Cheap tyres - more fun?

Cheap tyres - more fun?

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Ed from Cyprus

Original Poster:

54 posts

136 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Hello,

One theoretical thing buzz my head recently...

They say GT86/BRZ are very fun cars, especially as they are tail happy due to ordinary skinny tyres even been not much powered.

Considering how balanced and grippy are Porsches, will they be more fun as weekend toys if fitted with cheap tyres (say chinees) supposedly having less grip in which you can slide through corners not on crazy speeds and can smoke them without much sorrow.

I know, for track days more grip = more fun. But for daily use or weekend?
Especially if you have other DD car with good tyres for safe and sensible driving?

Or I miss the point?

Ed from Cyprus

Original Poster:

54 posts

136 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Well. Did not expect so much fuss.

Checked Cyaman front tyres available on our local market.
Trying to compare cheap to good.
Michelin Super Sport (remember very highly regarded here on PH) - efficiency F, wet grip A, noise 71 -195 Euro.
Kumho KU31 (not Chineese, many EU car manufacturers now factory fit this brand - so not the worst) - efficiency C (better than Michelin), wet grip A, noise 71 -135 Euro.

Wet grip seems to be good even for cheap Kumho, which is Korean, not Chineese.
I assume dry grip to be also good enough.

So will I see the difference in daily use? How playful would be Kumho?

Another optins to put a bit narrower tyres which seem to be more afficient and quiter. But say 225/45 makes the total diameter of a tyre 9 mm smaller, so a car will sit 5 mm lower. Is it good or not?
Or it should be 225/50 tyre to make the total diameter equal to 235/45?

Generally Porsche seems use sizes which are not very popular and kind underdeveloped...