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by **misterbishi** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:32 am

CJ wrote:
Myfeckin FTO wrote:Vredestein Ultrac

What ever you do, don't penny-pinch on tyres (especially if you're prone to spirited driving).

CJ

Could'nt agree more, I got triangle tallon/ tallon triangle.. (christ knows which way around this goes) as part of a package deal with the wheels!

Never again! avoid these tyres at all costs, there just about passable in the dry but no grip/confidence in the wet at all!

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:54 am

checked yesterday my local garage.
they don't do Ultracs and they asked 195 eur per corner for the P Zero's . that's rubber only :shock:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:33 am

Seb I thought you were going to get a pair from Camskill?

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:26 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:Seb I thought you were going to get a pair from Camskill?

i did say as well that i will do a price comparrison eiretyres/camskill/dtas/local garrage

so far camskill is in the lead

by **LSpec** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:17 pm

I tried this tires...

dunlop direzza 101z
and bridgestone re050

I love the re050...

by CJ » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:19 pm

LSpec wrote:I love the re050...

Whats the wet grip like on the RE05Os? The RE040s fitted as standard to the RX-8 are questionable in the wet....

CJ

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:23 pm

prices went UP since January !!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:18 pm

CJ wrote:
LSpec wrote:I love the re050...

Whats the wet grip like on the RE05Os? The RE040s fitted as standard to the RX-8 are questionable in the wet....

CJ

No comparison between RE040's and RE050's - the RE050's are miles better wet or dry. Had RE050's on the FTO and when I bought my last Zed I changed from RE040's to RE050's. Chalk and cheese IMO.

by **gary d** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:29 pm

Don't know if these are available in the size your lookin for but, I had yokohama A539's on my last car and tought they were excellent . wear was an issue but this is a tradeoff your allways gonna get with sticky rubber! Had TOYO proxes TR1S before that would recommend theese also.

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:09 pm

went for TOYO's in the end , si far so good , very grippy in the dry. Will see in the wet .

Ordered them from Camskill as it was the cheapest option .
Fitting was 30 quid (+balanced) for 2 tyres and it was BY FAR the cheapest option (tyres +delivery+balance+fitting =210 eur , 80 euro cheaper than the cheapest quote i got out of 4 tyre fitting garages !! )

after shopping around for tyres i had to go from one garage to another to get them fitted :roll:

my local garage where they initialy said they will fit even if i dont buy from them , when they saw that i purchased from the net they said they wouldnt fit them .went to Fast Fit - NO,Atlas just near southside motor factors , guys there said NO , then just around the corner there was a small garage they said 40 quid but .... :evil:

eventually i went to JFK tyres just near tuning factory.
very helpful crowd. charged me 30 quid and job was done professionally in 10 mins and they even said what good of a choice it was and asked me if i got them from camskill..

it's really unbelievable you cannot fit your own tyres at any tyre place

in the end ..happy days

by **Bernard** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:47 pm

It looks like the recession hasn't hit some people yet!!

Give them a couple of months and I bet they'll be more helpful.

by **Kace** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:12 pm

Isn't is doubly unbelievable that you can buy tyres on the net from the UK AND have them shipped for cheaper than you can buy them here :shock:

Companies here should really cop on to themselves....

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:33 pm

there used to be a link on Eiretyres that would give you a list of places that'll fit tyres they haven't supplied themselves..

as far as I remember DTAS was on the list..

by CJ » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:43 am

Kace wrote:Companies here should really cop on to themselves....

+1

by **Aido C** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:06 pm

I'm getting Vredestein Ultrac off Discount Tyres in Blanch. They are €125 including fitting. They don't carry them in stock but they will order them in for you. Just ask for Rob. Eiretyres are doing Vredestein Ultrac for €122 at the moment (doesn't include fitting).

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:09 pm

Aido.. Rob is the man to speak to you're right..

I go there so often now that he waves at me when he spots me in traffic.. nuts..

Nice guy and if you mention the fto discount he knocks a few bob off.

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:43 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:Aido.. Rob is the man to speak to you're right..

I go there so often now that he waves at me when he spots me in traffic.. nuts..

Nice guy and if you mention the fto discount he knocks a few bob off.

TRUE

they are a site partener
http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2 ... php?t=8845

Unfortunately for me wasn't to handy to go to them because of working hours

by **Aido C** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:05 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:I go there so often now that he waves at me when he spots me in traffic.. nuts..

Muad you must eat through your tyres if he recognises you that well :lol:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:20 pm

lol - i guess i do... yeah.. :-)

I just live far away from where I work and have to drive on roads that are made by people who shouldn't be allowed to lick stamps..

by **Bernard** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:27 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:made by people who shouldn't be allowed to lick stamps..

Very good

by **mark** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:59 pm

I personally wouldn't touch Toyos again. Had a set on the FTO, amazing wet grip for a short while then it just went (grip) with loads of thread left. Lots of road noise and they are a 'slow' tyre.
Also had Federal SS595's and not great, cheap worth spending the extra money on something else!
Bought the RX7 and a new set of Toyos were on the back- the 'improved' version, 7k kms in, grip is crap in the wet and now spinning wheels in 2nd in dry!
Just put on some Pirelli P Zero Rosso's

at 150 each all in, I'll keep you posted but I know they'll be better!

by CJ » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:10 pm

mark wrote:I personally wouldn't touch Toyos again. Had a set on the FTO, amazing wet grip for a short while then it just went (grip) with loads of thread left

What model of Toyos Mark, T1-S or T1-R? I had a set of the latter on the VR-4 and I found them a great all rounder.

CJ

by **mark** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:33 pm

T1-Rs dude

by **finers** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:25 pm

Tore one of my tyres today on a country pothole!!, and it was one of the good front ones:(, i was running 215/40/17 Dunlop sp sport fm901, can't really judge them as they were on the FTO when i got it, seem crap in the wet.

Am thinking about going for GOODYEAR F1 GSD3 EAGLE GOODYEAR F 1 GSD 3 - 215/40R17 83W TL, i take it these will fit and are half decent as there doesn't seem to be load of choice for my setup, and im a complete Novice when it comes to tyres, any help would be great!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:40 am

finers wrote:...............Am thinking about going for GOODYEAR F1 GSD3 EAGLE GOODYEAR F 1 GSD 3 - 215/40R17 83W TL, i take it these will fit and are half decent as there doesn't seem to be load of choice for my setup, and im a complete Novice when it comes to tyres, any help would be great!

The GSD3's are a very good tyre (even though they have since been superceded) and you have the correct size there though if I were you and I was replacing an entire set I'd be going for a slight increase in profile to 215/45 17 for reasons of ride comfort and looks (fills the arches better).The other markings just relate to load and speed rating (w is rated to 168mph) and TL just means tubeless.

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