Tyre time...!

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Tyre time...!

Post by Gasman » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:36 pm

Hi

15000 miles plus and counting...

Tyre time :(

Any recommendations? (Not after a winter tyre)

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Post by Dave_Hedgehog » Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:57 am

i will be sticking with the OEM tyre, bloody brilliant levels of grip :biggrin2:
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Post by rs3simon » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:23 am

I'll be fitting a set of Michelin super sports on mine the contis are garbage
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Post by Nickyboy » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:58 am

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?
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Post by rs3simon » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:21 am

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
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Post by chunky79 » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:41 am

Either miches mentioned above or Goodyear assym 2. Both these tyres get great reviews
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Post by SteveCuz » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:46 am

I've 14,000 miles now and will be changing soon. Hadn't thought beyond OEM at this stage but keen to hear feedback.

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Post by nicholas » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:32 am

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)
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Michelin Pilot Super Sport
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Post by gilford » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:29 pm

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?
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Post by rs3simon » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:10 pm

Yeah but that includes wider wheels
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Post by nicholas » Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:05 pm

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. :)
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Post by Dave_Hedgehog » Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:10 pm

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
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Post by GrantRS4 » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:50 pm

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 or Super Sports.

Costco has a buy 4 and get 20% off offer at the end of this month.
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Post by JonG » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:20 pm

nicholas wrote:I would go for:
255/35/19 front
225/35/19 rear
Thats a big difference in rolling diameter front to rear :shock:
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Post by nicholas » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:26 pm

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 :shock:
Big, but for the RS3 it's for the better. There even is a wheel upgrade package with such configuration.
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