Sport Tyres

Geordieboy5 · Mar 23rd, 2012, 13:13

Hi everyone

New to this site as I have just got rid of my last ever SAAB.

Bought an XC90 Sport

. It has the Pirelli's on it at the moment, but I'd like a good 19" tyre to replace it. More than likely it will be an All-Weather tyre. Failing that, I'll get some 18" alloys from the scrap merchants and get some winter tyres for those and replace these when necessary.

Any ideas on Winters and All Weather for 19"'s

Cheers everyone.

JimG · Mar 23rd, 2012, 13:36

Have you had a look through the tyre choice sticky at the top of the forum?

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=102374

There are a few choices and opinions/reviews on it. Do you have any in mind?

Geordieboy5 · Mar 24th, 2012, 09:07

Hi there and thanks for the Sticky.

Apologies, new to the forum and still finding my way around! I will scan that first Cheers!

I will either get a spare set of Winter tyres for 4 months of the year, and change to my summers, or just by a good set of All Season tyres. Obviously at £200 a corner, some decent mileage is quite important. Grip and noise are also good requirements. I am not bothered at the tyre make, rather the above qualities are more important.

I am also after a remap and I see in the Midlands there are an awful lot of people doing them. I spoke to 2 different companies here;

http://www.quickrremap.co.uk/volvo-ecu-remap

http://www.midlandremaps.co.uk/

They were both really nice guys and considering it is only a software change, and the torque matches the RICA tune, I am considering giving them a go. Money Back guarantee on quickremap as well.

Obviously peoples experiences are very welcome here!!

Thanks to one and all.

Steve

RoyMacDonald · Mar 24th, 2012, 19:19

As a rule of thumb I'd say the bigger the rims the less choice of tyre and most expensive ones to boot. 17" rims have the best tyre choice, give the most comrotable ride and are the cheapest by far. As you've bought a Sport though handling may be more of a priority for you. The 18" would be a good compromise with a good tyre choice and not too expensive.

You can expect 40 to 60 thousand miles with the high milage tyres suggested in the XC90 tyre thread at the top of the page. A poor milage tyre will give 13 to 17 thousand miles. So a big difference.

harvey07 · Mar 25th, 2012, 21:06

Bought a set of All weather, General Grabbers UHPs from Blackcircles at £143 a corner, good value at that me thinks, only downside , I lost a few MPG !

bobdabuilda · Mar 25th, 2012, 22:16

anyone have experience of marshal kl12 tyres?

Mar 23rd, 2012, 13:13	#1
Geordieboy5 Junior Member Last Online: Jul 17th, 2014 15:27 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nuneaton	Sport Tyres Hi everyone New to this site as I have just got rid of my last ever SAAB. Bought an XC90 Sport . It has the Pirelli's on it at the moment, but I'd like a good 19" tyre to replace it. More than likely it will be an All-Weather tyre. Failing that, I'll get some 18" alloys from the scrap merchants and get some winter tyres for those and replace these when necessary. Any ideas on Winters and All Weather for 19"'s Cheers everyone.

Mar 23rd, 2012, 13:36	#2
JimG Premier Member Last Online: May 6th, 2024 10:16 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kent	Have you had a look through the tyre choice sticky at the top of the forum? http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=102374 There are a few choices and opinions/reviews on it. Do you have any in mind? __________________ XC90 - 2007 D5 SE LUX www.alignmycar.co.uk www.rearfacing.co.uk

Mar 24th, 2012, 09:07	#3
Geordieboy5 Junior Member Last Online: Jul 17th, 2014 15:27 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nuneaton	Tyres and Remaps Hi there and thanks for the Sticky. Apologies, new to the forum and still finding my way around! I will scan that first Cheers! I will either get a spare set of Winter tyres for 4 months of the year, and change to my summers, or just by a good set of All Season tyres. Obviously at £200 a corner, some decent mileage is quite important. Grip and noise are also good requirements. I am not bothered at the tyre make, rather the above qualities are more important. I am also after a remap and I see in the Midlands there are an awful lot of people doing them. I spoke to 2 different companies here; http://www.quickrremap.co.uk/volvo-ecu-remap http://www.midlandremaps.co.uk/ They were both really nice guys and considering it is only a software change, and the torque matches the RICA tune, I am considering giving them a go. Money Back guarantee on quickremap as well. Obviously peoples experiences are very welcome here!! Thanks to one and all. Steve

Mar 24th, 2012, 19:19	#4
RoyMacDonald VOC Member Last Online: Feb 1st, 2023 11:27 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rye, East Sussex View Photos By: RoyMacDonald	As a rule of thumb I'd say the bigger the rims the less choice of tyre and most expensive ones to boot. 17" rims have the best tyre choice, give the most comrotable ride and are the cheapest by far. As you've bought a Sport though handling may be more of a priority for you. The 18" would be a good compromise with a good tyre choice and not too expensive. You can expect 40 to 60 thousand miles with the high milage tyres suggested in the XC90 tyre thread at the top of the page. A poor milage tyre will give 13 to 17 thousand miles. So a big difference. __________________ 1984 245 SE 1986 345 SE Auto 1991 940 TD Auto 2003 XC90 D5 SE AWD Geartronic2002 V70 D5 SE Auto 2014 V40 D2 SE Tiptronic Cross Country 2017 V40 D2 Cross Country Geartronic Pro 2015 XC60 D5 Polestar SE Lux Nav AWD Geartronic

Mar 25th, 2012, 21:06	#5
harvey07 Master Member Last Online: Oct 22nd, 2016 18:06 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Aberdeen	Bought a set of All weather, General Grabbers UHPs from Blackcircles at £143 a corner, good value at that me thinks, only downside , I lost a few MPG !

Mar 25th, 2012, 22:16	#6
bobdabuilda Premier Member Last Online: May 31st, 2022 11:32 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: south	anyone have experience of marshal kl12 tyres?

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