As above i have a wide track sti blob(UK) its currently on $hite tyres which are coming to the end of there life Now the dilemma i have, is do i go for the JDM size of 235/45/17 or stick with 225/45/17. is there any advantage in the jdm width with regards to handling, as there appears to be a bit of difference in price? If 235/45/17 is the way to go do i need any different load and speed rating in the tyre over the UK specs?

And finally what is the tyre of choice now for new ages on 17s?

Cheers

 

225/45/17 Bridgestone re070s
Great tyres and cheap too, about £70 odd from camskill

 

Them or hankook v12s which are a few quid cheaper from camskill also

 

Yeah I think I remember a post on here saying they were cheap
I keep hearing about Yoko AD08's? Though they seem to be arround the £100 a corner on UK size and £130 on JDM size. Buying 4 tyres it's a big saving. Hmmmmm
Is there any noticeable handling advantages with the JDM size.

 

I'm not too bothered about the price to be honest. I did like the Hankooks, and would recommend them on classics, just want to know if they will be any difference on my lardy wide track.

 

On the road I really dont think you will notice in reality Mike, fair enough on track with the extra width gives you a bigger footprint and more grip. AD08s are brill in the dry but not really an all round tyre and with the way the weather is at the moment wont be that great.

 

Yeah I did wonder Banny with that tread pattern on the AD08's. Think I'll look into the re070s and the Hankooks. Cheers.

 

Goodyear F1's on the 17" for widetrack are a good all weather tyre.

For a road car (compliance) I much prefer these over the RE070's.

235x45x17

Wider tyre - bigger contact area, more potential grip (although the wider tyre may increase tramlining).

 

I ran Toyo Proxes T1 Sports on my 2005 STI and I loved them.

Got a set on my A3 Quattro now.

RE070s are a bit uncompromising for a daily but are becoming a little hard to get hold of, if I'm not mistaken they've been replaced by the S001 tyres.

 

Think I'll price the above tyres up and see what the difference is the re070s seem good value. I'm sure they can't be as un compromising as a type R on Yoko Pradas

 

You should be aware that the RE070's are awful on a damp or greasy surface.
They're also pretty noisy.

 

Shirley, they can't be as bad as Yoko Prada's

 

Never used them, so can't comment.

 

Behave.... I've driven on rock hard knackered RE070's in the wet with 500bhp. They were certainly not awful. Granted, they don't like standing water, but not many tyres do.

 

Nankang NS-2R ace in dry and good in wet. FTW.

 

They're fine in the wet, its damp/greasy I said - and they're most certainly not fine then

 

I presume you're having a laugh?

Nankang's on the front, and linglong's on the back

 

I have heard good things about the nankang ns-2r.
Trouble is the name sounds like a cheap Chinese ditchfinder so it will carry that stigma.

Many moons ago I had some nankangs put on a volvo, I used to use either avon or bf Goodrich, but the tyre size was an uncommon size and this particular occasion that was all the tyre shop had in stock. I was pleasantly surprised and quite happy with them, although it was not a performance car, they were by no means a dangerous tyre.

These ns-2r's are supposed to be a more track orientated tyre.

 

Their not supposed to be bad if you read the reviews, but they are more a track day tyre as they are semi slick, they were not sure if they still are, used in some race series.

 

You have no clue do you? Touting stuff you know nothing about!

About £100+ per tyre in 17s that's not cheap to me.

Also they come in 2 compounds, track and fast road, 120 & 180 iirc.
Simlar to ad08, 888s etc

And the sidewall is solid so would work well on a heavier car too.

 

Never had a problem.... get your car set-up properly.

 

Bustamoves, £76.89 for 225/45 17's from tyreleader.co.uk

Edit: medium compound, about £15 more for softs.

 

That's not bad, I see they've been reduced from £100 though as that's the cheapest I could find when I looked.

 

Just to add I've ordered some Bridgstone RE070's having them fitted on Sat, they'll get a good test with 150mile trip over A69 on Sat

 

Good tyres too, scrub them in first before you push them.

 

Won't be it pushing on that road, but i'll get a good feel for them.

 

Just fitted a new set of Camskill RE070's to my 05 widetrack....they are my second set and i can't fault them for the price, (£70ish each)....granted they are a bit of a handful on a greasy road but apart from that theyre brilliant....they look great too!!

 

Listen, you can charge as much as you want for a tyre.
Doesn't make it a good tyre though does it

And which tyre were you referring to, the nankangs or the other one with the shyte name/reputation

 

You must be the only person that rates those tyres on damp greasy surfaces then

 

i believe it was just you that mentioned linglongs in this thread.

which is ironic as you come out with the above comments.

Quite a few people on this forum have used ns-2r's and have been impressed with them