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Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« on: 08 August 2009, 13:38:13 »
The tyres on my Omega were ok, worn down to about 3mm but were of a brand id not really heard of (Riken) and worst of all, they had an ugly tread pattern!  :D ::) :P

Decided to treat myself to 4 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrics from Mytyres.co.uk (£450 total fitted) and WOW, what a difference!

The car is so much quieter now, not that it was noisy to start, the car feels a lot crisper on the road too, i would imagine they will take a few hundred miles to bed in, but im very happy indeed!

I decided on the Goodyears after all the positive reviews about them, i know tyres are a very personal thing but i would highly recommend :)  :y
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #1 on: 08 August 2009, 14:20:03 »
Allthought Goodyear make excellent Tyres I personally went off them after a bad exsperiance with them in the 80's

I had a Sylvia Turbo from new and wore the back tyres out in 4000 miles (On Warranty) so I was offered BF Goodrich or Goodyear Eagles in replacement of the knackered Dunlop D86 that where the original factory fitted rubber.

I bypassed the BFG's as I felt they were probably suited to American muscle cars for straight line dragging rather than for the bends and performance handling (in it's day)  I went for the Eagles but was so disappointed in them after finding they were so hard and unsuitable for that car that sadly I have never given them annother glance in mean time.

Now 25  years on maybe it's time to give them a try, technology has changed and your post regards the F1's make me feel they are worth investing in.

But it would also be nice to know what other top brands compare with them like bridgestone, Yokaohma, vreidstein etc etc.
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #2 on: 08 August 2009, 14:49:53 »
Not sure if this link will work for you, if it does, check it out

http://www.evo.magazine.co.uk/download.pdf?s_id=7
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #3 on: 08 August 2009, 15:26:35 »
Interesting.  Not read it in detail. but looked at each of the results.

must admit, if I were ina tryre shop and looking at the tread patterns I would have consider the vreidsteins.  Which is a bad way to pick something I know.
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #4 on: 08 August 2009, 15:30:04 »
Its an important feature, and the tyre companies know this too  ;)

Its amazing how many copies of branded tyre patterns there are out there, if you have a look on mytyre.co.uk you can get carbon copies of almost any branded design out there from a chinese tyre, cant say that i would put £50 tyres on my mig though.

What was shocking from that test was the braking distance in the wet between the first place (Goodyear) and last place (Yokahama) - take a look!  :o From 55mph the difference was 11m!!!
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #5 on: 08 August 2009, 15:31:31 »
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Its an important feature, and the tyre companies know this too  ;)

Its amazing how many copies of branded tyre patterns there are out there, if you have a look on mytyre.co.uk you can get carbon copies of almost any branded design out there from a chinese tyre, cant say that i would put £50 tyres on my mig though.

What was shocking from that test was the braking distance in the wet between the first place (Goodyear) and last place (Yokahama) - take a look!  :o


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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #6 on: 09 August 2009, 23:09:10 »
Info on things like stopping distances amazes me, I would have never thought is would be so different. I was also shocked to find the age of the rubber makes so much difference. Good article.
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #7 on: 09 August 2009, 23:25:52 »
Why is it that that a bald tyre takes longer to slow you down  even in the dry ?
I mean more surface in contact withthe road should mean quicker stopping distances right  ?
I understand the reasons for the above in the wet btw

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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #8 on: 10 August 2009, 08:30:41 »
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Why is it that that a bald tyre takes longer to slow you down  even in the dry ?
I mean more surface in contact withthe road should mean quicker stopping distances right  ?
I understand the reasons for the above in the wet btw

Doug
Obviously something in the tyre's design make it degrade when tread is low. No idea what though.  I know my new tyres have significantly more grip than the knackered ones I removed last week (same brand/model), even in the dry.
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #9 on: 11 August 2009, 10:00:27 »
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Why is it that that a bald tyre takes longer to slow you down  even in the dry ?
I mean more surface in contact withthe road should mean quicker stopping distances right  ?
I understand the reasons for the above in the wet btw

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Obviously something in the tyre's design make it degrade when tread is low. No idea what though.  I know my new tyres have significantly more grip than the knackered ones I removed last week (same brand/model), even in the dry.

yep..the manufacturers make the tread surfaces softer for better grip but when the treads become low they become harder to keep the tread depth for a longer time which effectively decreases the grip..

And also all tires have a shelf life... and their chemical compunds are effected by environment pollutants..
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Re: Hard to believe what a difference new tyres make
« Reply #10 on: 11 August 2009, 12:27:30 »
Mine were manufactured 07/09 and 08/09, so nice and fresh!
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