Tyres help!!

[Mickwilbob]

Could someone give me some advice over which tyres to purchase for my Tuscan 2???
Currently on Goodyear Eagle F1 240/40/18 Z rated, are these the best for the car and any idea how much I should pay for them?

Thanks

Mike

[Daston]

Toyo TR1's seem to be very popular got mine after having SO3's and got to say the level of grip in the wet is fantastic plus the bump steer has been reduced.

[dvs_dave]

You can go a bit wider on the rear, up to 255/35. Best sizes for the front are 235/40, 240/40 or 255/35. The front end is very sensitive to changes in tyre rolling radius and it can make the car very twitchy if wrong (eg with 225/35's that some people have fitted).

Eagle F1 asymetrics work very well.

[rens914]

stated this before
225/40/18 gives you a radius of 200.18 cm's (height 63.72 cm's)
255/35/18 gives you a radius of 199.71 cm's (height 63.57 cm's)
therefore the best set-up
235/40/18(height 202.70 cm's) makes the frontend higher than the back-end
you need to kep the frontend down for more driveability

oops
dvs dave is going to call me a "know it all" again
rens

Edited by rens914 on Sunday 18th July 12:27

[Arj]

To add a tyre to the list: Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta. With those my car feels much more planted and they got rid almost entirely of tramlining, which before was a serious issue on motorways.

Then again, I don't think there's a single best tyre, as preferences vary hugely. The same goes for tyre pressure. Different people use their cars in completely different ways, on different types of road. Also, there are big differences between various Tuscans (Mk1, Mk2, Convertible) and that's even before any changes have been made to the car by the owner!

Edited by Arj on Sunday 18th July 15:43

[Mickwilbob]

Thanks for the info guys,

Not sure but I think my mk2 is on standard tyre sizes 235 front 245 rear.
Never had any handling issues so will stick with standard sizes, was interested to here about makes of tyres,

Final question how do they compare on cost and wear??

Mike.