JoshC Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Time for a new set of tyres on my fronts, rears still have plenty left but at the moment all 4 tyres at Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Seen the Eagle F1's reccomended on here a few times, can see there are a few types of them (assymetric,2,3 etc). Can anyone tell me which is the preferable or reccomended type and will I notice much difference in perfromace and longevity compared to the MPSS'? Also, looking at some of the discount places online, I've heard it's worth checking the tyre age, can anyone tell me how to do that? Edited November 29, 2016 by JoshC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 They're a decent tyre, and in the dry they're the equal of the MPSS. However, in the wet they have nowhere close to the same level of grip, although you do get feedback to let you know this. Currently got them on our Impreza, personally I can't wait until they're shot so I can get some RE070s back on it. Some people love them though, but personally I've been far less than impressed. Better than FK452 et al though. In terms of age, check the sidewall for this: The bit on the right is what you're after, tells you the week and year the tyre was made. Here, it's showing week 9 of 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez370 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Time for a new set of tyres on my fronts, rears still have plenty left but at the moment all 4 tyres at Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Seen the Eagle F1's reccomended on here a few times, can see there are a few types of them (assymetric,2,3 etc). Can anyone tell me which is the preferable or reccomended type and will I notice much difference in perfromace and longevity compared to the MPSS'? Also, looking at some of the discount places online, I've heard it's worth checking the tyre age, can anyone tell me how to do that? as far as I know the asy 2 f1's is the preferred tyre for grip over the newer ones due to a softer sidewall. check out the Yoko v105s very similar grip but better wet traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 They're a decent tyre, and in the dry they're the equal of the MPSS. However, in the wet they have nowhere close to the same level of grip, although you do get feedback to let you know this. Currently got them on our Impreza, personally I can't wait until they're shot so I can get some RE070s back on it. Some people love them though, but personally I've been far less than impressed. Better than FK452 et al though. In terms of age, check the sidewall for this: The bit on the right is what you're after, tells you the week and year the tyre was made. Here, it's showing week 9 of 2007. Cheers mate, very informative and helpful as always! Would you reccomend the Bridgestone RE070s for the 370 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Time for a new set of tyres on my fronts, rears still have plenty left but at the moment all 4 tyres at Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Seen the Eagle F1's reccomended on here a few times, can see there are a few types of them (assymetric,2,3 etc). Can anyone tell me which is the preferable or reccomended type and will I notice much difference in perfromace and longevity compared to the MPSS'? Also, looking at some of the discount places online, I've heard it's worth checking the tyre age, can anyone tell me how to do that? as far as I know the asy 2 f1's is the preferred tyre for grip over the newer ones due to a softer sidewall. check out the Yoko v105s very similar grip but better wet traction. Cheers bud, will take a look at both those options then! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Cheers mate, very informative and helpful as always! Would you reccomend the Bridgestone RE070s for the 370 then? Sadly they're Subaru specific sizes, and a bit hardcore if I'm honest At Eagle F1 prices, I'd still get the MPSS over them. Or maybe try the MPS4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Cheers mate, very informative and helpful as always! Would you reccomend the Bridgestone RE070s for the 370 then? Sadly they're Subaru specific sizes, and a bit hardcore if I'm honest At Eagle F1 prices, I'd still get the MPSS over them. Or maybe try the MPS4? Ah I see, was wondering why I could only find the RE050s! Can't find the MPS4 in 245/40/19 but can see some good prices on the MPS3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Also, I can see the tyres that are XL rated a ever so slightly cheaper on some sites, is there a reason for that? Will I notice a difference in the life of the tyre or road noise etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 MPS3 are gash, don't even go there. They're shopping trolley tyres, you don't want them on a sporty car XL tyres are fine, even I can't tell any difference on the road in use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 MPS3 are gash, don't even go there. They're shopping trolley tyres, you don't want them on a sporty car XL tyres are fine, even I can't tell any difference on the road in use. Will stay clear of the MPS3's then, cheers again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 One more question, are there any other sizes that wpould be suitable for the fronts? 245/40/19 is standard but just wondeing if 245/35/19 or 235/40/19' might do the tick? I don't mind he look of a small amount os stretch or smaller tyre wall but just wondering if it's somethin you wouldn't reccomend? You might be able to tell I'm trying to save as much money as possible by looking at all options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 others will disagree but i'd see no problem in running a 235/40/19 front. you'll be fractionally more understeer and the rear wheels might be allowed fractionally more slip before the tcs cuts in, but I doubt anyone other than a professional vehicle dynamics expert would notice. I wouldn't drop to a 35 profile though, unless you do the same to the rear, and also lower the car to correct for the increased arch gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) others will disagree but i'd see no problem in running a 235/40/19 front. you'll be fractionally more understeer and the rear wheels might be allowed fractionally more slip before the tcs cuts in, but I doubt anyone other than a professional vehicle dynamics expert would notice. I wouldn't drop to a 35 profile though, unless you do the same to the rear, and also lower the car to correct for the increased arch gap. Okay great cheers mate, will have a look at 235/40/19 as an option as well then. the car is already lowered so don't think arch gap would be an issue with the lower profile but would mismtach with the rears like you say. Also, I'm never entirely sure how the dimensions of the sidewalls work but I would guess the front would sit ever so slightly lower on a lower profile and the front scrapes more than enough just on uneven bits of raod already Edited December 1, 2016 by JoshC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Sidewall number is a percentage of the width, so for example a 200/50/18 would have a sidewall 100mm tall and a tyre 400/50/18 would have a sidewall 200mm tall (made up sizes, obviously!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Sidewall number is a percentage of the width, so for example a 200/50/18 would have a sidewall 100mm tall and a tyre 400/50/18 would have a sidewall 200mm tall (made up sizes, obviously!). Cheers for clearing that up! Always used to think that it was just a straightforward consistent measurementof the sidewall but read somewhere recenelty thatit was dependent on the width just wasn't exactly sure! Confusing stuff this tyre business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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