NEW COOPER S TYRES

[MW666]

HAVE A NEW COOPER S AND REALLY LIKE IT, APART FROM THE MENTAL AMOUNT OF TORQUE STEER -
WOULD FITTING NORMAL LOW PROFILE TYRES HELP THE HANDLING OF THE CAR - OR SHOULD I STICK WITH RUN FLATS AS THAT IS WHAT IT WAS DEVELOPED AROUND??

[anissut]

I'm having the same dilemna. Still haven't decided what to do.

[Raify]

Do yourself a big favour, ditch the ruin-flats and get proper tyres. Don't change the size, just get proper tyres. Here is a list of the popular choices from MINI2.com.

[hobzy]

What he said - spot on

[MW666]

Lively Thread this!!!

Just got back from a drive in country lanes - when overtaking and steping sharply on the accelerator the torque steer is dangerous, with the dirction of the car unstable - causing you to lift off, put two hands on the wheel, aim the car and then get back on the power!!! this is not a car for safe overtaking - BMW should you really have run flats on this car?????

[hobzy]

Don't remember it being that bad when it had RFs on tbh. Like we said - dump them asap! Remember the car is aimed at the mass market and particularly the Yanks - no point and squirt overtaking required. AFAIK, most spirited MINI drivers have binned them...

[gonzales]

MW666 said:

when overtaking and steping sharply on the accelerator the torque steer is dangerous, with the dirction of the car unstable - causing you to lift off, put two hands on the wheel, aim the car and then get back on the power!!! this is not a car for safe overtaking - BMW should you really have run flats on this car?????

I have never had this type of problem with my run flats. The only time I have ever experienced this is when two different tyres were on the front with different tread patterns, a quick swap to the back and everything was alright again.

I get quite bad tramlining but never had bad torque steer in the MCS.

[baSkey]

gonzales said:

MW666 said:

when overtaking and steping sharply on the accelerator the torque steer is dangerous, with the dirction of the car unstable - causing you to lift off, put two hands on the wheel, aim the car and then get back on the power!!! this is not a car for safe overtaking - BMW should you really have run flats on this car?????

I have never had this type of problem with my run flats. The only time I have ever experienced this is when two different tyres were on the front with different tread patterns, a quick swap to the back and everything was alright again.

I get quite bad tramlining but never had bad torque steer in the MCS.

i had it when:
the geometry was out;
it was wet; and,
it was in the winter when the roads were all crudded up and slimey with that stuff they put in the grit now...!

only time though. and incidentily it was mostly the fact the goemetry was out.