Need a rear tyre recommendation!! Bad spin...

[944S2deposit4993]

Hi,

Just had a rather nasty spin this morning with my very rubbish in the wet Avons on the rear of my S2 - this was even being cautious (ish) at a roundabout. 180 degrees spin on the exit hit/mounted the kerb and wrote off a rear alloy. Hoping no damage to the rest but have to get the garage check that for me.

Can anyone recommend GOOD tyres for wet (and dry) as these are shocking in the wet. I did know they were poor so my own fault for not changing sooner!

Any advice appreciated.

PS: Whoever put on here a few months ago about changing gear box oil is a star! Did mine last month and the difference is unbelievable. Never have believed it until experienced it.

 

[scam75]

Get yourself some Toyo T-1R's. They grip really well in the dry and the wet but do wear out a tad quicker. They come in about £75 a corner from Camskill or someone like that. I got 2 from a dealer on e-bay for £130, a bargain, and have been impressed with their all round grip.

Some of the guys shout about Falken 452's I think which seem to be the other rubber of choice for 944 owners.

Stuart

 

[poprock]

Everyone has different favourites, but I find Continental Sport Contact Twos to be really good in the wet. They were rubbish when we had ice and snow, and they've proven poor in the mud off-road (don't ask) "¦ but they're brilliant on wet roads and perfectly good in the dry. Don't wear too badly either.

Glad you're okay after the spin! Not something anyone wants to experience on public roads.

 

[david924s]

ORIGINAL: scam75

Get yourself some Toyo T-1R's. They grip really well in the dry and the wet but do wear out a tad quicker. They come in about £75 a corner from Camskill or someone like that. I got 2 from a dealer on e-bay for £130, a bargain, and have been impressed with their all round grip.

Some of the guys shout about Falken 452's I think which seem to be the other rubber of choice for 944 owners.

Stuart

Put Toyos on my S2 about 18 months ago and 6-7K miles later they show no signs of any real wear, however I don't drive it too hard. Mine cost about £330 for four 255 rears 225 fronts.

Fantastic in the dry but I try not to push it in the wet, they never really feel that good but then again neither did the Kumho Ecsta Sports, or the Dunlops from before, think it is more about rear wheel drive and the way it puts the power down than tyre specific.

 

[MRGT]

Im also a big fan of both the 452's and T1-R's, however if you are seriously concerned about driving in the wet I read very good reports about Uniroyals Rainsport 2's. They are a bit more expensive though.

Howard

 

[supersport]

ORIGINAL: 944S2deposit4993

Hi,

Just had a rather nasty spin this morning with my very rubbish in the wet Avons on the rear of my S2 - this was even being cautious (ish) at a roundabout. 180 degrees spin on the exit hit/mounted the kerb and wrote off a rear alloy. Hoping no damage to the rest but have to get the garage check that for me.

Can anyone recommend GOOD tyres for wet (and dry) as these are shocking in the wet. I did know they were poor so my own fault for not changing sooner!

Any advice appreciated.

PS: Whoever put on here a few months ago about changing gear box oil is a star! Did mine last month and the difference is unbelievable. Never have believed it until experienced it.

That might explain some of the more interesting moments I have had in mine, it still has Avon's on the rear, but thankfully not for long. It will be Falkon 452s for me, I have just had them on the front and I am quite happy with them.

 

[SUSIT]

Its really personal taste I like Goodyear F 1 as a good all round tyre - good wear rate - medium to high dry grip with consistant progressive break away

Wet weather grip is good but proding the loud pedal on round abouts brings instant oversteer in 2nd, 3rd and some times 4th, not spun yet but come close

Anyway it aint the tyres that cause the spin its your inputs to throttle, brakes and steering. Get it wrong and it wont matter what tyres you have

Try driving a Stratos or in my case replica hard, lift of mid corner wet or dry and round you go, instant and difficult to catch, well ok in my hands almost impossible but then my name aint Waldergard.

So drive to your capabilities. Go to a skid pan and have a play, £100 well spent

 

[Kevin Welch]

Had new Goodyear Eagle F1's on the car when i bought it. When the rears wore out I replaced them with Toyo's as I had heard good reports about them and they were slightly cheaper than the Goodyears. I found them a lot noisier and the only good thing I can say about them is I soon learnt how to control a back end 'drift' in the damp/wet. When I got a puncture in one after about 2000 miles I took the opportunity to put Goodyears back on and haven't looked back (or sideways) since.

 

[944S2deposit4993]

Many thanks for the input guys.
Other than investing in a skid pan session (good advice thanks!) i think i will give the goodyear F1s a crack as others have said good things about them on rear wheel drives.

Also found myself a new alloy for £80 so not too bad, but not ideal either!! Just hoping no hidden damage when it gets on the ramps tomorrow. Will report back on how the backend handles around said roundabout in future to compare and give us all a comparison.

 

[homesea]

I'm with Howard, I have T1-Rs on at the moment and in the wet they are interesting, in the dry great. But the best I have tried in the wet are Rainsports, you can nearly drive like its dry. F1's are ok but not a patch on the Uniroyals and about the same price.