tyres

[cerdad]

what is the facination with toyo tyres,are they best suited or do people stick to tried and tested .do bridgestone or michelin come into the equasion . is there such a thing as a spare wheel or is it a canister of crazy foam, does anyone do a spacesaver wheel.

[hugepiece]

Cant help with tyre question but forget space savers, I dont think they were never specced with the Cerb. Just get a can or 2 of tyre foam in the book just incase!

[Ireland]

I was thinking of using one of the original rims as a spare and fitting it in like in the Chimeras.

I suppose I just rely on my AA membership to get me home if I do get really stuck somewhere so I haven't done it yet.

[satman]

Tyres are a matter of choice IMO. Bridgestone SO2's were fine, but no longer available, being replaced by SO3's which i personally do not like.
I opted for the Toyo's and managed to source the slightly softer compound Toyo, use by TVR, altough I am told that these are also now getting harder to find.
Others will disagree and say go for Eagle F1's and even the 'budget' Falkans (sp?), and if you plan on track days, you can even get road legal 'slicks' for that extra grip, but obviously wear out much quicker than all the others.
Finally, a couple of cans of Foam is all you need to keep in the boot for that puncture problem, but the foam will not be any good for a 'ripped' tyre!

[satman]

Ireland said:

I was thinking of using one of the original rims as a spare and fitting it in like in the Chimeras.

I suppose I just rely on my AA membership to get me home if I do get really stuck somewhere so I haven't done it yet.

Different size front and rear tyres will mean you will legally have to carry 2 spares

[Byker28i]

Tyre foam and an RAC card. Not had to use eiother yet, but I do change my tyres ont he Cerber with a fair bit of tread to go. I'm not risking my car in poor weather for the sake of a couple of hundered quid.

Eagle F1's for me. Love these tyres, although the arrow pattern ones have been replaced with asymetric ones now. very grippy in the wet now.

[jon-]

cerdad said:

what is the facination with toyo tyres

I'm pretty sure the T1Rs are standard fit on some TVRs now so that's probably one reason.

I think the T1R has got such a name behind it because it was the first budget tyre that gripped REASONABLY well. If you actually compare it directly to a premium sports tyre it really isn't all that but I'd imagine a lot of the people who are driving on them haven't experienced any better yet.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Toyo/T1R.htm

[optimax sniffer]

Both goodyears and toyo's were factory fit at some point or another. Both good tyres, I presume that the reason for the brand change is that TVR didn't pay their bills. Probably wrong though

[AlVal]

satman said:

Different size front and rear tyres will mean you will legally have to carry 2 spares

what law is that then?

theres no legal requirement for a spare wheel, never mind two, besides even if you did want a spare, many cars use space saver spares which are quite legal, and have completely different rim and tyre sizes than the wheels they are intended to temporarily substitute for, hence the reduced max advised speed while using them

Edited by AlVal on Wednesday 1st August 19:53

[AlVal]

does anyone know what road legal "semi-slicks" are readily available? I've heard of such things but never come across them - I dont see why I need tread when my car is strictly dry use only, so it'd be nice to get tyres optimised for the dry! someone point me in the right direction! g

[OscarT]

The Toyo Proxes R888 is a popular choice for a road-legal track tyre. Visit Toyo's website for info.

[David Godfrey]

AlVal said:

does anyone know what road legal "semi-slicks" are readily available? I've heard of such things but never come across them - I dont see why I need tread when my car is strictly dry use only, so it'd be nice to get tyres optimised for the dry! someone point me in the right direction! g

Toyo Proxes R888 I believe are one

[HarryW]

David Godfrey said:

AlVal said:

does anyone know what road legal "semi-slicks" are readily available? I've heard of such things but never come across them - I dont see why I need tread when my car is strictly dry use only, so it'd be nice to get tyres optimised for the dry! someone point me in the right direction! g

Toyo Proxes R888 I believe are one

I've meant to get a set of those earlier in the year and have delayed and the prices have crept up steadily making it a fairly expensive choice now. Whihc lead me to look at alternatives. Anyone tried the 'Federal 595RS' they are an 'affordable' road legal semi slick and have a reasonable 180 wear rating which is not as soft as some track day rubber but not as hard as normal road rubber, just a thought.

[HarryW]

anyone

[TT Tim]

HarryW said:

anyone

Here are a few other options:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m12b0s...

Tim

[tinker-27]

i have just fitted some federals and am very impressed they are progresive and grippy all good (and cheap)

[HarryW]

tinker-27 said:

i have just fitted some federals and am very impressed they are progresive and grippy all good (and cheap)

What the RS's


or the SS's