Tyres for Exige

[edswales]

I am due for some new tyres on my s2 Exige and was wandering whether any of you folks had tried different tyres on your cars? I'd like to find some more suitable to wet weather conditions as I have to back off a bit much in the wet to keep her on the road. Any thoughts?
Cheers, Ed

[bogie]

Yoko A039 for wet/general road use and keep the A048s for track/summer

[edswales]

Ok cheers. Do you know how noticeable is the change in handling in the dry (on roads)?

[speedyellow]

I used the 48's all through the winter with no problems to be honest... if you want some mid ground try the 888's I had them through the winter on my 265hp mini and they were fantastic, last about twice as long as the 48's

[hbaumhardt]

And R888s are 2/3rds the price (£440 fully fitted from Bracknell tyre & battery).

[Davey S2]

My Exige is not an everyday car but I have never found a problem in the wet but if you use it a lot on motorways I can see why it would be a bit of a brown trouser job at 70+ when you hit lots of standing water.

If you can afford it go for a spare set of wheels with Toyo TS1's for the winter and keep the 48's for the summer

[gooby]

Try the Advan Neova LTS from the liz. Very good tyre.

[bogie]

gooby said:

Try the Advan Neova LTS from the liz. Very good tyre.

they dont do them in S2 sizes

Ive tried most stuff that fits with 16/17, 195 fronts - Toyos are fine for a pure winter tyre on spare wheels...if I had to run one lot of tyres all the time then it would be A039 - 85-90% of the track performance of the A048 and 80% better in the wet i.e. they actually clear standing water ...very expensive though (more than A048) and last about the same length of time...well maybe a bit longer but not much

[Janitor]

Is that 'Not in S2 Exige sizes' Boge?

[hbaumhardt]

"Not in 195 front widths" which really depends on the rim not the car. S2 exiges come with 195 fronts as standard but then so did the S2 135R ...

[edswales]

Ok, thanks all.

[S works]

hbaumhardt said:

"Not in 195 front widths" which really depends on the rim not the car. S2 exiges come with 195 fronts as standard but then so did the S2 135R ...

Which is why I'd really like to get hold of a set of Exige wheels for winter and stick the new Advans on that they are fitting to the 111R's now... but no one's selling.

[hbaumhardt]

Tim, the 175 AD07s from the S2 Elise will not sit well on a 6.5 exige front rim which really wants a 195 tyre, youd be paying a premium rim price for a slack experience. Just get a set of regualr S2 6 or 8 spoke wheels.

[bogie]

S works said:

hbaumhardt said:

"Not in 195 front widths" which really depends on the rim not the car. S2 exiges come with 195 fronts as standard but then so did the S2 135R ...

Which is why I'd really like to get hold of a set of Exige wheels for winter and stick the new Advans on that they are fitting to the 111R's now... but no one's selling.

Exige wheels are 195 though and the new Advans are 175 - ..just use std wheels and new Advans for winter...or keep an eye out for 2nd hand OZs ....I picked up a 2nd set of black OZs with brand new A048s for £1000 last year ...so effectively £400 for the wheels

[S Works]

Bugger, I thought they were doing those for the 195's too. How short-sighted is that!

Guess I will take your suggested route bogie. There are some silver ones in classifieds at the moment for 1k but I want other things at this point more.

Cheers for the advice chaps!

[minidiva]

Hi guys

does anyone have any recommendations of where to buy tyres from? Local or Online suppliers?

Andy Walsh recommended some place in Kent(?) for the LTS A048's as they can get them cheaper seeing as they consume tons & tons of them.

Thinking about the 888's too if anyone has any ideas where to get those.

I'm thinking about finishing off my current tyres on a track day soon so I'd need a mobile tyre fitter - event tyres maybe? Anyone got any other experiences or suggestions??

thanks

[S Works]

mini, depending on where you are going to be on said track day I guess will dictate your options. I have 888's at the moment on the OZ's and I have to say the grip levels are superb, not too bad in the wet either.

Have a ring round for the Yoko's, but for the 888's you can get them all over, and someone like Event will be able to supply & fit them for you wherever you are.