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Tyre time...!
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:36 pm
by Gasman
Hi
15000 miles plus and counting...
Tyre time
Any recommendations? (Not after a winter tyre)
Cheers
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:57 am
by Dave_Hedgehog
i will be sticking with the OEM tyre, bloody brilliant levels of grip
Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:23 am
by rs3simon
I'll be fitting a set of Michelin super sports on mine the contis are garbage
HD
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:58 am
by Nickyboy
15,000 seems ok. I cannot see mine lasting that long, I have conti 3's and I'm not a huge fan. What tyre size do you RS3 guys have?
Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:21 am
by rs3simon
I'll go for the standard size 235 and 225s. My car only has 450 miles on it but after winter I'll defo be puttin super sports on
HD
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:41 am
by chunky79
Either miches mentioned above or Goodyear assym 2. Both these tyres get great reviews
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:46 am
by SteveCuz
I've 14,000 miles now and will be changing soon. Hadn't thought beyond OEM at this stage but keen to hear feedback.
Steve
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:32 am
by nicholas
I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Tyres:
Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (the ones that are used in Nissan GTR)
or,
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:29 pm
by gilford
nicholas wrote:I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Tyres:
Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (the ones that are used in Nissan GTR)
or,
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Isn't this the "wheel upgrade" sizes Audi charged an extortionate price for?
Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:10 pm
by rs3simon
Yeah but that includes wider wheels
HD
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:05 pm
by nicholas
gilford wrote:nicholas wrote:I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Tyres:
Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (the ones that are used in Nissan GTR)
or,
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Isn't this the "wheel upgrade" sizes Audi charged an extortionate price for?
yes, it eliminates understeer efect.
Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:10 pm
by Dave_Hedgehog
nicholas wrote:gilford wrote:nicholas wrote:I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Tyres:
Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST (the ones that are used in Nissan GTR)
or,
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Isn't this the "wheel upgrade" sizes Audi charged an extortionate price for?
yes, it eliminates understeer efect.
It does improve it
And it's an 8.5J rim not the stock 8J
Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:50 pm
by GrantRS4
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 or Super Sports.
Costco has a buy 4 and get 20% off offer at the end of this month.
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:20 pm
by JonG
nicholas wrote:I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Thats a big difference in rolling diameter front to rear
Re: Tyre time...!
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:26 pm
by nicholas
JonG wrote:nicholas wrote:I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Thats a big difference in rolling diameter front to rear
Big, but for the RS3 it's for the better. There even is a wheel upgrade package with such configuration.