DundeeDub 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 I am just aquired some 6 spoke Audi TT 17 " alloys and am going be fitting them to my VR, I will only be using them during the summer months.Firstly what size would you recomend and if you have pics to show on a similer alloy it would be betterSecondly which brand and type Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 What width are th wheels?I've got 205/40/17 Toyo proxies on my TT 5 spokes Link to post Share on other sites
anorak 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's.Bit more pricey than the Toyos but I found them better in the dry (if you're only using them in summer). Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Toyo have just bought a replacement for the Toyo T1-S which I rated anyway, and run on all my cars! The new Toyo T1-R is supposed to be even better, have ordered some for my VR If there 17's I recommend 205/40/17 as Justin said on Audi rims. Link to post Share on other sites
mark@vagworx 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 I'm running Toyo T1-S' aswell. 205/40/17 on a 17x7.5J rim. Can't fault the Toyos Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 What width are th wheels?i'm sure they are 7.5ji was thinking 205/40/17 but just wasn't sure, i can get a big discount on tyres through one of my doorstaff working in a garage and him getting me his staff discount, think i might have just found a spare wheel on e-bay for 99p just now. looks dodgy but for that price i think its a risk i'm gonna take Link to post Share on other sites
BigSi 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 I've just been looking into which tyres to get as well. This is all what I've been told - not my own words - so don't shoot me down for it!Out of it all what I have managed to pick up is that Goodyear Eagle F1's are supposed to be a better tyre than Toyo Proxes T1S. But I was also told that you will only get the benefit if you are always driving the car to the limit - & I don't mean driving it hard on the road like we all like to do - I mean driving it on a track - I was told that even then only extremely good drivers who can really put the car on the edge will spot the difference ?! I was also told that the Proxes will last slightly longer and are cheaper so are definitely the choise for a road driver.I think I'm going to go for the T1R - the difference being that they have what can only be described as a band about 2 inch wide at the edge of the tread. Apprently the weakness with the T1S was that the shoulders of the tyre were weak so kind of gave when you were putting it hard into the corners Toyo have done their research and this bad is 'supposed' to resolve the problem. For 205/45/16's I have been quoted £79 a corner - all in, for both the T1S's and T1R's.When I was in the garage having a look at the difference betwen them, a guy was in there who had an MR2 on a R plate. He was taking the T1S's off and having T1R's put on. It will be about 2 weeks before I get my alloys back from being re-furbed. I got this guy's number so I'm going to give him a call before I buy mine to see which he thinks is the best.If it's not too late I'll let you know Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 my opinion on tyres - toyo t1s - prob best in dry, not good in wet, not good wear rate, cheap tho. (not made any more tho)toyo t1r - better in wet, better wear rate, not so good in dry, cheap.uniroyal rallye540 - awesome in wet, awesome longitudal grip (traction & braking), average lateral grip, very very progressive though, superb wear, not too pricey, very quite, do take a while to bed in tho and tricky when new.uniroyal rainsport - even better than rallye540 in wet, not so good in dry or as progressive (can feel the blocks moving about).goodyear eagle f1 gsd2 - average according to a mate, but not too good a wear rate.goodyear eagle f1 gsd3 - very very good in every aspect, but pricey, i've alos heard of a lot of failures (hence why i never got them).i use rallye540's on my car and the girlfriends, love them. Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Ive got uniroyal rainsport's on mine with no problems in the wet or dry so far [ Edited Thu Oct 21 2004, 09:10PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 no one rates perelli pzero's? i have em and they are good! Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 i don't think many people have tried them, i haven't even been a passenger in a car with them!the big no-no list IMO is...fulda,falken ze512,kuhmo ecsta,michelin pilot sport. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted October 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 cheers for the no-no list, am a bit lost when it comes to tyres Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 anyone who has any info on pzero's would be great, i really need to know if they are suitable winter tyres or not. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 well...do they grip in the wet nerih? or do you have a few slip slide 'moments'? Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 No a fan of P-Zero's I had them on an old set of 17's I had and got rid of them within weeks of having them. Replaced them with Yokies, much better, then with Toyo's and had sets of them ever since. Link to post Share on other sites
madtodoit 0 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Try looking on here some of the tyres have a ratings www.mytyres.co.uk [ Edited Fri Oct 22 2004, 01:48PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
tandino 1 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Have to disagree about the Toyo T1S's being poor in the wet Andy ...Ive had them on 3 cars and wet weather grip is fantastic - fantastic feel and progressive when they do let go - wear rate is not great admittedly but you cant have everything can you ?! ..... Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 that was going on my friends oppinion, haven't tried them myself (apart from having a go in his car a few times). Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Wear rate is supposed to be sorted now with the new Toyo T1-R.Always found my T1-s's to be very good grip wise, wet or dry and very predictable. Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted October 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 how does £70 a tyre sound for Toyo T1-R 205/40/17, inc posted to my front door Link to post Share on other sites
anorak 0 Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 anyone who has any info on pzero's would be great' date=' i really need to know if they are suitable winter tyres or not.[/quote']Have a look in this week's Autocar - it's their annual tyre test issue.A Vauxhall Monaro was 4 seconds a lap quicker in the wet on Goodyear Eagles and stopped 10m shorter than it did on the Pirellis.Their 1.6 Golf was as quick in the wet on Goodyears as the big Vauxhall on PZeros! Think the Eagles were a few quid more (they're about £90 from mytyres.co.uk) but for wet weather ie 8 months of the year you get what you pay for.Bridgestones S-03s were a close second and they didn't test Toyos unfortunately but I'd say they are the best for around £70.You pays your money...... Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 did they test uniroyals? Link to post Share on other sites
anorak 0 Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Can't remember. I was too pikey too actually buy the mag. Might do now though. Just found their test from a couple of years ago in my archives (don't get called anorak for nothin') and the PZeros blew everthing else away in the dry. 1.8 Mondeo was quicker than an M3 on Contis.Really depends if you're after ultimate wet or dry performance. (2 sets would be nice - but the missis would kill me) Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 have a look at http://www.tyretest.com Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 yep, my pzero's dont feel like they'll grip if its wet and i never floor it...but in the dry i have confidence in them. Link to post Share on other sites
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