Hi guys any answers to my earlier post on tyres.

 

Cheers guys

Hey hi,

I recently changed all 4 tyres and went from what I think were cheap tyres to 4 new Bridgestone S03 with standard setting for a UK car which is 225 front and 245 back (17" all around).

 

They rock.

 

On Sunday I was coming back from Birmingham and it was really really bad. All the way to Derby there was a thick wall of Water dropping on the motorway...

 

My tyres made it possible to get back home, I'm sure if I still had the old ones I would have had to drive at around 40MPH.

 

Instead I was doing 70mph and it felt solid enough. I went over 4 padles of water and the aquaplaning was ok.

 

With less water on the old tyres I had really scary aquaplaning reaction!!!

 

I was of course without traction control so I didn't even think to go over 70mph because I think the bigger your tyres (like 18") the worse your aquaplaning can be.

 

It costed me something between £500 and £550 for the 4 tyres fitted and balanced.

 

If you can I would get all 4 tyres of the same make. Maybe change all 4 and keep the 2 front ones as spare tyres in for later on?... expensive but to consider.

 

 

Tyres can save you life.

 

My little unprofessional thought!

 

Later

 

Deano,

 

Hows things matey?

 

Erm, tyres........

 

I have a receipt from preious owner of the Z and he had 'Fulda' tyres put on and they seem okay to me, no problems at all. Only 1 sideways incident and that was me rushing and pushing the limit too far!!

 

The tyres cost him £190 for the 2 rears.

 

There was a post on here about a week ago about tyres and there was a place online that did a great deal on tyre's, have a look on the search option.

 

Hope that helps!

 

 

Matty.

 

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Am gonna be gettin one of those, one day...(sigh) :D