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[D]

Standard 17 Elite alloys on 3.2 Elite with LPG. GY F1 assym 2 XL

Cannot really complain except for the fact that they are quite noisy, esp over poorer surfaces. About 6k on them so far. No experience in the size you ask for though, so may be useless to you.

[YZ250]

i liked the dulops on my mig never gave me any trouble and im not the slowest driver out there but the goodyears were hopeles only did 2000 miles before i took them off and gave them to my brother woulnt go in a straight line broke away on bendr in the wet & dry the last set i had wre coopers they wernt bad at all considering they were half the price of the dunlops  did about30000 miles on the last set of dunlops a good tyre as far as  im concerned

No real problems with them here.    I admit that they are knocked off course by raised white lines, but no issues with them generally.    They stop well in the wet and dry and certainly don't give me any concerns at speed. I find they behave well in the lorry ruts when I'm towing so I'm happy enough with them.  Mine are 17's though.
We now have varying opinions on the same tyre so I'm not sure this is going anywhere.    Is the same tyre acting differently on different Omega's? 

Mine are 235/45/17 Extra Load 97Y.
Plies Sidewall 1 Polyester Tread,
1Polyester + 2 Steel + 1 Polyamide.

[dbug]

Not a lot of help on 18s Jaime

Guess you dont want to be a pioneer again

[TheBoy]

Not a lot of help on 18s Jaime

Guess you dont want to be a pioneer again

Too frekkin' right, Dbug.  I know its impossible to say, but can't imagine that 235/45/17 and 235/40/18 would be massively different, so if a tyre works on Omega on 17", should it be drastically worse on 18"?

YZ250 - thanks, I may have to pop over if I get time . Time may be against me though, sadly.


I was asking about people's experience on Omegas, but its skewed off course with more pointless quotes from the Internet. As I said at the beginning, I couldn't give a shit about what is written about a tyre elsewhere on the Internet. Listened to that crap before, got the £700 bill, found out they were utter shite, and need to get them off the car. Now. Without going over well trodden ground, we know that tyre reviews mean absolutely jack all when it comes to what works well on the Omega. Therefore, I really am not interested in heresay and other 'dangle berries'. I am only interested in what works on the Omega.

In case that in unclear, I am only interested in what works on the Omega.

Thanks.

[feeutfo]

Standard 17 Elite alloys on 3.2 Elite with LPG. GY F1 assym 2 XL

Cannot really complain except for the fact that they are quite noisy, esp over poorer surfaces. About 6k on them so far. No experience in the size you ask for though, so may be useless to you.

Could you post the size, speed and load ratings D, if you get a mo.

[cem_devecioglu]

Not a lot of help on 18s Jaime

Guess you dont want to be a pioneer again

Too frekkin' right, Dbug.  I know its impossible to say, but can't imagine that 235/45/17 and 235/40/18 would be massively different, so if a tyre works on Omega on 17", should it be drastically worse on 18"?

YZ250 - thanks, I may have to pop over if I get time . Time may be against me though, sadly.


I was asking about people's experience on Omegas, but its skewed off course with more pointless quotes from the Internet. As I said at the beginning, I couldn't give a shit about what is written about a tyre elsewhere on the Internet. Listened to that crap before, got the £700 bill, found out they were utter shite, and need to get them off the car. Now. Without going over well trodden ground, we know that tyre reviews mean absolutely jack all when it comes to what works well on the Omega. Therefore, I really am not interested in heresay and other 'dangle berries'. I am only interested in what works on the Omega.

In case that in unclear, I am only interested in what works on the Omega.

Thanks.

the quotes from internet was about their chemical compounds and historical change which I thought was interesting..
 
thanks.. from now on I wont share anything about them

[TheBoy]

the quotes from internet was about their chemical compounds and historical change which I thought was interesting..
 
thanks.. from now on I wont share anything about them

Not saying they wasn't. Why not start a thread about it

This thread is about what tyres are proven to work for people like me (ie, Omega driver).  Time is of the essence, so I need to keep it on topic.

[STMO123]

Just to add my tuppence worth here, not that I'm interested you understand, every omega in the land will behave differently even on the same tyres. There are too many variables in the suspension and geometry. Every car will be slightly different, unless you've all been to WIM on the same say.

[TheBoy]

Just to add my tuppence worth here, not that I'm interested you understand, every omega in the land will behave differently even on the same tyres. There are too many variables in the suspension and geometry. Every car will be slightly different, unless you've all been to WIM on the same say.

A valid point, but I suspect there is a good proportion of members with a good, well maintained, tight chassis, running WIM settings.

[STMO123]

Bowlocks..I'm right.
This fact, of course, renders all of Gixers rantings null and void. 

[feeutfo]

Sniff sniff... There's that smell of wee again.  


Being fair, its almost impossible to understand this problem unless its been experience first hand. It is VERY difficult to accept that a tyre can possibly cause the issues TB is seeing. But it is. It's been proved, and we need to learn from it. That means moving forward and thinking differently, as what we all thought we knew about this issue doesn't cover it. Sadly.

This could happen to any member here remember.

[TheBoy]

Sniff sniff... There's that smell of wee again.  


Being fair, its almost impossible to understand this problem unless its been experience first hand. It is VERY difficult to accept that a tyre can possibly cause the issues TB is seeing. But it is. It's been proved, and we need to learn from it. That means moving forward and thinking differently, as what we all thought we knew about this issue doesn't cover it. Sadly.

This could happen to any member here remember.

Given the hugely expensive mistake of the SC5s, I'm beyond the thinking about why at the moment, my immediate concern is just some comments on what will work for me, by members who have personal experience of the tyre on an Omega.

There has been some good come out of this saga:
1) We know that SC5s are wholly unsuitable for the Omega
2) The mistake is short lived
Shame it's cost me an awful lot of money to find this out   

[STMO123]

Sniff sniff... There's that smell of wee again.  


Being fair, its almost impossible to understand this problem unless its been experience first hand. It is VERY difficult to accept that a tyre can possibly cause the issues TB is seeing. But it is. It's been proved, and we need to learn from it. That means moving forward and thinking differently, as what we all thought we knew about this issue doesn't cover it. Sadly.

This could happen to any member here remember.

Null and void Gayboy.

[feeutfo]

Sniff sniff... There's that smell of wee again.  


Being fair, its almost impossible to understand this problem unless its been experience first hand. It is VERY difficult to accept that a tyre can possibly cause the issues TB is seeing. But it is. It's been proved, and we need to learn from it. That means moving forward and thinking differently, as what we all thought we knew about this issue doesn't cover it. Sadly.

This could happen to any member here remember.

Null and void Gayboy.

The worst set up omega I've ever driven, with worn tyres, and various faults, doesn't behave as badly as a well set up car with no faults and sc5 fitted.


I have some nice part worn sc3 mo 18 that work.

[dbug]

Best advice Jaime - go forward with a tyre that works ok on Omegas, preferably on both 16" & 17" rims (in the absence of +ve data on 18"s).  Aim for 95+ load rating and be prepared to "play about" with tyre pressures.

This is "damage limitation"

But ffs why is the Omega so borderline with tyres?  Many, many owners just go to their local tyre centre and buy "reasonably priced" tyres and don't experience issues with wandering.  Accept that SC5s dodgy on Omegas, but don't accept that the majority of other makes also cause wandering on Omegas.  Don't see or hear of owners of other make cars having a big issue with wandering.  Maybe certain people are searching for the "holy grail"   Fraid its becoming obsessive now.