Tyres

[Transporter]

I have Cooper tyres on our Touareg and 2 Tiguans. On the Touareg the tread is only 1mm deeper than it was on Michelins. The CS5 Coopers on Tiguans have the same tread depth when new as Hankook tyres had.
Great tyres Coopers, good handling, quiet and long lasting.

[Newair]

Further to the discussion - I changed the Falkens out at 117500km. They gave me 52000ks. By the end they were a bit greasy in the wet. I decided to try the Coopers & they are CS5 Ultra Touring 235/45R18. So far have done 1000 kms - nice & quiet hold the road well. I’m running them @ 40PSI in the warmer months & will up this to 42PSI when it’s cold. Daytime temp under 17*c.


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[Kachingg]

Running Hankook Ventis V12 235/35/19 on my diesel golf alltrack with 121kw and 370nm at the wheels so far i am on 37500ks

I have rotated the fronts to the back at 30k i think i should get 42 to 45k out of the set before needing to get new ones quite happy with that tire life as i do give it a bit

I run them at 36psi

[Newair]

Running Hankook Ventis V12 235/35/19 on my diesel golf alltrack with 121kw and 370nm at the wheels so far i am on 37500ks

I have rotated the fronts to the back at 30k i think i should get 42 to 45k out of the set before needing to get new ones quite happy with that tire life as i do give it a bit

I run them at 36psi

Sounds reasonable


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[Wynnston]

I replaced the P7's @ 55k kms. Now run 245 wide tyres instead of 235 in PS4's

For grip, they are a huge improvement over the P7's, though they do ride a little rougher.

[doc_777]

I replaced the P7's @ 55k kms. Now run 245 wide tyres instead of 235 in PS4's

For grip, they are a huge improvement over the P7's, though they do ride a little rougher.

what brand/model did you go with?

i reckon both my wife’s and my car will be due for hoops within 10k km. Hers are 215/55R17, mine are 245/40R19. Both standard P7 at the moment, considering options.

[Newair]

Tyres

Mastercraft are worth a look at. They are an American tyre. Good road handling & you should get upwards of 60ks distance. Not expensive either.


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[Wynnston]

what brand/model did you go with?

i reckon both my wife’s and my car will be due for hoops within 10k km. Hers are 215/55R17, mine are 245/40R19. Both standard P7 at the moment, considering options.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4.

[doc_777]

Michelin Pilot Sport 4.

cheers mate, thanks. That’s one that was on my shortlist. Would be interested in your thoughts on them with regard to noise

[Jimi]

What are the pros and cons of going for PS4s in 245 rather than 235, which I understand is what the rim is intended for?

Actually most interested in negatives of the 245s - would they do anything weird on the standard Verona rims other than a negligible increase in road noise?

I’ve always felt as though the 235s are a fraction underdone (particularly considering a Tiguan R Line has 255s) but don’t want to fork out thousands for new wheels

[doc_777]

I don’t know the comparative rim sizes, but my Alltrack wolf has 245’s - I reckon they’re juuuuust right

[Wynnston]

What are the pros and cons of going for PS4s in 245 rather than 235, which I understand is what the rim is intended for?

Actually most interested in negatives of the 245s - would they do anything weird on the standard Verona rims other than a negligible increase in road noise?

I’ve always felt as though the 235s are a fraction underdone (particularly considering a Tiguan R Line has 255s) but don’t want to fork out thousands for new wheels

Ride is slightly more twitchy, but that's because of the sidewall build on the PS4's compared to the P7's. They do balloon out ever so slightly but they don't look bad, they fit the rim within spec. I'd have to say road noise is a lot less. Grip is night and day, it is so much better with the PS4's, I feel it improved the handling of the car significantly. 245's will also be a lot cheaper as the 235's are an odd configuration and they don't make as many.

[Just_Westy]

Hey doc how do you think we would go with 245 x 45 x 19 on our cars instead of 40 series. Cheers

[Just_Westy]

I don’t know the comparative rim sizes, but my Alltrack wolf has 245’s - I reckon they’re juuuuust right

The Wolfie's rims are 19 x 8

[Jimi]

Thanks Wynnston, that’s really good info