standard tyres

[gtmatt]

Right team , i am keeping the standard wheels ,all the tyres need replacing , whats the best tyres to get for the standard speedline alloy , or is there only uniroyal left now who makes that tyre size ,i also need prices and best place to get them from thanks matt

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Uniroyal atm mate & think mytyres are the place to go... even tho i hear the 185/60/13 are cheaper & easier to get hold of.

Bill has a full set on his cup car and said they handled well... toyo's CF1's i think??

[Kris M]

yeah the standars uniroyals are 195/55/13, and are pretty expensive now

as Chris sais, 185/60/13`s have been run by alot of people with no probs. R888`s are available in that size aswell

[gtmatt]

so you can get the other size in toyo cf1s ?? do you know the price ,i take it you can not get any other high performance tyre for the 13inch wheel ??

thanks penfold

[gtmatt]

thats good that you can get r888 in 13inch size wheres the best best to find them ?? thanks kris

[Blick]

thats good that you can get r888 in 13inch size wheres the best best to find them ?? thanks kris

camskill

[Kris M]

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=5651

[gtmatt]

found the r888 for £60 pound each ,which seems good ,so i will get the 180/60/13 thanks guys i take it they look and fit right on the standard wheel and look right on the car

[gtmatt]

thanks kris

[Blick]

found the r888 for £60 pound each ,which seems good ,so i will get the 180/60/13 thanks guys i take it they look and fit right on the standard wheel and look right on the car

yep they look mint on! got them on mine.....

[Blick]

there bad assssss

[Scoff]

there bad assssss

They're babies

[Blick]

They're babies

compared to yours scoff!!!! yes!!!

[Mart]

185/60 profile will look sh1te, imho.

195/55 MXV's (if you can find them) or Uniroyals every time As I've repeatedly mentioned over the years, I personally don't subscribe to any of the bollox about Uniroyals being a naff tyre/cr8p on track/widow-maker when it's wet.

Sure, they'll never be as good as, say, the 888's in the dry or T1R's in the wet, but they're not the worst tyre out there in either condition, by far.

[JRP]

dunlop sp sport do the 195/55 r13 as well well they did a few months back

[Blick]

uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death

[JRP]

uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death

Depends if you drive like a nob, uniroyals did me fine even in the wet.

[Blick]

Depends if you drive like a nob, uniroyals did me fine even in the wet.

mate!!! you dont have drive like a nob to find out them tyres ent to good in the wet...........

[Mart]

uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death

Load of cr8p

[Blick]

Load of cr8p

maybe i was abit over the top with spilt drink lol!

[JRP]

mate!!! you dont have drive like a nob to find out them tyres ent to good in the wet...........

I am nobodys mate...

Those tyres are decent road tyres, thanks mart

[JRP]

Dam it i wanted to say FAIL... there i said it

[Blick]

I am nobodys mate...

Those tyres are decent road tyres, thanks mart

can imagine.

[JRP]

can imagine.

mwahahahah I love the stern approach... Im a gas man mate, when customers call me mate i hate it, infact im quick to say you aint my mate all to often hahaha.

its like sombody calling me sir, now that grates me

[Blick]

mwahahahah I love the stern approach... Im a gas man mate, when customers call me mate i hate it, infact im quick to say you aint my mate all to often hahaha.

its like sombody calling me sir, now that grates me

no worries mate!!!!

[scratcher]

uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death

Did you not see Steve's Raider on 5th gear? It looked alright in the wet to me

[Ian S]

Did you not see Steve's Raider on 5th gear? It looked alright in the wet to me

And didn't have much grip or braking. As they stated on that program, they felt the main thing causing the big gap to the Twingo was the tyres.

Are Yoko AO32r still around? I drove a five with those on and they really gripped in the dry. Didn't try them in the wet.

[scratcher]

And didn't have much grip or braking. As they stated on that program, they felt the main thing causing the big gap to the Twingo was the tyres.

Oh yeah I just watched it again....Shame

[JRP]

And didn't have much grip or braking. As they stated on that program, they felt the main thing causing the big gap to the Twingo was the tyres.

Are Yoko AO32r still around? I drove a five with those on and they really gripped in the dry. Didn't try them in the wet.

Point is was that not round a track at high speed? in comparison to road driving, would their not have been a big difference anyway... so for road use they are ok?

[dave j gtt]

Depends if you drive like a nob, uniroyals did me fine even in the wet.

me too

[Blick]

Did you not see Steve's Raider on 5th gear? It looked alright in the wet to me

looked like jason was having abit of trouble with it to me.... they even said at the end if it would of had some newer more up to date rubber it would have come closer to the twingo. in my opinion beat it!!! still looked cool as.... on 5th gear

cant knock them in the dry!!! just in the wet they seem far from great. just my opinion, obviously every1s different.

[Mart]

if it would of had some newer more up to date rubber it would have come closer to the twingo

Like 19 week old Uniroyal tyres as opposed to 19 year old Uniroyal tyres, for example?

[Blick]

Like 19 week old Uniroyal tyres as opposed to 19 year old Uniroyal tyres, for example?

would imagine the old block tread design would have more trouble despersin the water compared to most new tyres...

[Mart]

And also add into the equation that the Uniroyals have probably perished over the years, maybe cracks in the tyre wall, maybe a bit more 'harder' than they were when new, natural wear & tear structual degradation, etc.

A fairer contest would've been to put something like T1R's on both cars, then see what the outcome would've been.

Anyway, we've already been there with the Twingo vs Steve's Raider thread(s).

[Blick]

And also add into the equation that the Uniroyals have probably perished over the years, maybe cracks in the tyre wall, maybe a bit more 'harder' than they were when new, natural wear & tear structual degradation, etc.

A fairer contest would've been to put something like T1R's on both cars, then see what the outcome would've been.

Anyway, we've already been there with the Twingo vs Steve's Raider thread(s).

its a shame more companys dont do 195/55/r13s!!! still a fair few 5 boys that run on 13`s me being 1 of them

[Mart]

Me too, although I may just have sniffed out a set of 195/55 MXV's...

[J$£5GTT]

i have mxv's....

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Me too, although I may just have sniffed out a set of 195/55 MXV's...

Where do you get these rare/hard to get hold of parts from....

I wonder if the French guys have the same issue's getting tyres..

[Blick]

Me too, although I may just have sniffed out a set of 195/55 MXV's...

seen some1 mention these in another post!?? what are these ment to be like?? are they semi slick or standard tread pattern mart?

[Blick]

ohh are these the tyres that were around a few yrs back then dissapeared??

come to think of it, think i had one on a spare on another 5 i had a few yrs back....

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

ohh are these the tyres that were around a few yrs back then dissapeared??

come to think of it, think i had one on a spare on another 5 i had a few yrs back....

There the tyres that came with the car from the Dealership...

[J$£5GTT]

there a really old tread pattern really...ok if you want that oe look..
thats about it

[gtmatt]

anyway still on the standard tyre , i have pirellis on the car at the moment ,can you still get pirellis ??

[Mart]

Chris, they're not that hard to track down, but granted they're not exactly in plentiful supply either.

Blick, MXV's, in my opinion anyway, are THE best 195/55/13" tyre for the gtt. Fantastic tyre in the wet, even better in the dry. They used to be...well, still are, an everyday road tyre, not a slick/semi-slick/888'esque tyre as such.

As much as I personally rate Uniroyals, I'd choose MXV's over them, and anything else, everytime.

[Mart]

anyway still on the standard tyre , i have pirellis on the car at the moment ,can you still get pirellis ??

P6000's? I think they're still available, but they're not the greatest tyre to have in situ mate (just my opinion of course).

[J$£5GTT]

P6000's? I think they're still available, but they're not the greatest tyre to have in situ mate (just my opinion of course).

and p7's had quotes for them a few months back,all out there

[gtmatt]

P6000's? I think they're still available, but they're not the greatest tyre to have in situ mate (just my opinion of course).

i like opinions mate ,each to the own mate , ye i think they are p6000, i will have a good search and see whats about , i know mxv are very rare
and uniroyals you can get easy

thanks matt

[Mart]

If you can sniff out a set of MXV's, win! New shmoo Uniroyals are a good 2nd bet though...

[Big Steve - Raider]

WTF?! Just to confuse the issue have a look at THIS?!

Never seen those before?!

[gtmatt]

WTF?! Just to confuse the issue have a look at THIS?!

Never seen those before?!

me neither old skool sport contact , they are come with renaults these days just got them on my clio ,i dont think you could get a full set for the five ?? any 1 had them on the club ???