donjuan 0 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 just got the VR back from Awesome. had the AVO's replaced the WEITEC coilovers, full geometry reset and switched the wheels over to genuine 5 stud vr6 winter wheels ( g60 type ) with brand new set of Uniroyal Rain Expert tyres.what can i say.its like a brand new car and the handling is night and day compared to the AVO's. it's so much smoother now. no crashing, banging and so direct now. will try and get some pics up soon. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Happy days dude!! Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 5 stud g60 style? Steels? pics please! Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 yes. 5 stud g60 style steels. 6 x 15 ET 35. £37 per wheel plus VAT. brand new. sent direct from Germany. would love to go to the warehouse where all the old parts are kept on stock.will get some pics up tomorrow if i can once i've give it clean.se you're in Leigh. i'm only in Hindley Green. Link to post Share on other sites
VeedubVR 0 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 these the wheels that came on the passats? Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 yes and no. actually listed as Passat / golf vr6 winter wheels. what people call g60 steels are actually passat winter wheels. g60 steels have round holes and not the oval type as you see them. Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 yes. 5 stud g60 style steels. 6 x 15 ET 35. £37 per wheel plus VAT. brand new. sent direct from Germany. would love to go to the warehouse where all the old parts are kept on stock.will get some pics up tomorrow if i can once i've give it clean.se you're in Leigh. i'm only in Hindley Green.hmmm may lookinto some of these. never seen 5 stud ones. yea not to far, need more vr's round here! Link to post Share on other sites
VeedubGeezer 0 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 IIRC they don't clear later brakes do they? I was under the impression you need Mk4 15" steels to clear 288s. Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 no clearance problems. they are 95-98 mk3 golf vr6 specific wheels.there is about 10mm clearance all round. Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 few days driving the car on the new set up now and what a change. the difference a set of wet tyres make are unreal. any corner, any bend, any puddle, it just glides through. the WEITEC's are probably the best set up dampers i have experienced and i been through a few. standard, koni, bilstein, avo, now these. i'd recommend them to anyone. just had a set of UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2 delivered to go onto the BBS wheels once the crappy weather is over. these get a better review in the dry than toyos, yokohamas, bridgestones and all the other major brands and in damp or wet weather come alive. cant wait till they've stopped gritting. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 just had a set of UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2 delivered to go onto the BBS wheels once the crappy weather is over. these get a better review in the dry than toyos' date=' yokohamas, bridgestones and all the other major brands and in damp or wet weather come alive. cant wait till they've stopped gritting.[/quote']links to the reviews please ? Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 pics of wheels please Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Would like to read those reviews aswell. Least ur happy with the results. Any more plans for it. Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 just had a set of UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2 delivered to go onto the BBS wheels once the crappy weather is over. these get a better review in the dry than toyos' date=' yokohamas, bridgestones and all the other major brands and in damp or wet weather come alive. cant wait till they've stopped gritting.[/quote']links to the reviews please ? now you're asking ! wouldn't have a clue how to put a link on. i'll give the review website and see if someone can post it up. Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 i'll try and get some pics up this coming week.next on the agenda are DG AUTOTECH cams and custom re map. lightened flywheel and may just get the engine blue-printed for good measure. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 just had a set of UNIROYAL RAINSPORT 2 delivered to go onto the BBS wheels once the crappy weather is over. these get a better review in the dry than toyos' date=' yokohamas, bridgestones and all the other major brands and in damp or wet weather come alive. cant wait till they've stopped gritting.[/quote']links to the reviews please ? now you're asking ! wouldn't have a clue how to put a link on. i'll give the review website and see if someone can post it up.All you need to do is copy the website address from your address bar and paste it into this thread where you reply Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 using my wifes MAC at home and cant even copy and paste the normal way. control c / control v !!! will type it out .i hate computers. Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 www.tyretest.comcomes out with a score of 1.9 only about 2-3 other tyres that score the same and i think only about 2 tyres with a score of 1.8german tyre tests give it the same or slightly higher but you'd need to translate the sites for the outcome.UNIROYAL are a very highly rated, under advertised tyre and bought by a lot of people who fully appreciate a tyres strength and not blinded by fancy tread patterns and the latest trend. they do what they should and excel at it. more than enough reason for me to put my money into them. i put them on every car i have. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 ok so looking through that linked website the Toyo's that I run and a load of peeps rate score 2.18 overall and 2.4 in wet conditions will defo be getting them again Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 toyos are ok. changed from them a few years ago. obviously, the lower the score, the better the rating. 1 = excellent5 = poorany summer tyre or tyre with a stiff side wall will not perform as good in bad weather or temperatures below 7 degrees c as the silica compound is not designed to work so low. there's just not enough give in the side wall when it get really cold. whereas an all season / wet or winter tyre is made from a different compound and designed to still work and be flexible in temperatures below 7 degrees c.i always run winter tyres during the cold months then wets for the rest of the year. the beauty of the new RAINSPORT 2 tyres is they perform as good and if not better than specific summer tyres in the dry and better than any tyre in the wet. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 why would you run wet weather tyres during summer ? according to that site the Rainsport's arent as good as plenty of other tyres in the dry ??will keep my toyo's on my show wheels and get some better tyres on the winter wheels for next year but mega happy with the Toyo's over summer - best tyres I have ever had plus that site although in theory useful doesnt take into account the knowledge or driving ability of the people writing the reviews Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 as with anything, it's personal.what i was saying was that from my own experience and running all manner of hot hatches over the years through to Audi rs2's and rs4's, i have used and tried all the major brands of tyres and can't find anything that comes close to Uniroyals. they just aren't fashionable. but i know what i want to have on my cars when the most important thing on it is a little patch of rubber the size of your hand.this is a good review site too:www.tyrereview.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 fashion has nothing to do with it !! I have ran loads of different tyres on VR6's and that's the point as far as I am concerned as these tyres arent going on any other car, and I know where my money will be going when I come to renew the summer tyres, on Toyo's again second review on the site you posted about Toyo T1R "But I definitely recommend these over the Uniroyal Rainsport 2 that i ran last winter about the same price but more grip. Very good tyre for my type of car, will certainly buy again" - pretty much sums it up inmo, the Uniroyal may be decent tyres but for the car i drive the Toyo's are better. Link to post Share on other sites
donjuan 0 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 just looking and wondering why there's only 10 people online. now i know why. looks like the wrong site for me. out of here. signed off. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 its all down to personal taste i run 888s at the mo but have run toyos tr1s and IMO they are one of the best tyres for a vr6 and the way i drive it .... thats not to say the uniroyals are crap cos i dont know ... i just found a tyre that works for me and thats what im sticking to and im sure Ben is the same ..... everyone allowed there own opinion so ..... its like what you have just put .... looks like the wrong site for me. out of here. signed off. .... you have tried it dont like it for what ever reason ...everthing is not for everyone but we try our best to please everyone but cant do it all the time .... Link to post Share on other sites
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