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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: silverblades181 on March 29, 2007, 03:57:51 PM
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To all the guys with Euroweaves (15x7), what size tires are you running? And to all the track guys, what kind of tire is a good balance between 3-4 events a year of DE and sporty driving on the street. I'm not looking for R-Compounds.
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225-50-15
Hankook Ventus RS2s
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Running 205/55/V or Z15s. Have Potenza S03s (fabulous) and Toyo Proxes T1Rs (great value).
Have a look at:
http://www.elises.co.uk/components/s1/tyres/index.html
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225-50-15
Hankook Ventus RS2s
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225-50-15
Hankook Ventus RS2s
How long do they last? They're only 200 treadwear, like the Azenis which I've been told don't last too long (5000 kms)
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I only have about 1k on mine but im guessing around 10k, maybe more if your gentle. I only drive about 5-7k a year all together and I have 3 cars. The e30s do a good bit of sitting in the winter. But my M42 will be my main transportaion until my M50 swaps done.
HUnter
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10K!!! You must be doing track days. My two previous sets of S03s got @25K with treadwear 220. Still good for 130 miles on track thereafter!
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10K!!! You must be doing track days. My two previous sets of S03s got @25K with treadwear 220. Still good for 130 miles on track thereafter!
Do you mean 25k Kilometers? If not, you must be driving like a granny or the Irish roads must be good to you. ;) I've had S-02's and S-03's(not on BMW's though) and barely went above 15k. I guess it would depend on the climate and conditions too. You guys have really green pastures out there right? :D
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No miles! I have had one set on S02s and two sets of S03s, and I got about 24k up front and 26k behind on all them. To be fair, I do commute with the car so they wouldn't get too much of a pounding but, lets say, I do like by corners! One thing I don't do often is wheelspin as I believe this can seriously wear the tyres. Try to keep the car out of the green pastures!
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the 10k was just a estimate from what i've read and reveiws from other people. Im guessing ill get more than that due to the fact that I hardly ever "spin wheels" unless its in the rain even then I almost never do. I baby my cars, as lame as it sound its too expensive to beat them up. I do occasionally autocross my cars but maybe 5 or 6 times a year.
Hunter
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I do occasionally autocross my cars but maybe 5 or 6 times a year.
Hunter
I keep my worn tyres for track days as driving hard on nearly new tyres murders them. I usually get 120-200 track miles before they are ready for the bin, however, I have spun and slit a tyre across its thread once. :(
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205/55/15 Dunlop FM901s. I believe there are more than 25k kms on them.