View Full Version : Change of rubber soon
Tony Churly
01-07-2001, 10:55
Have been watching the way my cupra chews up its tyres and starting to think of what to replace the fronts with. Has anyone any experience of alternatives to the factory fit. It uses the same size as my Elise does on the rear and on that I have gone from P Zeros through Yoko 539 to Bridgestone SO2's whith little change in grip but much improved wet handling and no loss of dry grip.
Anyone tried alternatives?
TC
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leonvt2001
02-07-2001, 08:34
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tony Churly:
Anyone tried alternatives?
TC
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Mine came with Continentals from new (import), which I am very pleased with - no sign of appreciable wear after 5000 miles and seems to handle well both wet and dry, although I have nothing to compare with. I'll probably get the same again when these wear out - may be worth a look.
Steve
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I've heard from a few peeps that Toyo Proxes (T1-S I think from memory) are sticky as sticky sh!t and good value as well...
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by leonvt2001:
no sign of appreciable wear after 5000 miles
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Well then you're not driving it hard enough!
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Cheers
andy
leonvt2001
04-07-2001, 12:09
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by djawol:
Well then you're not driving it hard enough!
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Cheers
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Yeah, I know - it's a bit difficult to chuck it around when you've got a 4 month old baby in the car :-(
Steve
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