tyres (whats best)

[markrx7]

ive got 265/35/18s on the rear and 235/40/18\'s on the front in Goodyear Eagle f1\'s and im really happy with them, they still step out really easy in the wet in 1st n 2nd but 3rd they chew the tarmac just fine

ive had them since august and ive not been shy with the rears if you get me and ive still got about 5mm tread on them,

I paid £470 for the tires all round from my mates place in Bracknell, bargin!

toyos are great tires but very soft so do not last as long...

[Grizzly]

While were on this subject if you don\'t mind me asking i had 235/45/17\'s on the front of my Car when i first bought it, thing is they had done a real Number on my Wings (saying that is was on stock Suspension)

What is the best Offset for for use with 235\'s so they don\'t catch? or is it a case of using Coil overs (which i now have BTW) to stiffen it up enough so it won\'t get pushed down that far to start with?

Also Atomic, I am intrested in the More ballance Comment. If i have 8.5" fronts and 9.5" rears could i still change to 235\'s and 245\'s or as i\'m on 255\'s would it make alot of Diffrence at the back?

I\'ll have a look what Offsets my wheels are (if i can find it on them)

[Grizzly]

I\'m just struggling to see the Off sets on those rims but i have another set of 17" rims(Enkies) that are 8" fronts and 9" rears all four are have 38 stamped in them so i presume thats the Offset. What would be the ideal Tyre set up (sizes) for them too keep the ballance as good as poss.

Cheers...

[SPEEDYRX7]

Unfortunatly I don\'t have size lists in front of me but I worked for a tyre specialist for 2 years. The owner used to run the BTCC team for YOKO before they removed turbos for the cars. Before that he was a tyre specialist for Yoko! From what I learnt you should idealy run original offsets and as close to original rolling radius as possible as to not affect handling, spedo and extra wear on bearings etc......Remember the wider you go on tyre size the taller the tyre becomes as the profile size is a percentage of the width. So a 205/40 will be shorter / less rolling radius than a 245/40.
As long as tyre wear isn\'t a factor and your after standard road tyres I\'d reccommend either Goodyear eagle F1\'s (GSD3) or Toyo Proxes T1-R or T1-S. All three are great in the Wet and the Dry. For better grip go for something like the Dunlops mentioned earlier or 888\'s. Any semi-slick road legal tyre but remember they are absolutely rubbish if it starts to rain!

[Grizzly]

Don\'t get me wrong i have 225/45/17 and 255/40/17 T1-r\'s and i can\'t fault it on the road, but the reason i\'m asking is i want to get into Track days in a big way so want to get the most Ballanced set up i can withing reason.