Which Tyres?
Which Tyres?
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Jonny TVR

Original Poster:

4,548 posts

305 months

Wednesday 13th June 2012
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I'm out of touch with prefered tyre options on our cars. I have a Tuscan 2 S used when its dry and its on 18 spiders.

Any help appreciated.

Jon

Walford

2,259 posts

190 months

Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Vredestein Sessanta

Basil Brush

5,540 posts

287 months

Wednesday 13th June 2012
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I'd second the Vreds for all round use. There is also a new version out which looks very like the GY F1 asym and seems to be getting good reviews, but they don't do it in 235/40 so depends what size you run on the front.

If you only use it when dry then maybe something like the Toyo R1R, which has been raved about by a few of the Tuscan owners on here.

mr sagman

1,734 posts

260 months

Wednesday 13th June 2012
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^^^ What they said, Vred ultrac Sessantas are 1 of the reasons my Tuscan now handles as it should,
They seem to of transformed the way the car rides, It has even stopped tramlining,
They are also fantastic in the wet, They take about 500 ish miles to scrub in after they've been fitted, After that they are simply fantastic, I also had them on my M5 (recently sold sadly) and they were superb on that also.
In case you hadn't guessed, Im a huge fan of them.

RedSpike66

2,342 posts

236 months

Wednesday 13th June 2012
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The Tuscan2 has 255/35/18s all round like the Sag doesn't it ?
So they should be available in that size I would imagine.

I am looking for new tyres for my Sag so sounds like I should try these, which I've thought about for a while. Ian did you have them on the Sag when you owned it ??

Basil Brush

5,540 posts

287 months

Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Just double checked and the new Ultrac Vorti isn't available in 255/35 but the sessanta is still listed in all sizes by looks of it.

Edited by Basil Brush on Wednesday 13th June 21:55

Graaf

169 posts

189 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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Toyo R1R

Jonny TVR

Original Poster:

4,548 posts

305 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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thanks guys .. getting some prices on the vreds and Toyo's .. arent proxies favoured anymore?

S6 Devil

3,556 posts

257 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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Just bought some Federal RSR's, I've not fitted them yet but the reviews seem positive.

GTrr

1,627 posts

306 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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Graaf said:
Toyo R1R
second that, just brilliant.

Flying Penguin

326 posts

183 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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Leave home early morning, sunny dry weather. Toyos on, great grip and all that. 150 miles on, lunch, weather change. Light shower converts into heavy rain, another 100 miles to go till "home sweet home".

Ideal moment to re- consider the decision of Toyos over Sessantas whistle

Laser Sag

2,860 posts

267 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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800 miles or so with Sessantas on the rear of the Sag, initially I wasn't sure as they seem to retain their release agent for a long while but now I would say they are easily the equal of the Goodyear Eagle Assymetrics in the dry and are better in the wet. All horses for courses though as mine gets used in most weathers I wanted something that would perform well in all British summer conditions, different wheels with winter tyres for the colder months, i am sure those who only use theirs in good conditions can find better dry weather tyres.
When you take cost into account unless the Sessantas only last for half the time of the Eagles then they are a very good deal.

Basil Brush

5,540 posts

287 months

Thursday 14th June 2012
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I've got 4k or so on mine and don't seem to be wearing any quicker than the F1s.

Jonny TVR

Original Poster:

4,548 posts

305 months

Friday 15th June 2012
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I had decided on the Toyo's but the way the british weather is .. I don't know

Graaf

169 posts

189 months

Friday 15th June 2012
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Well just mentioning R1R is not fair I must admit...it does come down to how you will use them (trackdays or not, daily driver etc.) and your personal preference. I love the Toyo R1R for their grip (in dry) and the feed back, but I would fully understand someone would prefer a tyre that is a little less (semi)slick.