Tyres - what did you get?

[MGV]

...except for one which is '4711'...

Oh Dear! You know Aussietig isn't going to like that!

[HaywireTig]

Uh oh.......

[aussietig]

Fcuking drafting an email for you right now to send to tirerack!

[Tiggy1]

they come with various tyres at various times for various markets from what I've seen. Mine came with Michelin Latitude Diamaris on my 17" wheels which I'm VERY impressed with so far PLUS they look FANTASTIC with their directional pattern which is different from the inside to the outside of the tire.

Cheers

Hi Derek,
just wondering if you're still happy with the Michelins? Mine came with Bridgestone Dueler HP's on 18's, but am seriously considering downsizing to 17's so I can get tyres with higher sidewall to improve ride comfort on our absolutely crap roads. Tossing up between Michelins (had Primacys on FXT and found them very grippy and quiet), and Kumho Ecstas (limited sizing but).
Cheers

[NZTiguan]

Hi Derek,
just wondering if you're still happy with the Michelins? Mine came with Bridgestone Dueler HP's on 18's, but am seriously considering downsizing to 17's so I can get tyres with higher sidewall to improve ride comfort on our absolutely crap roads. Tossing up between Michelins (had Primacys on FXT and found them very grippy and quiet), and Kumho Ecstas (limited sizing but).
Cheers

Sorry I missed this earlier.

I've been very impressed with my tyres but am just about to replace the fronts and can't get the same ones here. Currently looking at Bridgestone Dueler DHPS. Rears still have 4.5mm tread on them at 28000 km and for our roads that's pretty good I think !! (fronts are down to 1.5 which is legal minimum).

Cheers

[Tiggy1]

Sorry I missed this earlier.

I've been very impressed with my tyres but am just about to replace the fronts and can't get the same ones here. Currently looking at Bridgestone Dueler DHPS. Rears still have 4.5mm tread on them at 28000 km and for our roads that's pretty good I think !! (fronts are down to 1.5 which is legal minimum).

Cheers

Hi mate,
no worries, thanks for that. Having trouble getting any takers for an exchange, so might be moot at this stage If/when I do replace them, will probably go for Kumho Ecsta LX Platinum (KU27) - cheaper and more readily available than Michelins, and even seem to get a better review in a lot of cases! I know a lot of guys on the Aus Forums run the KU31 Kumho and seem pretty happy with them.
Cheers

[brad]

i can't understand why people don't rotate their tyres every 10,000-15,000km

[NZTiguan]

i can't understand why people don't rotate their tyres every 10,000-15,000km

So we don't have to buy 4 new ones at a time, simple really !!

Cheers

PS: I've now decided to go to Toyo Open Country A-T tyres as they're far superior in the snow, wet and off-road to the Bridgestones so much more suited to the area we live.

[brad]

So we don't have to buy 4 new ones at a time, simple really !!

Cheers

Meh.
Been there, done that.

It's no fun when the levels of grip are mismatched to the point where no matter what end you put the new tyres on, the handling is still lousy.

[NZTiguan]

Meh.
Been there, done that.

It's no fun when the levels of grip are mismatched to the point where no matter what end you put the new tyres on, the handling is still lousy.

I've still got 4.5mm left on the rears so they're not lacking any traction otherwise I'd be doing all 4.

Cheers

[brad]

I think you just confirmed my point about tyre rotation.

It has nothing to do with remaining tread or "not lacking any traction". More about differing performance attributes, break-away points & characteristics, etc. Even if you has (for instance) brand new Michelins on the rear & brand new Bridgestones on the front, the characteristics can be different enough to turn a nicely balanced vehicle into a bit of a pig.

BTW: If your in NZ then I think you'll find your traffic accident investigation people recommend new tyres on the rear & oldest to the front & have done so for about 15 years.

If you were up near Tauranga then I could put you onto a great guy for tyres & alignments.

[NZTiguan]

I think you just confirmed my point about tyre rotation.

It has nothing to do with remaining tread or "not lacking any traction". More about differing performance attributes, break-away points & characteristics, etc. Even if you has (for instance) brand new Michelins on the rear & brand new Bridgestones on the front, the characteristics can be different enough to turn a nicely balanced vehicle into a bit of a pig.

BTW: If your in NZ then I think you'll find your traffic accident investigation people recommend new tyres on the rear & oldest to the front & have done so for about 15 years.

If you were up near Tauranga then I could put you onto a great guy for tyres & alignments.

If I was running my Tig on the race track rather than the farmer's track I'd agree with you but I've checked with several of the National tyre chains and none of them have seen any issue with either new tyres going on the front or different tyres front and rear, their only concern would be different tyres on the same axle (so to speak). On FWD vehicles I've always fitted new tyres to the front and as the Tig is 90% front 10% rear in standard configuration I'm quite happy that doing the same here is the correct move.

Thanks for your thoughts though, it's always good to get different opinions and ideas.

Cheers

[brad]

If I was running my Tig on the race track rather than the farmer's track I'd agree with you but I've checked with several of the National tyre chains and none of them have seen any issue with either new tyres going on the front or different tyres front and rear, their only concern would be different tyres on the same axle (so to speak). On FWD vehicles I've always fitted new tyres to the front and as the Tig is 90% front 10% rear in standard configuration I'm quite happy that doing the same here is the correct move.

Thanks for your thoughts though, it's always good to get different opinions and ideas.

Cheers

I'm not talking about a race track - just normal motoring. I have a bit of technical & practical background on the subject but here are some other opinions:
Michelin NZ: go to point 6 "rear tyres"
Tirerack USA - possibly they have an idea
New Zealand Transport Agency: Most tyre manufacturers recommend placing the tyres with the best grip and cornering power - new tyres - at the rear, whether the car is front or rear wheel drive.
Kleber Tyres (pirelli & others say similar)
The UK AA
Some random independant

25 years back the practice was new tyres on the front. The change has come about partly because of a ground breaking report done in NZ as a result of lots of Jap imports spearing off the road in single car crashes. This was during the transition from predominantly RWD vehicles to FWD.

I realise there is a point where it just isn't practical to run the best on the rear but it's food for thought.

[vncharan]

I have just got Dunlop sport maxx tt 245/45/19 and after using the car for few days of highway and gravel/sand driving I can confortably suggest to others.

Another plus with using this tyre is it give a 17mm height increase.