jumping350 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) take a look at the make and let us know, the Bridgestones are the manufacturer recommended tyre for the zed and they are truly awful and can cause these kind of issues, if its below even Bridgestones standard then maybe worth changing them. When i used to join the m23 from the m25 there is a massive corner that joins it and on Bridgestones in the dry or wet the TCS used to kick in all the time and I was barely going 55 round it, on Michelins its about as planted as you can get, surprising with the zed what tyres work with it and what dont very well. Edited May 4, 2015 by jumping350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Yes, please let us know make, model and sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 The tyres are all brand new can't remember the make I can look though. The tyre place said they are good make and pressures set at 35psi as recommended. They are top rating as specified for the car XL. They are not what you would call top branded tyres though and I suppose it's possible that they don't like very high speed. This stinks of budget nagasakiditchfinder brand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p34nut Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I agree most people will point straight at the speed issue but let's be honest these cars are 3.5l with performance heritage so people will travel at "over the recommend speed" If all cars were limited to 70 what would be the point to spend our the extra money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Why does everyone assume that, because we have cars that are capable of speeding, that we all do it? My fun is in the corners, I care not for risking my licence by travelling quickly in a straight line. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigess Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) I know i'm going to regret this but here goes. The sizes are standard 225/45/18 front 245//18 rear. Three A P606 95W XL front. Excelon performance XL100W to rear. Come on now slate them don't let me down. Edited May 4, 2015 by nigess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Christ on a bike, mixed ditch finders! Please, sell those on eBay and put something decent on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Christ on a bike, mixed ditch finders! Please, sell those on eBay and put something decent on. ...... That was remarkably civil for dan ....... What he was actually thinking was ....... You utter #%^#}{ why the +*^% would you drive a sports car with %#}* tyres on , you #%^* 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 at least the tyre sizes are correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thing is, this is exactly what I mean when I warn against mixing tyres. 99% of the time you probably won't notice, but it's the 1% when everything goes wrong (and I believe that the car control and speed were equally contributing factors here) that you really don't want to be relying on an unbalanced car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Jesus Never even heard of those fronts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigess Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Well the chances of me doing that sort of speed in he near future is very unlikely on day to day running they feel pretty good done some cornering on them and they feel really stable. I don't drive as yet with traction control off so they will do for now. I will upgrade tho at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 *facepalm* They clearly won't do, as you already found out. What if you need to make a quick manoeuvre to avoid something in the future? Is your car not worth £600? Just chuck it on a card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboy2 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 It will be a huge improvement to the car too. Will be better than tying to find a few BHP from somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboy2 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) . Edited May 4, 2015 by jimboy2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboy2 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) . Edited May 4, 2015 by jimboy2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 We heard you the 1st time jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboy2 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Haha. I have no idea why It done that. I'm on my phonE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigess Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Ok i'll take advice given I won't ask which are recommended as I've already read someone getting the treatment for that question. I'll do some research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboy2 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Speak to Ekona he will give you advice on tyres. MPSS are the way to go tho IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Nigess make sure you buy them from tyreleader or similar, you can get a set of goodyear f1's or MPSS for a decent price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Given the relative price now, MPSS is the sensible choice as you'll get more miles out of them per £ spent. That said, if you don't have the cash at all, then the FK453 aren't the world's worst tyres either. Not a patch on the F1 or MPSS, but they're decent enough and at least they'll match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigess Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ok thanks all for your advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigess Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) I am going to get a full set of MPSS. Now just like someones opinion of why the tyres would cause the rear end weave that I had when I was going in a relatively straight line. I may have turned slightly but not much and I did not brake that hard. Trouble is it has made me a bit nervous now it was quite traumatic but just pleased that I managed to pull out of it before it let go completely. I'm even a bit nervous at recommended speeds as i'm not trusting the car. Edited May 6, 2015 by nigess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Has anyone suggested you were just driving beyond your ability? - Not a dig, but just another reason. Different people can drive at different speeds and conditions to other people. Say for instance, maybe if Dan was driving your car at the same scenario and controlled it fine. Not that he would get in the car with those tyres But I'm a firm believer that a lot of incidents get blamed on the tyres, when in fact it was just the driver pushing it too hard for their ability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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