Rs
Not cheap, but they can still be had.

[QBee]

Another vote for Federal 595 RS-Rs. Great grip, good enough for both track and road, not as expensive as 888s, more compliant on the road.

[Doc Toad]

Love my 888s, not too bad in the wet so long as you're sensible....

Toyo seem to have hiked the price and cut down on the number of retailers so will be giving the Federal RSRs a try next.
I'm running 16s all round so thankfully don't have to source the smaller fronts - an issue that's only going to get worse I'm afraid.

[500Chim96BMouth]

R1Rs would be my preferred choice but i cannot find any Unless i drop from a 245 to a 225 maybe? can anyone give me some details on what i would lose by doing so. Or would that be compensated with the possibility of using a better tyre that i would not find in the 245 range?

[QBee]

500Chim96BMouth said:

R1Rs would be my preferred choice but i cannot find any Unless i drop from a 245 to a 225 maybe? can anyone give me some details on what i would lose by doing so. Or would that be compensated with the possibility of using a better tyre that i would not find in the 245 range?

You will lose nothing. And 245 in track tyres may even be too wide underneath your arches, as they tend to be squarer shouldered.

[SILICONEKID345HP]

Just moved back to road tyres from Federal RSR`s to the Falken 452`s .The Federals grip better but i can feel the road surface ,sometimes it is like going over a cattle grid and they don`t like standing water .4

You can`t have an all round tyre, there is always a compromise .

205/55/15 £57 http://www.camskill.co.uk/m53b0s289p121021/Toyo_Ty...

225/50/16 £85 http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b103s302p121017/Toyo_...

Edited by SILICONEKID345HP on Saturday 18th October 19:41

Edited by SILICONEKID345HP on Saturday 18th October 19:59

[davelittlewood]

Toyo's all round on mine.

They are not easy to get (had to wait 3 weeks for the 16"s on the front, imported from Europe)

[swallet]

Had the Falkens on my old 1 series. Seemed to be very well rated on the Bimmer forums.

[StarmistBlue400]

swallet said:

Had the Falkens on my old 1 series. Seemed to be very well rated on the Bimmer forums.

I have them on the front of mine and I have never had an issue.