what tyres

4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 450 bhp
4.2 V8 40v biturbo - 480 bhp (plus)
ballingall
Neutral
Posts: 8
Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:33 pm
Location: middlesex

what tyres

Post by ballingall » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:55 pm

whats the best tyers for the 6

User avatar
Rupert
5th Gear
Posts: 1138
Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:57 pm

RE: what tyres

Post by Rupert » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:03 pm

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta have been very good over the last 5k miles. Wearing evenly with lots of grip.

johnny11
4th Gear
Posts: 740
Joined: Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:55 pm
Location: surrey

RE: what tyres

Post by johnny11 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:41 pm

just bought 2 x Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 255/35/19 from www.camskill.co.uk at £145 each which i thought was a great price.

rol
Neutral
Posts: 44
Joined: Sun May 17, 2009 8:57 am

RE: what tyres

Post by rol » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:05 pm

I have pirelli P zero on all corners and thats what the car came with originally!

rs_matt
Neutral
Posts: 28
Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:43 pm

Re: RE: what tyres

Post by rs_matt » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:11 pm

Ditto - bought 4 of the same recently from Camskill - lots of grip and road noise seems better. Lots of feedback on teh Vredesteins on the forums here which I why I got them.
johnny11 wrote:just bought 2 x Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta 255/35/19 from www.camskill.co.uk at £145 each which i thought was a great price.

alexrs6plus
2nd Gear
Posts: 188
Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:36 am

RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by alexrs6plus » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:17 pm

Can anybody confirm if the vredesteins are better than pzero's or goodyear f1.
I am going to italy in 2 weeks and i need new tyres.
I need plenty of grip;)

HYFR
Cruising
Posts: 15568
Joined: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:02 pm

RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by HYFR » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:47 pm

vreds for me, from camskill also. . . .

hogansghost
1st Gear
Posts: 76
Joined: Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:08 pm

RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by hogansghost » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:56 pm

I couldn't get the vreds when I was looking so opted for the F1's - I think they were £705 fitted from Micheldever off the M3. Opted for the 275 x 30 x 19's - I've standard rims with Audi's legendary DRC suspension.

They seem quieter than the Pirelli's the car had previously and grip is very good. Drove through heavy showers today for the first time since they were fitted and the car didn't flinch.
Daytona Grey RS6 & Black Optics

johnny11
4th Gear
Posts: 740
Joined: Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:55 pm
Location: surrey

Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by johnny11 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:44 pm

alexrs6plus wrote:Can anybody confirm if the vredesteins are better than pzero's or goodyear f1.
I am going to italy in 2 weeks and i need new tyres.
I need plenty of grip;)
I cannot comment on the pzero`s, but i had F1s on the rear until last week when the vredesteins were fitted, i now have them allround, lots of grip in the wet, road noise seems around the same as f1S but alot less then the contis, cannot comment on wear as i`ve only had the front ones for 10 months and still got around 6mm left on them so done around 6k on them.
My personal opinion is they are great, why would i pay £230 for a road tyre when the vredesteins are £145, if i thought there were any saftey issues i certainly wouldn`t have them on my car risking my family.

alexrs6plus
2nd Gear
Posts: 188
Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:36 am

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by alexrs6plus » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:03 pm

Hmm ok so the vreds are the way to go then.
just need to find someone who can fit them now.lol

Balchy
2nd Gear
Posts: 135
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:04 pm

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by Balchy » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:24 pm

My local fitters were very happy to fit the tyres for me. You probably need to make sure you have new (metal) valves too. They had a nightmare removing the old ones - had to drill them out, breaking a drill bit in the process...

mushdaffer
2nd Gear
Posts: 166
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:39 pm
Location: N Yorks

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by mushdaffer » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:25 pm

think I will buy some for fitment in a few months. I assume you should always fit 4 new tyres and not 2?

should you also get 4 wheel alignment done when you fit new tyres? I was thinking of using audi to do it but would welcome any suggestions
RS6 Plus (Black)

Balchy
2nd Gear
Posts: 135
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:04 pm

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by Balchy » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:37 pm

My Audi dealer uses a mobile tyre fitter (who was very competitive on price, as it happens) so I am not sure what kind of facilities they would have had for alignment...

I was very impressed with Micheldever's facilities when I have used them (some years back)

User avatar
GregR1
3rd Gear
Posts: 341
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:37 pm

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by GregR1 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:56 pm

I've got Continental ContiSport Contact 2s on mine - really good grip and wearing well.

alexrs6plus
2nd Gear
Posts: 188
Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:36 am

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: what tyres

Post by alexrs6plus » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:10 pm

Audi quoted me 1600 for suply and fit new tyres and 4 wheel alignment.
I said no thank you i will sort it out myself.

Post Reply

Return to “RS6 / RS6 plus (C5 Typ 4B) 2002-2004”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: 111marc111, jammytask and 139 guests