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Tyre recommendations
« on: 03 July 2018, 11:50:36 »

Hi what tyres are people using on their Omegas? I'm looking for a set of 225/55/16.
Any recommendations or horror stories welcome!
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #1 on: 03 July 2018, 12:17:43 »

Currently have Accelera winters on my Omega... Ran my 5 Series on them as well, even in summer. No complaints, and cheap too if you buy them now :D

Shopping trolley has Dunlop Blueresponse on it, again with no complaints, but haven't used them on an Omega sized car...
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #2 on: 03 July 2018, 12:18:53 »

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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #3 on: 03 July 2018, 12:49:53 »

Been using Accelleras for years on my Omegas .   The older Alphas getting hard to find now it seems.  So gone over to Ph i  R 's    just as good if not better.  IMO  :P

However this being a tyre thread  . . .expect negatives on these from the purists who will not spend much less than a £100 a corner  ::)

Accelleras are as good a  budget tyre as you will find & suit the omega well . . . .only my opinion though  . ..

and what do I know    ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #4 on: 03 July 2018, 13:23:32 »

Oh, a tyre thread. Wheres me popcorn.  ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 03 July 2018, 13:38:28 »

Been using Accelleras for years on my Omegas .   The older Alphas getting hard to find now it seems.  So gone over to Ph i  R 's    just as good if not better.  IMO  :P

However this being a tyre thread  . . .expect negatives on these from the purists who will not spend much less than a £100 a corner  ::)

Accelleras are as good a  budget tyre as you will find & suit the omega well . . . .only my opinion though  . ..

and what do I know    ;D ;D ;D ;D
At £40 a corner, you can buy far, far worse  ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 03 July 2018, 14:29:49 »

Oh, a tyre thread. Wheres me popcorn.  ;D

OP  is a newbie Albs  . . .and only seeking advice,     give him a chance to learn that tyre threads on here  are long winded , boring & everyone & his dog has their own preference  ::) ::)   sure he will understand  ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #7 on: 03 July 2018, 17:50:30 »

Depends what you want. Something black and round, to get through an MOT, buy the cheapest shit you can, but do avoid Autogrip, as they will kill you after you've pulled a couple of mm off them.

If you want something that actually grips well, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 are my tyre of choice on the Omega, hence its what TBE sits on all round. Good from new all the way to the legal limit, and a completely different league universe to the budgets. Wrong side of £100 in 18" form though, probably under £100 in 17". No idea able that odd 225/55/16 size, which was always less common, so might bump price up.

In the mid range, Kuhmo Ecsta Sport (31 currently IIRC) is a good tyre, though lacks feedback if you like to drive in a spirited manor, but better than the budgets by some margin...   ...but pricey, so I'd pay the bit extra for the PS4
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #8 on: 03 July 2018, 17:59:33 »

As to horror stories (on Omegas):

Autogrip. The only way to lose a car at walking pace around a roundabout. Every time. Consistently.

Goodyear Eagle F1 Assym2. Midrange grip and premium price. Had 3 tyres fail out of the 6 I bought.

Continental Sport Contact 5. Hopeless, but fortunately completely worn at 3000 miles.

Avon ZZ3 or ZV3 (memory escapes me). Predictable, very, very predictable, but reasonably low grip, and bald at 4000 miles. But it was a fun 4000 miles. Opps.

Michelin PS2 and PS3. Great when new, poor grip when old, but last a lifetime. Used to scare the bejesus out of me.

Dunlop SportMaxx RT/RT2. Earlier ones were better than later ones which were disappointing. Like all recent Dunlops, grip levels fall off a cliff at around 3.5mm
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #9 on: 03 July 2018, 22:05:08 »

225/55/16 is far from an 'odd size'

Found on E39 5 series as a standard size, likewise various current Mercedes on 16" wheels ::)

The Accelera Phi are a reasonable midrange tyre for budget money... As per my link, for £40 a corner you cannot go wrong ;)
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #10 on: 03 July 2018, 23:34:48 »

I know tyre threads cable a nightmare! When I bought the R26 it had mismatched Chinese tyres so I thought ' I'd better change them asap '
 They stayed for 12 months and I really couldn't fault them . I recently put a set of Michelin ps4s on and yes they're better but it isn't night and day!
Is like something budget / mid range which is quiet and smooth riding. I've heard good reviews about three a tyres but I'd rather go with a recommendation from an Omega owner.
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #11 on: 04 July 2018, 00:54:48 »

I fitted Landsail tyres to my 2.2 Omega, not bad for the price they’re a bit soft so don’t last long but you can’t have everything, however I have Federal RSR 595 fitted to the Evo, they are very good and re not too bad in the rain, they are a semislick  tyre mind.
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #12 on: 04 July 2018, 07:01:17 »

I go for whatever wet grip A I can get at a decent price. It rains a lot in the UK. I do 20K plus a year mostly on wet motorways. Uniroyal Rainsports on currently.  Not cheap but last pair on the front lasted at least a year. 
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Re: Tyre recommendations
« Reply #13 on: 04 July 2018, 07:43:44 »

Wouldn't normally contribute to a tyre thread as we do all have our own choices but having had experience of accelera and landsail tyres on the Omega, I thought I'd chip in.

The acceleras were passable for something cheap to get through on MOT but chirped around every mini-roundabout and slow sharp turn particularly in the hot weather - got really annoying after a while
The Landsails were truly awful and the only tyres I have felt blessed by getting an irreparable puncture in. Wet weather grip was particularly dangerous.

Currently using Fuldas (owned by Goodyear) and have found them to be perfectly OK.

This is a useful link to see which companies own which brands http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/who-owns-what-tyre-
brands.htm

I still have an original tyre from 2003, not on the car as that would be dangerous. The OE fitment at the time was Firestone.
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« Reply #14 on: 04 July 2018, 10:56:15 »

I've seen uniroyal rainsport 3s on Camskill at £80 for a 99y or £67 for 95y load ratings.  Do we need 99y on our cars?
Only thing about those are they're very soft compound and don't last that long. I'll look online for some of the tyres recommended above.
Acceleras at £40 are great value. I know a decent tyre fitters that wil fit customer supplied tyres.

I also had Goodyear assy 2s on a clit 182. That car was all about cornering and the sidewalls were so soft it really spoilt the turn in. The previous budgets were better ( for that application )
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