New Front Tyres

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 27
  1. 8th April 2009, 01:42 PM #11
    ianking
    ianking is offline
    The King Of Shine ianking's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Penicuik , Midlothian, United Kingdom
    Car
    F56 JCW, R50 Cooper Pre Production, Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
    Posts
    4,369
    Quote Originally Posted by The Gismo Man View Post
    I've been very happy with my Toyo Proxies
    Well I have seen your pace on a manky thrash and if they cope well with you then Im sure they will be fine with me.
    Do you have T1R or T4?

    So many choices of tyre manufacturers.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 8th April 2009, 02:01 PM #12
    Gismo
    Gismo is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Pensacola
    Car
    R56 FJCW
    Posts
    17,231
    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    Do you have T1R or T4?
    Hmm, T1R's

    Am gonna try the R888's next though, 300BHP seems to be just a tad too much
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 8th April 2009, 03:01 PM #13
    The Dogfather
    Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by ianking View Post
    Happy to spend circa £100 each corner.
    Bear in mind the JCW has more than 200 horses so I think decent rubber is needed.

    I love the look of the yoko parada 2 but after reading the reviews they would be no good up here due to the rain most of the year.

    Perhaps uniroyal rainsport 2 would be the answer.
    I would recommend them, my Cooper S wheel spins much less with them on. However I'm not sure about the combination of RFs on the back in the wet, you may spend a lot of time looking out of the side window
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 8th April 2009, 03:13 PM #14
    ianking
    ianking is offline
    The King Of Shine ianking's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Penicuik , Midlothian, United Kingdom
    Car
    F56 JCW, R50 Cooper Pre Production, Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
    Posts
    4,369
    Nothing wrong with looking out the side window.

    Never gave me any problems with the Cooper.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 8th April 2009, 03:37 PM #15
    The Dogfather
    Guest
    I suppose the only difference is power and I guess the RFs aren't the ones putting the power down.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 8th April 2009, 03:39 PM #16
    The Dogfather
    Guest
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 8th April 2009, 05:41 PM #17
    MINI William
    MINI William is offline
    Site Owner MINI William's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Midlothian
    Car
    F56 JCW GP, R55 Clubvan
    Posts
    11,692
    I had Yokohama Sdrives on the front with my ONE and found them to be great and brillinat int he dry but with the RF's on the back in the rain did find it to be a little more sliddy nothin stupid but just not the same as having all of the same tyre
    Racing Grey F56 JCW GP 0370 - Chilli Red Mirror Caps, Custom OHC Alcantara Steering Wheel, Motech Performance By PiperCross Panel Filter, Custom GP Steering Wheel Spoke, Custom GP Stitched Carbon Side Scuttles, JCW Pro Mats, RSI C6 Carbonfibre Scoop, JCW Pro Stitched Carbon Boot Handle

    Ice Blue R55 Clubvan - JCW Shiftlight, JCW Carbon Fibe Handbrake, JCW Carbon Fibre Dash, JCW Steering Wheel, Recaro JCW Sportster CS, CoolerWorx ShortShifter, BC Racing Coilovers, JCW Brembo 4pots, HEL Braided Lines, JCW Front Bumper, MINI Challenge Splitter, White Rota Blitz
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 8th April 2009, 08:11 PM #18
    Craig
    Craig is offline
    MINI Obsessed Craig's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Central Scotland, United Kingdom
    Car
    2007 R52 S "Sh**ey White" & 2016 Skoda Yeti "Daily"
    Posts
    17,234
    I have Toyo Proxes on my 18's (The older T1S at the mo, but I have a set of T1R in the garage )

    I would say they are a good all-round and are available for less than £100 a corner online.

    I also had Goodyear Eagle F1's and they were amazing. All the traffic boys use them on all their cars.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 8th April 2009, 08:59 PM #19
    KenL
    KenL is offline
    Resident old yin.
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Edinburgh
    Posts
    3,346
    Are people without a spare happy to have non-runflats? Not sure I would be, in fact I am sure that I wouldn't be.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 8th April 2009, 09:05 PM #20
    The Dogfather
    Guest
    Every car I've owned in the last 6 years hasn't had a spare, all without runflats. Only had to use the tyre gunk once and it got me home, and this was my first puncture in 10 years.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Follow Us
About us
You'll find details of our packed social calendar including MINI Runs, organised car shows, meet-ups for munchies, and other social events. There's also a wealth of information on the three latest generations of the new MINI from BMW, including owners pictures, common fault fixes, "how-to's", owner reviews and a bucket load of advice for all new MINI owners. Whether you have one of the first MINI's from the early 2000's, a second generation R56, or are planning a purchase of a nice shiny new F series, whether your car is a MINI One, a Cooper, Cooper S, JCW or a GP, THIS is the web site for you!