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Jan 13th, 2019, 11:27 | #1 |
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Which 185/80 R14 tyres do you use?
Hi all,
My Torslanda is in need of a new set of boots. The current ones are still legal, but have gone hard and have signs of cracking/perishing in places. They're Firestones, apart from one Michelin on the NSR. The Firestones are generally reasonable in terms of road noise but the Michelin makes a racket on certain surfaces! I know as these are primarily van tyres they are likely to be pricey, but I'm curious as to what everyone else is using. I don't drive the car hard so my primary criterion is low road noise. As I have to replace all four, I'd rather not spend a gigantic amount but am not afraid to spend what I need to spend to make sure they're reasonable tyres. Any thoughts very welcome!
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Jan 13th, 2019, 12:38 | #2 |
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Been 20 years or so since last running a 250 on 14's as all on 15 or bigger now so can not adivise on brands.
Do stay clear of van tyres. The give a harsh sketcky ride and also tend to be noisy |
Jan 13th, 2019, 15:07 | #3 |
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Hi,
Just had 4 new Hankook Optimos fitted. The last set done nearly 30k. Never had any issues with them and a good price too. My local tyre dealer had them on order for quite awhile but they are a brand new production run. I have seen them on Ebay for £200 for a set of 4 with free postage. These are not van tyres - they are proper car tyres |
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Hello
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One doesn't need van tyres if it's a standard load estate, but at the rear one might not notice difference.
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Jan 14th, 2019, 05:37 | #5 |
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I used 195/70 14’s on my Torslander. Negligible difference in rolling radius, no scrubbing/fouling and a much better choice of tyre.
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Jan 14th, 2019, 07:25 | #6 |
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I do use 185/70/14. Chinese make. Surprisingly good. Found them in when I bought the car and still doing a great job.
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Jan 14th, 2019, 10:33 | #7 |
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I used Barums on my 240 s. They are the budget brand of Continental. Never had any problems, were a keen price, and certainly suited my driving style.
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Jan 14th, 2019, 11:37 | #9 |
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My experience of Barums is ok in the dry but crap in the wet. Know in the tyre trade as "ditch finders"
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Jan 14th, 2019, 18:05 | #10 |
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Yup, never experienced a barum thats not teflon in the wet. They are much better these days, but there are much much better for the money.
Its funny all the talk of 'owned by' yes they may be owned by, and may have a little trickle-down technology and manufacturing standards, but they are not, by any means, the same as the parent company. You get what you pay for to a greater extent. Point to consider, Vredestein are owned by budget brand Apollo, but Vredestein are -better- tyres than apollo, infact apollo are working the other way and siphoning know-how and tech from the subsidiary. Falken are part of sumitomo rubber, who own goodyear-dunlop, fulda are owned by goodyear, uniroyal are part of conti as are barum, bf Goodrich and kleber are part of michelin group, firestone and minerva are owned by bridgestone, and so-on. There are many others. |
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