What you got, where you got them and how much.

[corners]

From memory I paid $120 per corner fitted and balanced for 14s

just got quoted 242 - 257 for these in 205/45/16

Sounds right for 16s as they are such an odd and not mass produced size

[doogle]

has anyone here used Maxxis MA-V's? my local bob jane bloke said they are excellent value, but after reading a few reviews, they have a helluva road noise

i bought some secondhand wheels with MA-V1s and lets just say i'll look for something else when the time comes to change... road noise is awful! i dont really push my car around corners all that much but the grip in the dry has been sufficient, in fairly wet conditions i can swing the rear out which is fun

[Wivvix]

This one is a little late from me, but that's because I hardly been driving my 5.

Type - Pirelli Dragons
Size - 195 / 50 / 15
Price - $150 corner, fitted and balanced.
Dry grip - 3.5/5
Wet grip - 2/5 (being generous...)
Tyre life - 3/5

They're quiet on the road and they grip decently in the dry, but so far i'm not impressed with their wet performance at all. In fact i'm sh*t scared to drive around corners at anything over 30km/hr in the wet, because the back end just lets go.
They're not a predictable tyre when they let go, and reining it back in is a mission.
In short you can't go as fast around corners as on Aussie Adrenalins ( ), and they let go much sooner.

[doogle]

I am buying some rims which are 15x6.5 ... Just wondering for 6.5" rims, is the 195 option the way to go? I got quoted $150 for RE001s in 195/50/15, that's what most people seem to have...

[philz]

yes 195/50 is fine.

Try and see if you can get them down to $130.

[doogle]

awesome. thanks for the quick reply philz.
will do!

[connico]

Need some Fitted PP2's have called all my usual contacts and no one has a full set in my size.

Anyone know a place in sydney that I would be able to source these tyres? Also maybe at a decent price? $300 a corner Fitted....dude..

[philz]

What size?

[connico]

What size?

205/45ZR16

[TieNN89]

I am buying some rims which are 15x6.5 ... Just wondering for 6.5" rims, is the 195 option the way to go? I got quoted $150 for RE001s in 195/50/15, that's what most people seem to have...

i paid $120 about 9 months ago maybe but that was on a brand new rim without tyres

if you got no tyres on your rim make sure you let them know when you get a quote


i got quoted today $140 for a set of RE001 and from another tyre shop the other week same price

[corners]

Type - Federal 595RS-R Semis
Size - 205 / 50 R15
Price - Undisclosed
Dry grip - Very very good and predictable
Wet grip - tba
Tyre life - tba
Road noise - Seems to be ok.

[Sailor]

Maxxis MAZ1
Z rated Silica compound Directional tyre
205/45/17 $246 fitted and balanced at Jax Sutherland

Don't confuse these with the run of the mill, Maxxis passenger car tyres that you may have read about.
These are genuine high performance rubber

http://www.maxxis.com/AutomobileLight-T ... mance.aspx

[slug_dub]

I've gotten a couple of quotes from the places near to my workplace for 205/45/R16 Michelin PP2's...
Bridgestone - $275/tyre
Beaurepairs - over $360/tyre (I forget how much it was so much more I didn't bother to write it down )

Seems tyres have gotten a whole lot more expensive in the year since this thread was (mostly) current... should I be looking for a better price than this?

[Old Dude]

Michelin PP2 205x45x16 paid $260 ea at Jax Southport fitted about three months back.
Cheers
Old Dude

[hamx5ter]

Just bought a set of R888s (205/50) + Lavinhard 15" wheels (wanted a darker wheel than my standard rims)..
the r888s worked out to about $237/- each F&B...

Will go down tomorrow arvo and plonk them on.. hope I can fit my existing shoes in the car. Would hate to have to drive back to Liverpool just to collect them.

Hope I take them out and settle them down before our Tatler run... would hate to lose it on my new super-stickkeh tyres..

Type - Toyo R888
Size - 185/60/14
Price - 3/5 $225/tyre Good value for what you get but double the price of 14 road tyre. The added safety is worth it, stop and turn in a heartbeat, can dodge everything except baby kangaroos.
Dry grip - 5/5 Insane, very predictable. I have utter confidence that I can go through any corner at any speed I feel like. They can hold up 12psi boost off the line in first gear without slipping (4.3diff too), no wander they use them for drags.
Wet grip - 4/5 Fantastic, these things grip harder bald in the wet than bridgestone GIII's, very impressed, I feel confident going fast even in the wet despite what I've heard about other tyres.
Tyre life - 2/5 They lasted one year, or 8000kms but including 3 track days, although the spin at 180km at EC is what killed them, on the street they don't wear.
Road noise - 1/5 It hums noticably on smooth roads, doesn't bother me, just accelerate out of its resonant speed and the noise disappears.

Additional point, they look awesome, hardcore look with hardly any grooves, awesome tread pattern.

Highly recommended as tyre upgrade even if you don't track, they just don't make this amount of grip in small street tyres.