zxrob Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Right I know this has been discussed a trillion times, yeh, tyres, however My recently aquired zed is gonna be used for touring/posing pleasure, I wont be drifting, spinning it up everywhere, I'm to old and slow for that, so, can you recomend me some hoops that give a good compromise on grip/wear/price Cheers Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Budget? In terms of purely how many miles you will get out of a set per pound, and ignoring the fact that they also happen to be the best road tyre available today, you will not do better than the MPSS. They may cost you 20% more, but they'll give you 50% more miles. That said, if you really can't afford them then you could do worse than the FK453. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 FK 453 would be ideal for your Zed. Got them on mine. Good tyre and recommended on here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 +1 on MPSS, you are looking at an extra £30 per tyre if you look in the right place. They are they much better and you will get more life out them. Worth hurting the pocket in the short term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N9JAH Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 +1 MPSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 FK 453 would be ideal for your Zed. Got them on mine. Good tyre and recommended on here... Falken 453's here, have a lot more grip than the Bridgestone RE050's they replaced 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bems Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 MPSS. No other option IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 FK 453 would be ideal for your Zed. Got them on mine. Good tyre and recommended on here... Falken 453's here, have a lot more grip than the Bridgestone RE050's they replaced Dude, seriously ........ what was wrong with your RE050's? I found them to be miles better than the FK452 and 453, I wouldnt even put them in the same class. Which is hardly surprising given the price difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 That's what I thought! Maybe its because they were on the tread limit and the Falkens aren't. They always seemed very shifty in the wet to me. Then again, im sure the RE040's on the front don't help this, but they never wear down ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph 7 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 What I find interesting is from the link docwra posted yesterday. http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyres-ratings-nhtsa/tyre-ratings-bridgestone.htm Is that the control tyre had a tread wear rating of 100 so a 200 tyre lasts twice a as long Looking at Bridgestone 040 and 050 coming in at a rating of 140. The continental conti sport contacts that I used to have come in at 280. So they will last twice as long as the Bridgestone tyres. The mpss aren't listed in the link. It would interesting to know what they are rated at but it shows that people aren't making up the concept that the last longer as it would seem difficult to put a tyre on the car that wears faster than the bridgestones do. The vred ultracs come in well at 280 as well http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyres-ratings-nhtsa/tyre-ratings-vredestein.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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