the best 17" tyres
the best 17" tyres
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dutchchimaera

Original Poster:

32 posts

281 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Can you give me your opinion about the best tyres for 17" alloys?

Toyo, Good Year or Bridgestone.
Thanks!

Regards,

Dutchchimaera

trackdemon

13,422 posts

290 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Toyo's good, but wear quickly

Goodyears OK

Bridgestone S03, has been criticised - concesus is the S02 is much better

I've just goner to Pilot Sports from Toyo's. I like them so far.

Corin Denton

8,762 posts

297 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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trackdemon said:
Toyo's good, but wear quickly

Goodyears OK

Bridgestone S03, has been criticised - concesus is the S02 is much better

I've just goner to Pilot Sports from Toyo's. I like them so far.


I've just changed from Avon ZZ3 to Toyo, I really liked the Avon, lovely progressive break-away points etc.

Not used to the Toyo yet so the jury's out. Bridgestone OK in standard size but sidewall too stiff for 17"

dutchchimaera

Original Poster:

32 posts

281 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Toyo T1-R?

Corin Denton

8,762 posts

297 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Yep - Proxes

Don

28,378 posts

313 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Been driving on Michelin Pilot Sports - I really like them. Much better than the Pirelli P-Zeros I had before. They're the business, basically.

I fancy a set of Pilot Sport Cups come the summer. But they'd be lunacy in wet conditions and I don't really want two sets of wheels and tyres..

Corin Denton

8,762 posts

297 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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I always used to use Michelin Pilots but I found them useless in the wet when driven hard.

Great for everyday driving though

guess_who

34 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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p zero dont no who makes them but they are great

RichB

56,248 posts

313 months

Monday 20th December 2004
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P Zero? That'll be Pirelli.

Don

28,378 posts

313 months

Monday 20th December 2004
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Corin Denton said:
I always used to use Michelin Pilots but I found them useless in the wet when driven hard.


really I thought they were brilliant in the wet. I've done some very slidy track days on them and was very happy with their performance...