REPLACEMENT TYRES
 

Hi Guys,

I'm looking at replacing my tyres(16" YOKOHAMA dB E70) which have recently done about 55000KM.

Could you please recommend a good replacement tyre and supplier in Johannesburg.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Regards

LBA86 :burnrubber:

there are a couple of recommendations on the "suppliers thread" in the SA section...

Thanks a million for that...........would you mind sending me a link to the SA supplier site.....i'm having difficulty navigating the site.

Thanks a million!

I replaced mine at about 53000km with Yokohama dB V550's from Tiger Wheel and Tyre on special at about R800 each a while back. A little bit more predictable than the E70's were but nearly 20000km in no sign of any issues... Depends on how much grip you want... :bonk:

Bridgestone RE002 were very good on mine. I did a write up a while ago comparing some tires I've used on the 86 on this forum. NFI on how to find it though.

I want to cry...
I don't think I've ever had 50,000kms out of a set of tyres, ever, in 45 years.

With my 86, I'm on my 7th set of tyres in 70,000kms, and wondering what to try next, because what I got now is rapidly heading towards end of life.

Maybe I need driving lessons - @Vic_RSA what you doing this weekend? :)

As said before, it depends how much grip you want. If you were happy with the standard tyre why not put them on again?

I'm on 48000km on my standard Michelin Primacy's and it looks like they still have around 50% tread left. :eyebulge: For the track I managed to source a set of semi's so when the time comes to replace the street tyres I'll just replace them with the standard tyre.

I'm 40,000k in on the std tyres too.
@Fisheagle ... you're lucky.

I got about 3-400km out of a back tyre and MAYBE 800km out of a front depending on the track conditions when I was racing.... aaaaand... hence the reason I don't anymore (Just too expensive for R3000 rubber that lasted 1 day!)
@LBA86 - click on this...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97067

Feel free to add to it if you manage to track down any other good suppliers in SA - our choices are much more limited than the EU or USA.

So we all use our cars differently. If you are getting 55k from tyres you probably don't neet the grip of Michelin Sport Cup 2's.

How about Primacy 3 (R1.3k each) or Conti SportContact 2 (R1k Each)

No real performance tyres available in 16s, and most of them are relatively cheap, so might as well buy the best if they last that long.

THANKS GUYS!! REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS!

RE002 FTMFW!!!!!! I don't even care how long they'd last, they're awesome.

This is true and I agree (mostly), but more grip is also safer.
The stock tyres on mine have only lasted cos I do the daily traffic runs :barf: otherwise they'd have been a lot more abused by now.

And of course increasing power would mean more grip is probably a good idea.

But yeah - 'race tyres' on the road would be a bit of a waste.

True, but nothing grippy widely available in that size.

Better than PS4's?

Tyres
 

Hi Guys,

Looking at replacing the Michelin HP 215/45/R17 with Dunlop Sumitomo ZIII. Anyone got experience with this tyre. Picked it up at a good price compared to the R1960 each (:bonk:) for the Michelins.

'Picked' or 'picking it up' ?
Did you already buy the Dunlops?

What's important to you in a tyre?

Long lasting?
Minimal grip? (Similar to the Primacy)
Strong dry grip (Eg. Potenza RE002)
Strong wet grip (Eg. Michelin PS4's)

Quoted price was R800 per tyre for the Dunlop....so have not purchased yet...looking for slightly better grip than the primacy....many s2ks using the Dunlop z3....

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I know the primacy does not grip well in the wet.....not sure about the z3 sumitomo

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Are you checking for 225/45/17's?

You can compare prices here:
http://www.errolstyres.co.za/

Most people that I know who changed tyres went for Potenza RE002's (Approx R1300 per tyre) or Michelin Pilot sports which has immense grip in dry and wet.

+100000000000

Excellent tyres on road and track.

225/45R17 Bridgestone RE002's are currently on special at Errols for R1244
You can't do better than that :)
http://www.errolstyres.co.za/tyre/br...002/6596/21730

I'd ask myself why they're SO cheap...
R800 each seems rly low.

It's Sumitomo, not "Dunlop Sumitomo", the fact that they share parents doesn't make them Dunlops.

They could be good but then they're probably good for your average family sedan, I wouldn't fit them on my 86.

Well according to tirerack, the sumitomo z3 sound similar to the Pirelli cinturato p7 which are on my auris , also in the R800-R1000 per tire in 205/55/16. The cinturato are decent for the daily drive, seems to handles the wet a bit better than the primacy (different cars so probably going different speeds). A shame the auris wheels don't fit 86 cause I wanted to swop wheels just to try it out. Normally ppl say to buy best tires you can afford, nothing wrong with value options either as long not under tyred.

That's odd because I've had P7 Cinturato on my car and they were absolutely horrible. Less grip than the standard Michelins but also a lot less progressive and less predictable. :eyebulge:

What works on one car wouldn't necessarily work on another, plus we're talking FWD vs RWD. Fact remains that the 86 is a fairly tail happy RWD car and VSC can only do so much. Don't cut corners when it comes to safety, no pun intended. :D

Yeah you are absolutely right about different tyres on different cars. @jarnoh, keen to hear what you go for and review of those tyres.

That's why, if you ask people with experience on this platform what their advice is, listen.

Bang for buck, RE002 punch way above their price.

Thanks for the advice guys....really appreciate it....i have read all the input on this and at the end of the day I have done nearly 45000km on the standard michelins....so I have decided to stick to the standard tyre....better safe than sorry especially if I want to change all 4. Just means I need to drive carefully in the wet....I will price the RE002 and then decide between the standard tyre and the bridgestone.....thanks for all your input!

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RE002's - R1244 ea at Errols plus optional insurance R136.84 plus shipping to Cape Town R497.28 = R5610.12. Obviously you'll have to pay for fitment and balancing.

If you price RE002's locally, then try Supa Quick - they're dinkum Bridgestone agents and will probably give you a better price than anyone else. And always negotiate prices for tyres - you'll be surprised how much slack they can give you when they want to. And if they won't budge on tyre price, then negotiate the fitment and balancing costs. :)

PS4 have just launched so I don't know. RE002 is about 65% of the price and they've got the same tread wear rating so you'd need to weigh up the pros and cons.

:eek: ended up buying 225/45/R17 primacy 3.....lol

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See you back here in 50000 km :)