Sticky tyres.
Sticky tyres.
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carob

Original Poster:

3,585 posts

241 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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As mentioned by Wyn, I think i sholud get some top quality sticky performance tyres for the wedge.

What do you guys recommend?

Rob

mrzigazaga

18,816 posts

195 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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yes..Good tyres for good grip...It might be a raging beast but even they need comfortable shoes to run about in.. smile

chapperssx

753 posts

201 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Hi Rob i've just bought the SX a new set of boots, in the end i went for a set of Toyo T1R's but they are getting hard to find bud !!

gog440

9,298 posts

220 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Not the lovely Nankangs I have on mine............
Not the grippiest of tyres not that it really matters at the moment as I am still getting used to the car, and I will probably use them up on a trackday later in the year, lots of sideways fun biggrin

keatsie

326 posts

194 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Toyo.... Excellent tyre!!

jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Toyo if the size is there, not quite as good as the old Bridgstones and slight less give in the side wall I think. Did have Falkens but for the price and what you get, I went back to Toyo.

wild rover

449 posts

211 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Toya's will give you the safe handling lasted 8 thou in the rear. Now trying the yoko's ok to date not much difference so far.

pwd95

8,459 posts

268 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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The difference rear tyres can make on a Wedge is remarkable. Both my 400SE & my 450SE were absolutely lethal road cars with crap tyres on the back. Spinning the rears in the first three gears in a straight line!
I'd be very tempted to put trackday tyres on there Rob...
Are they 15's?

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m12b0s677p0/Track_Day_Ty...


jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Only get 3 out of mine on the rear. Must be doing something wrong.

pwd95

8,459 posts

268 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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jmorgan said:
Only get 3 out of mine on the rear. Must be doing something wrong.
hehe That's what I used to get. I think we're using them properly Jeff. driving

jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Better tests these to the end to be sure when I get it back wink


Had some Yoko's once, not sure what they were apart from round and black but they were deadly in the wet. Great in the dry though.

pwd95

8,459 posts

268 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Got Potenza 040's on the Chimp at the mo & they're awesome. yes . 17's on the back though, makes a big difference.

pwd95

8,459 posts

268 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Can't stop watching these vids... bow

Absolute dream car Rob. yes

http://www.youtube.com/user/wwwcmctracktestcouk?fe...

jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Saturday 1st June 2013
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Went from SO3's to Toyo for some reason, think they stopped the SO3 at the time so looked around for the next best.

carob

Original Poster:

3,585 posts

241 months

Sunday 2nd June 2013
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pwd95 said:
The difference rear tyres can make on a Wedge is remarkable. Both my 400SE & my 450SE were absolutely lethal road cars with crap tyres on the back. Spinning the rears in the first three gears in a straight line!
I'd be very tempted to put trackday tyres on there Rob...
Are they 15's?

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m12b0s677p0/Track_Day_Ty...
They are by 8.5 Wyn,

Rob

TvR Driver

564 posts

279 months

Sunday 2nd June 2013
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Do they still do the toyo R888's as had those on my last griff and they were bloody amazing but as has been said only about 3-4000 miles - stick as hell tho smile

marcus1875

1,512 posts

172 months

Sunday 2nd June 2013
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yeah toyo r888. got goodyears on now but the r888 were much better.

Toltec

7,179 posts

253 months

Sunday 2nd June 2013
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Have a look at the Toyo R1R, they work really quite well in the wet too.

wild rover

449 posts

211 months

Sunday 2nd June 2013
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pwd95 said:
hehe That's what I used to get. I think we're using them properly Jeff. driving
I try to use them properly but I do at least 4 thou a year, I put it down to the weekend. Drivers. Well that's my excuse.

chedder

1,329 posts

237 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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Toyo 888's on my old beastie...stick like st to a blanket but.......dont think they are now recognised as road legal if they are manufactured after a certain date, you would need to check up on it.

Chedder

Forgot to mention......they also have a habit of tramlining too!