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Due to the alignment issues I've had with my R36 I've been up for new tyres sooner than expected at 17,000kms. For those that don't know, the front end of the car is permanently set to 1 degree negative camber and for some stupid reason mine also had 4mm of toe out from factory. When I rotated the tyres to try and salvage some more life out of the fronts the guy I had do my wheel alignment went against my wishes and attempted to fix my rear wheels (even though it was fine). His attempt at fixing them were to change from 0 degree camber to 4 degree's negative camber absolutely destroying what was left of my PS2's. I've since been to Heasemens Suspension and got the front end changed to 0 toe, and rear changed back to 0 degree's camber. My problems didn't end there....
Thank's to Michelin Australia's absolutely pathetic stock controllers I have had to move away from my beloved PS2's as there were none available in the country from any tyre dealer. So I went shopping and I read some fantastic reviews on several tyres like the Pirelli P Zero, Continental Sport Contact 3 but the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric stood out in every test including comparo's with the Michelin PS2's.
After fitting and scrubbing the tyres in I can say they are good tyres, but definitely nowhere near as good as the PS2. I've driven in all conditions including dry, damp, soaked and icy roads) and infact they are a big dissapointment compared to the PS2. The car has changed it's dynamic with turn in not as precise, understeer re-appearing on corner exits till power transfers to the rear, they screech on the limit and are louder than PS2's at hwy speeds.
After getting over my initial dissapointment with going backwards in handling I got used to the tyres and stayed within their limits which are far greater than the super crap standard Dunlop SP01's. Wet & dry performance is identical, am still able to double the recommended corner speeds in the wet (still staying within the legal speed limit of course). To be driven hard the stability control needs to be turned off as it cuts in too often, never had that problem when running the PS2's.
So if you want to improve the handling of your R36 but don't want to pay the ~$600 per corner for the PS2's (or can't wait for stock to come in) grab some Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetrics @ $400 a corner.
For me I will going back to PS2's, even if I have to import them myself.
Due to the alignment issues I've had with my R36 I've been up for new tyres sooner than expected at 17,000kms. For those that don't know, the front end of the car is permanently set to 1 degree negative camber and for some stupid reason mine also had 4mm of toe out from factory. When I rotated the tyres to try and salvage some more life out of the fronts the guy I had do my wheel alignment went against my wishes and attempted to fix my rear wheels (even though it was fine). His attempt at fixing them were to change from 0 degree camber to 4 degree's negative camber absolutely destroying what was left of my PS2's. I've since been to Heasemens Suspension and got the front end changed to 0 toe, and rear changed back to 0 degree's camber. My problems didn't end there....
Thank's to Michelin Australia's absolutely pathetic stock controllers I have had to move away from my beloved PS2's as there were none available in the country from any tyre dealer. So I went shopping and I read some fantastic reviews on several tyres like the Pirelli P Zero, Continental Sport Contact 3 but the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric stood out in every test including comparo's with the Michelin PS2's.
After fitting and scrubbing the tyres in I can say they are good tyres, but definitely nowhere near as good as the PS2. I've driven in all conditions including dry, damp, soaked and icy roads) and infact they are a big dissapointment compared to the PS2. The car has changed it's dynamic with turn in not as precise, understeer re-appearing on corner exits till power transfers to the rear, they screech on the limit and are louder than PS2's at hwy speeds.
After getting over my initial dissapointment with going backwards in handling I got used to the tyres and stayed within their limits which are far greater than the super crap standard Dunlop SP01's. Wet & dry performance is identical, am still able to double the recommended corner speeds in the wet (still staying within the legal speed limit of course). To be driven hard the stability control needs to be turned off as it cuts in too often, never had that problem when running the PS2's.
So if you want to improve the handling of your R36 but don't want to pay the ~$600 per corner for the PS2's (or can't wait for stock to come in) grab some Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetrics @ $400 a corner.
For me I will going back to PS2's, even if I have to import them myself.
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