thewelsho Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi All I am currently running on Eagle F1 tyres but two of them are completely shot, so I need a set of four new ones. HOWEVER, I am not willing to shell out over £400 for same, so I have decided to buy cheaper tyres. So I'm looking for suggestions for good compromise tyres. I had a set of Khumos before and they were fine, but I can't remember what types. Suggest away! Thanks Link to comment
RS Grant Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Just put Kumho Ecsta on the rear of my old dears BMW mate, seem pretty good now that they're scrubbed in and at 60quid a corner for wide 19" they are pretty good value IMO. Sister has Federal SS595 on her EP3 Civic Type R and they have been really impressive too, IIRC it was about 50quid a corner for 17" on that. Whatever you change to, be careful til you get used to them because they wont be as good as the F1 that are coming off. Cheers, Grant Link to comment
gus the bus Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Just put Kumho Ecsta on the rear of my old dears BMW mate, seem pretty good now that they're scrubbed in and at 60quid a corner for wide 19" they are pretty good value IMO. Sister has Federal SS595 on her EP3 Civic Type R and they have been really impressive too, IIRC it was about 50quid a corner for 17" on that.Cheers, Grant Just put Kumho Ecsta or whatever you call them on the RA and they seem REALLY good. Got 225/40/18s for £50 a corner delivered from a company in Morecambe. Its the same place as Paul555Sti got his Revolution wheels Link to comment
thewelsho Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Just put Kumho Ecsta or whatever you call them on the RA and they seem REALLY good. Got 225/40/18s for £50 a corner delivered from a company in Morecambe.Its the same place as Paul555Sti got his Revolution wheels Cool, I'll put those on the list, thanks for the fast replies! J Link to comment
gus the bus Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) John, Westgate Tyres is the name of the Company. They also advertise on ebay I believe Gus http://www.westgatetyres.co.uk/ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2254018-225-40-18-22...A1%7C240%3A1318 Edited February 3, 2009 by Gus the Bus Link to comment
geoffg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 or do this http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126551 free wheels Geoff Link to comment
scooby-girl Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 John,Westgate Tyres is the name of the Company. They also advertise on ebay I believe Gus http://www.westgatetyres.co.uk/ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2254018-225-40-18-22...A1%7C240%3A1318 I got my Pff7's from their ebay site, excellent company to deal with and quick delivery Link to comment
st3ph3n Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 John, you should be able to get F1s supplied and fitted for £350 if you shop wisely. Link to comment
paul555sti Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Camskill is another place to try and also Jim Dickson from whats it called. Link to comment
RA Dunk Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 remember before you choose what you buy your tyres are your last line of defence between you and a brick wall, choose wisely young paddiwan Link to comment
fai17 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Camskill is another place to try and also Jim Dickson from whats it called. Eh!!!!!near Falkirk Link to comment
Spaceman Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 4x falken fk452 225/40/18 delivered to the house from camskill for £254 spot on tyrews im loving them on the sti the now just starting to get a few miles on them and great grip Stainless creations fitted them for me for £30 and all balanced up grieg Link to comment
arch Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) If you go for Khumo's try south shore in blackpool I always get mine from there http://www.tyressouthshoreltd.co.uk/ Edited February 4, 2009 by Arch Link to comment
sti pretender Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 4x falken fk452 225/40/18 delivered to the house from camskill for £254 spot on tyrews im loving them on the sti the now just starting to get a few miles on them and great gripStainless creations fitted them for me for £30 and all balanced up grieg I'm trying Falkens on the Type R just now, no complaints. Try Prestige Tyres in Busby, close and alway find them reasonably priced. Also get my F1's from there aswell think I was around the £100 mark last time. Link to comment
Rab555 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 having a set of 205/50/16 rainsport 2s fitted in the near future, £65 + vat a corner, = £299 Link to comment
emoe Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Welsho, DONT BUY WANLI in any form, theyre made of Teflon!! Kip and green goblin will testify this from both Trax and McRae gathering!!! Link to comment
stum450n Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I'm just waiting on a set of Federal 595's to be shipped from OZ (should be here Sat!!!! Wooho!). By all accounts, the tyre of choice out there for the Imprezas and even the drift cars. Only reason I mention it is that they've been spotted on ebay (brand new) by my wife at under £50 a corner! Link to comment
RA Dunk Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 cant say ive heard much of these before TBH Link to comment
pmacFTO Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I got my new Inovit Tarmac alloys with Falkens on for £400 all in when I first got the Impreza last December. Got them from Skidz. DR Motorsport also do very close prices to that too iirc from when I was phoning about. Link to comment
martin_allen Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Also just stuck the Falkens on and while there is a bit more road noise they seem excellent now they are scrubbed in. Very nearly got some much sticker rubber from Fai but in the end couldn't justify the cost over brand new boots. The only issue with ordering from Camskill (i'm another customer) is findign someone to fit the rubber to rims for a reasonable fee. 5t. Link to comment
stum450n Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 cant say ive heard much of these before TBH Yeah, I hadn't either! They mostly seem to be for the tail-happy lads and lasses out in Japan. My brother-in-law suggested them after he had a legacy hire car when they moved out to OZ and for the price (incl shipping) they're definitely worth a try! May save the hassle of shipping and get them off ebay if they're as good as all the reviews are saying. Apparently a little noisier than some others but I can't say I can see that being a problem when my foot's planted!!! Link to comment
martin_allen Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yeah, I hadn't either! They mostly seem to be for the tail-happy lads and lasses out in Japan. My brother-in-law suggested them after he had a legacy hire car when they moved out to OZ and for the price (incl shipping) they're definitely worth a try! May save the hassle of shipping and get them off ebay if they're as good as all the reviews are saying. Apparently a little noisier than some others but I can't say I can see that being a problem when my foot's planted!!! No need to pay over the odds for ebay shipping. £48 a corner from Camskill http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s15p7693 5t. Link to comment
thewelsho Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Lots of excellent suggestions for type and suppliers, thanks for the help! Cheers! JW Link to comment
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