Tyre recommendations for the Mk7

[cathaldinneen]

Hey guys,

Just to give you an update on what I decided to go with. Surprise, Surprise, I went with the Michelin Pilot Sports 3 over anything else ....







The car came fitted with Pirelli Cinturato P7's which were good and quite a comfortable ride. The Michelin's though are phenomenal for grip.

Comfort: A firmer ride that the Pirelli but hard to compare given the increase in wheel radius. Still far from back breaking hard.

Ascetics: As the profile is only 40% they look really nice, I hope you agree too. The sidewalls project a little outside the wheel too which might give that little protection.

Noise: The MKVII is very well insulated from road noise. I don't hear a thing in city or highway driving, I did go over some coarse bitumen on a country road and it was quite noticeable so this may be a factor for other buyers.

Fuel Economy: The tyre has a 'green leaf' associated with it, which I assume means it is somewhat more economical, than what I'm not sure. All I know is my L/100Km has gone up maybe by .4 or .5 over the Pirelli. Still it is hard to be scientific about these things because I'm having more fun with the PS3's and when I had the Pirelli's I was taking it very easy as the car was brand new.

Performance: On Ekka day I took the car for a spin to Mount Tambourine with the Missus and I can easy say these tyres were a pleasure, they gave soooo much grip into every corner and really showed their racing pedigree.

Wet Weather: It hasn't rained in Brisbane since I got they new tyres, excited to sell how they handle.

Where to Buy: I did a lot of research on prices for these tyres and ended up getting them from Kane in Kiparing Goodyear . I know your thinking, Goodyear selling Michelin, that can't be right ? But Yes, a mate put me in touch with Kane and as he's just taken over this franchise he is giving some extremely good deals on tyres. We got this fitted and allined for $85 cheaper per tyre that anyone in Brisbane CBD. So if you're in Brissie worth giving this guy a call.


Finally, if anyones interested I'm selling my old Golf MKVII 7 Highline Djion 17" wheels & Pirelli Cinturato P7 tyres

[s4206465]

Hey Cathaldinneen, how much did u end up paying for the tires in total? I'm currently upgrading my OEM wheels for my Jetta to the Motorsport wheels (225/40/R18 as well). Cheers!

[nat225]

Hey guys,

Just to give you an update on what I decided to go with. Surprise, Surprise, I went with the Michelin Pilot Sports 3 over anything else ....







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the car sits far too high for 18" wheels. it needs to go lower.

it's often something that people forget, with bigger wheels often sufficient (not crazy low) lowering is needed to maintain the good and balanced aesthetic look unless it's a SUV.

but it's probably just me...

[Sirocco20348]

The height of the car is perfect, please let us not end up like vwvortex

[jarryd]

sorry but I have to agree with the height , the car looks amazing ( I love the colour and I love the rims ) but I think it needs to be dropped just a tad , ive seen another 7 over near my work with 18's ( im pretty sure ) and it sits way to high in the flesh too

[Mountainman]

The height of the car is perfect, please let us not end up like vwvortex

+1 It looks perfect.

[AdamD]

the car sits far too high for 18" wheels. it needs to go lower.

I personally would drop it between 20-25mm (up to an inch) or so, but no more. That'd restore it to an OEM-like position in terms of arch gap. At present it sits higher than you'd see a factory-delivered sporty Golf running 18s.

[cathaldinneen]

I personally would drop it between 20-25mm (up to an inch) or so, but no more. That'd restore it to an OEM-like position in terms of arch gap. At present it sits higher than you'd see a factory-delivered sporty Golf running 18s.

Yes, I agree it does need to go lower for a sportier look but I'd hate to compromise on comfort or drivability ( in terms of curbs, speed-bumps etc)

20 -25 mm sounds about right, How would I go about investigating this ? How would this effect my warranty ?

[Dano™]

20-25mm should not effect the warranty only a major change to the geometry would give you problems/effect your warranty if you made a claim for a suspension component

[brad]

20-25mm should not effect the warranty only a major change to the geometry would give you problems/effect your warranty if you made a claim for a suspension component

Change the springs & any warranty on dampers or the top mounts goes out the window. Possibly other suspension components too but it would be up to the Service Manager at the dealership & whether he wants to play hard-ball or not.

How would I go about investigating this ?

read the various suspension threads on this forum?

If your car is relatively new the suspension will settle 5-10mm over time anyway.

[nat225]

+1 for Brad.

Plus In my own experience, some service managers should not be allowed to serve customers as they do not have sufficient logic / common sense.

At one point I complained about noise in my door / window sill between B & C pillars when going over a bump or the car is at an angle (due to dry rubber / felt seal that is in contact with the door frame, very common in audi / vw and there is a dedicated thread in mk6 section).

The service manager blamed my coilover for it!! No other solution, period.

Bilstein must have designed PSS10 to make door felt liner and car paint stickier than stock suspension

[cnr]

Might be a silly question. Run flat tyres ruin the riding. But does anyone think its stiffer tyre wall will save our lives especially in highway or freeway? My tires have not went flat when driving. Is it really dangerous as rumor?

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[brad]

Might be a silly question. Run flat tyres ruin the riding. But does anyone think its stiffer tyre wall will save our lives especially in highway or freeway? My tires have not went flat when driving. Is it really dangerous as rumor?

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Does your car have tyre pressure monitoring? If it does then run-flats will have little value add.

I haven't had a catastrophic release of tyre pressure in 35yrs of motoring so personally, I can't see the advantages outweighing the trade-offs of RFTs.

If you don't have TPMS then it might be a better solution to add a remote monitored TPMS solution
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[nat225]

Might be a silly question. Run flat tyres ruin the riding. But does anyone think its stiffer tyre wall will save our lives especially in highway or freeway? My tires have not went flat when driving. Is it really dangerous as rumor?

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Run flats also sharpen the handling.

They could save life by not having to replace your flat tyre on a high speed narrow highway blind spot section (yes i have seen some people happyly stopped at blind corners!).

TPMS is required for all run flats

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[cnr]

Run flats also sharpen the handling.

They could save life by not having to replace your flat tyre on a high speed narrow highway blind spot section (yes i have seen some people happyly stopped at blind corners!).

TPMS is required for all run flats

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Righto. Two month ago my left rear tyre got punctured (which was afterwards told by my dealer) and TPMS sign pop up every week. I've got to inflate tyres every week.

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