How much is it to fit tyres?

[wolfracer]

Need 2 rears 245/40/R18, Camskill looks very well priced, but don't know how much fitting and balancing is so can't weigh up the black circles fitting included prices as I usually do. Anyone know roughly?
Also looking at middle priced tyres - £300 budget for the pair. Any reviews of Vredsteins? Toyo T1R Proxes seem to keep popping up. Not too bothered about longevity, more interested in stability/grip as Mrs Wolfie now uses the Ro for her daily drive to the station. So what's got good grip from cold?

[Glyn84]

Just put a pair of Vredsteins on the back of mine. I've only just bedded them in and haven't tried them in the dry, but so far in the wet they are gripping well. They have stiff side walls too and an ever useful rim protector if like me your squeezing into parking spots against kerbs several times a day.

My local garage charges £10 to fit a tyre inc. balancing and valve. The most I've ever seen is £14 a tyre to fit.

Edited by Glyn84 on Monday 30th November 21:00

[ARAF]

I also pay £10/wheel for fitting and balancing, but I do get quite a few done in a year.

IIRC, if you go on mytyres and choose both with and without fitting, the difference is about £15

[doleboy]

Mate, dont put Toyo's on the back, sidewall not stiff enough, will make the back feel loose.

Could well offset the power of your Wortec stripes come next drag day

[SimonV8ster]

I just paid 15 quid per tyre to have them fitted.

I think they get the 'ump if you don't buy it from them

[007 VXR]

the fish can fit them and balance them now ...dont know for how much??

[snowwolf]

I had the Bridgestone Potenzas on mine, they were quite worn and hardened up, I intended to have my wheels refurbed in the spring so decided to buy a cheap set of tyres to tide me over, I went for the Avon ZZ3 @ £400 fitted all round.

They do have a softer side wall, so not a good option for constant hard speed cornering but to be honest, after 6 weeks of driving on the Avons I really do like this tyre for my type of driving, I like to use my car for straight line grunt and I am impressed with this tyre compared to the Potenza ( they were worn with 3mm tread left) grips well in the dry and better than my old Potenzas in the wet, having my wheels refurbed as we speak and still refitting the Avons cos I like them

http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/car/zz3

Edited by snowwolf on Monday 30th November 21:27

[wolfracer]

doleboy said:

Mate, dont put Toyo's on the back, sidewall not stiff enough, will make the back feel loose.

Could well offset the power of your Wortec stripes come next drag day

I've got stealth stripes. Grey on grey works really well No one will know untill its too late...."WORTEC POWER!"

Thanks for the Heads up on Toyo sidewalls. Anyone got any other recco's?

[ARAF]

BMWs like stiff sidewalls (as they're originally set up for run flats) and a lot of the drivers swear by Falken FK452. The coreect size runs the same load index as the Bridgestone (96) but is a darned site cheaper.

[wolfracer]

ARAF said:

BMWs like stiff sidewalls (as they're originally set up for run flats) and a lot of the drivers swear by Falken FK452. The coreect size runs the same load index as the Bridgestone (96) but is a darned site cheaper.

I swore quite alot whilst I had my FK452's........mainly AAAARRGGHHH SH!T as you feel the side wall give on fast(just slightly more than 69 mph....) bends...makes you think the back end is going to overtake the front - very unnerving - technically called a cyclic wobble. Falkens are very well documented on here as not being suited to our cars, which is why I am now bothered about sidewall strength.

[ARAF]

If you're on a tight budget, I saw these earlier this evening...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1353276.htm

[stevemj]

Camskill: KUMHO TYRES / CAR / KUMHO KU31 ECSTA SPORT KUMHO KU 31 - 275/35R19 100Y XL TL £126

OOS due in a few weeks time. Local tyre fitter said £20 to fit (each, I guess)

Steve

[Andy Sargeant]

We fitted a pair of Falken FK452's on a mates VXR8 on Saturday, forget who he said he got them from and I think he shoped around, mind you he was gutted when I told him he would have been £28.00 better off if he had got them from us.

He will be back very soon though as the 50 meter burn out to show off made us all smile.

I think we need £15.00 a corner to fit tyres as these are upside down rims and with stiff tyres you have to take extra care.

Andy

[Glyn84]

wolfracer said:

I swore quite alot whilst I had my FK452's........mainly AAAARRGGHHH SH!T as you feel the side wall give on fast(just slightly more than 69 mph....) bends...makes you think the back end is going to overtake the front - very unnerving - technically called a cyclic wobble. Falkens are very well documented on here as not being suited to our cars, which is why I am now bothered about sidewall strength.

Did Falken not fix the side wall strength issue recently? Just something I read on another forum, but it wasn't backed up with anything unfortunately.

[doleboy]

wolfracer said:

doleboy said:

Mate, dont put Toyo's on the back, sidewall not stiff enough, will make the back feel loose.

Could well offset the power of your Wortec stripes come next drag day

I've got stealth stripes. Grey on grey works really well No one will know untill its too late...."WORTEC POWER!"

Cool. I'll see them whilst you're parked up. Don't think I'll see much of them on the quarter