MK6 Wheel / Rim / Tyre Thread

[Corey_R]

Do you mean wheel alignment?

[brad]

After all, the present Golf is claimed to be very very quiet, apart from noise due to road surface condition.

A quality car is also a car in which passengers can have a quiet conversation. Golf fits this requirement, apart from road noise on "Coarse chip road surfaces"


My Year11 118TSI (With"ACC") arrived with with Dunlop "Sport" 205155R16 tyres

My daughter's MkV Trendline Diesel Golf is a lot quieter re road noise.
This has Michelin tyres.

Comments anyone?

Should I wait to wear em out, or spend another $1000.00 to swap over?

Up to you & what you can stand I guess. I can't see why it would cost $1000 for a set of 205/55x16.
Michelin PS3 will cost you ~$750
Pirelli P7 ~$600

Sell the Dunlops on eBay or try & get the dealer to trade them in

The CSC2 I had on the Octy got progressively louder as they wore down. I now have Michelin Primacy HP and the silence is wonderful.

Quite simply because the car already has 3 near new continentals and replacing a single tyre with a different brand is stupid (and probably unroadworthy)

odd tyres on the same axle may unbalance the car slightly but it is not illegal providing they are the same constuction (eg: both steel belt radials). You can even run different sizes - spacesaver spares are legal.

I'm almost positive that it is law that you must have like for like on the same axle. So yes, that would be unroadworthy to have a single tyre as another brand. It's fine to have 2 of one brand at the front and 2 of another brand at the back though.

No, you can mix brands on the same axle but it isn't good practice

Has anyone notice that the manual has no mention bout tyres alignment?

Wheel alignment specifications aren't one of the service items that most owners would need. People in the trade either have the specs in their machine, have access to a specification database or adjust the alignment to offset existing tyre wear or achieve handling characteristics IAW the owners wishes. In my last couple of years on the tools, I think I referred to the spec book maybe a dozen times. Mostly, I new what it should be or I was correcting a problem & threw the manufacturers specs out the window (yes, I'm talking to you Toyota & Mercedes, you idiots)

[joec]

Do you mean wheel alignment?

Oh yeah...after reading one of the post about tyres(UK) and tires(US), it just got stuck in my head.

Anyway i just installed some mud guard with of course having the need to take off the wheels to do so. Just wondering if anyone has done wheel alignment on their Golf?

[Cossor]

[QUOTE=brad;624270]Up to you & what you can stand I guess. I can't see why it would cost $1000 for a set of 205/55x16.
Michelin PS3 will cost you ~$750
Pirelli P7 ~$600

Sell the Dunlops on eBay or try & get the dealer to trade them in

The CSC2 I had on the Octy got progressively louder as they wore down. I now have Michelin Primacy HP and the silence is wonderful.
QUOTE]

Thanks Brad
This is good news, Road surface noise reduces the "Rolls Royce" fantasy.
Was very suspicious re tyres fitted, although they do perform well on corners.
(Have to be careful, otherwise start driving like a "newby" in Top Gear)

[hooba]

Just wondering if anyone has done wheel alignment on their Golf?

Yes, and IMHO it is best value for money mod you can do to your new Golf. The settings are usually out when new, and the alignment made my car's turn in far more crisp and responsive. Then there is also the issue of premature tyre wear....

[MkVIGTI]

Quite simply because the car already has 3 near new continentals and replacing a single tyre with a different brand is stupid (and probably unroadworthy)

My old car also had tyres from different brands on the same axle, and this was done by the road worthy people!

[MIRSAD]

First 2011 - European (subjective) Summer Tyre Test - Bridgestone Potenza S001, Continental Sport Contact 5P and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

2011 Subjective shootout 255 40 19 Max Performance Summer Tyres - tyre reviews, the online tyre guide

[Corey_R]

Coolies...
I can't wait to see a good roundup (in evo or something) with those 3 plus the Michelin PS3s

[MkVIGTI]

Just saw the Bridgestone catalogue yesterday and the 225/45/R17 Potenza RE050 that I have costs $269!

[Corey_R]

Meh. They're such crap tyres... can't wait till I've worn mine out on the R

[wooduck]

Meh. They're such crap tyres... can't wait till I've worn mine out on the R

Then what would you get ?

[Corey_R]

In recent years the tyres to get have been the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, the Continental CSC3, or Michelen PS2 (according to results from numerous mag round ups and reviews on sites like Tire rack). The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric has usually been the "best all rounder" and also the best to buy since it's always been quite a bit less $ than the others.

With the most recent updates, it seems that this is still the pick of the crop:
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2, the Continental CSC5P, or Michelen PS3

When it comes to Golf's though, the CSC5P is only suitable for the 19" Talladegas.
Tirerack doesn't yet have the F1 Asymmetric 2, and they've only got a limited selection (none suitable for the Golf) of the PS3 - however, several forum members have already acquired their PS3's elsewhere (locally I believe) and have been quite happy with the price.... maybe they could let us know where!

[MkVIGTI]

I thought the RE050s are alright, pretty stable even in the wet. But I'm more surprised that Kmart Auto quoted me $400 for these when Bridgestone sells them for under $300!

[v0a]

I thought the RE050s are alright, pretty stable even in the wet. But I'm more surprised that Kmart Auto quoted me $400 for these when Bridgestone sells them for under $300!

You may have been quoted RE050A's not the RE050 which are less than $300

[hooba]

Meh. They're such crap tyres... can't wait till I've worn mine out on the R

Harsh.

I think a more accurate assessment is that there are better (& more expensive) high performance tyres out there.