just done this today however the tyres are shite. what good winter tyres are out there? dont really wanna break the bank but tyres are very important

think i'll be getting some 'proper winter' tyres on my 15s going to have a look this week at some nearly new part worns from germany, normally £20 a piece fitted norfolk winters are so so fun and dont wanna be caught again!!!

Think i'm gonna get some nice wet weather/winter tyres for my 15's, two nankkangs on the back with good treat (crap tyre) and i'll buy two new ones for the front which are bald.

what are good winter/wet tyres then? uniroyal rainsports? the standard size lude tyre is so bloody awkward to find 205/55/15 its not worth dropping down to 195 is it?

frank

Nah, fairly standard tyre size that, no problems.

I'm thinking rainsports or similar.

i'm doing the same, i've put my old 18's back on for over the winter

205/55/15 = expensive
195/50/15 = very good prices

is it worth dropping to 195 to get better tyres im thinking uniroyal rainsports. will the garage fit smaller then manufacturer tyres?

frank

rainsports are the dogs danglers!!! brilliant in the wet, excellent in the dry, but, a little noisey imo!!! but i love em.

hello,

got new front tyres today from kwik fit of all places.

2 x Bridgestone Turanza ER500

now i dropped sizes to 195/50/15 as they were having a deal on them so they tyres were £40.95 each all in including balancing etc was £103

if you look on their website they have loadsa deals on tyres at the mo and if you tell them about it instore or bring the printout you dont have to buy online.

no before anyone says they are too small etc i did a quick test on the way home (it started raining also)

THEY ARE AWESOME they may even match the pirelli p7000's on my 17's i came off a roundabout in the wet onto a dual carriageway and nailed at teh wrong time to see what would happen, basically second gear round the corner nail it into vtec - no understeer and no wheelspin!! that was ijn the wet god knows how good they are in the dry. obv wasnt bouncing off the limiter but for spirited driving they rock.

next up was a quick pull away in 1st nothing mad but they didnt spin and they gripped really well if you absolutley nailed away they would spin but most tyres would. for normal driving be it wet or dry these tyres are very good and very cheap for what they are

i didnt get the chance to do a proper emergency stop but i reckon it would be fairly difficult to get them to lock (non-abs) if you hammered on the brakes they would as do most but being without abs i tend not too

hope this helps if anyone is thinking of new tyres il do some more tests over the next few days and let you know.

p.s bear in mind that these tyres were fresh and had yet to bed in so the grip will only get better. may even go and get some on the rear

frank

They're 6.5 inch rims, so yes you can run 195's on them if you wish. However, you should run a 195/60, not a 50, as the tyre wall is less when you shrink the width.

true but it seems to have sharpened up the handling less spongy etc going from 55 to 50 profile each to their own i guess i dont intend on going mental in the winter but still gotta get some vtec action to keep me going lol

frank

well as long as im going slower than i think i am thats good. the acceleration difference going from 17's with a 45 profile down to 15's with a 50 profile is rather noticeable its awesome i love now i need to get matching rear tyres as they are stil a 55 profile

but it handles fine with 195's