My two initial thoughts:

Why is one tire bald? Did you have your alignment checked?

Secondly, I would fit the new tires to the front.

 

My two initial thoughts:

Why is one tire bald? Did you have your alignment checked?

Secondly, I would fit the new tires to the front.

it was not completely bald.. just uneven and enough is past the legal limit...

the other side has about 2.5mm on it so squeaked through...

I always put my new tyres on the front - and imo opinion even more important not to use different tread patterns...

what do you keep in your spare wheel well instead then?

me personally would sort it as a spare even on a steel rim.

Then buy a pair of tyres of your choice toyo T1-S are my choice of the moment.

Last thought when you say budget what brand are we talking?

As some of them are not to bad and it would maybe be worth buying another matching one and shoving them on the front and see how long they last!

if its anything like the Kuhmo's i had on mine they went on for ever and ever and but overall where not the worst tyres i've fortuity to have driven on!

The worst been a set of 6Jx10" Mabor General's on my first mini let just say they made better water ski's than tyres in the wet lol!

Cheers Mark.

In my wheel well i have some emergency water, traingle.. footpump.. kitchen roll.. sunglasses.. and lump of polystyrene.

Lacking a wheel shaped object

I have no idea what they are - i did not look that closely... but they are £50, so i am not expecting a miracle.

If i had got a pair done i would do exactly as you say. With hindsight might have been the cheapest\most sensible option for me....

I usually go with BFGoodriches - the wet\dry grip is good and wear i find pretty good too, with not too much road noise or tramlining. also were only £86 a corner last time i got them changed..

That said enough reviews seem to suggest giving the toyo's a go - just a case of which i can get my hands on i recon

I have had cheap tyres on my previous cars, and i am really dubious of sticking cheap ones on mine, i managed to scrub a number of sets before - while also having worrying handling characteristics at times...

maybe having little 15" wheels with stupid high sidewalls did not help

I did think about getting a steely, might still do that - keep the tyre when i get them swapped and source one later

decisions decisions

Cheers,

Pete

 

what do you keep in your spare wheel well instead then?

me personally would sort it as a spare even on a steel rim.

Then buy a pair of tyres of your choice toyo T1-S are my choice of the moment.

Last thought when you say budget what brand are we talking?

As some of them are not to bad and it would maybe be worth buying another matching one and shoving them on the front and see how long they last!

if its anything like the Kuhmo's i had on mine they went on for ever and ever and but overall where not the worst tyres i've fortuity to have driven on!

The worst been a set of 6Jx10" Mabor General's on my first mini let just say they made better water ski's than tyres in the wet lol!

Cheers Mark.

 

I had Toyo and really liked them and will buy them on my next set. At the moment, I have a set of Goodyear F1s, which give massive amounts of grip. However, I am starting to think that they are too soft. I seem to be the only one complaining about too much torque, particularly in the low rev range. Perhaps a bit harder tires would help elivate some of my problem.

 

A full set of T1-R's which are the successor to the now discontinued T1-S from camskill online free shipping only £244.00 then all you need is a friendly local tyre fitter top pop them on for a bit of beer money like the guys i know and job done and these are even cheaper than what i managed to get my last set for which came through my friend Martin who has a manufacturers account with toyo and cost £256.00!

Either way a lot cheaper than BF Goodrich at £86 a corner fitted!

Cheers Mark

 

A full set of T1-R's which are the successor to the now discontinued T1-S from camskill online free shipping only £244.00 then all you need is a friendly local tyre fitter top pop them on for a bit of beer money like the guys i know and job done and these are even cheaper than what i managed to get my last set for which came through my friend Martin who has a manufacturers account with toyo and cost £256.00!

Either way a lot cheaper than BF Goodrich at £86 a corner fitted!

Cheers Mark

hmm - well looking at camskill i can get t1r's at @ £76.80 a tyre then get them fitted elsewhere.

been ringing around locally and i what cost me £86 a corner about 18months ago has gone up to over £105...:wtf:

One place even told me that the tyres fitted to my car are not possible because his computer system said so. Ironically it was the same company that fitted them before (different branch tho).

I need to get to know some mechanics etc i think!

 

I've got BF Goodrich G-force profiler on my zed,and their great tyres.
Next tyres will probably be Goodyear Eagle F1's.

 

hmm- slightly dubious about putting you foot down suddenly to enduce loss of grip.. but it is a fair example...

one understeers one oversteers - and i know which is easier to control if you get it wrong...

As a plus it means i dont have to get them to play swap the alloys round - as my rears dont have too much brake dust on them and i am much lazier than i should be at getting it off

 

I'd recommend Toyo T1-Rs too. I now have a set on my 45 after doing a good few thousand miles in my Pug 205 GTi on them. Excellent grip - no tramlining in the pug (Pirellis were really bad for that) and £63 a pop fitted from blackcircles.

 

Not anymore they are not.. price is £97.91 fitted now from blackcircles

I hate inflation!