What you got, where you got them and how much.
Moderators: timk, Stu, -alex, miata, zombie, Andrew
-
Brad
- Racing Driver
- Posts: 613
- Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:00 am
- Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
I picked up some S-Drives 2 weeks ago, 205/45/16 on these BSA Rims in black. $1320 fitted.
http://www.bsawheels.com.au/users/Produ ... spx?id=275
Love them. In this size, they've got more grip then the 195/60/14 Azenis RT615's I had and are really good in the wet. Quieter, better ride, more turn in response, basically there is nothing that's inferior with these $185rrp 16\" S-drives compared to the $195rrp 14\" Azenis.
http://www.bsawheels.com.au/users/Produ ... spx?id=275
Love them. In this size, they've got more grip then the 195/60/14 Azenis RT615's I had and are really good in the wet. Quieter, better ride, more turn in response, basically there is nothing that's inferior with these $185rrp 16\" S-drives compared to the $195rrp 14\" Azenis.
1994 MX5 Clubman - RB CAI & ARB - BD Rollbar - X-Force headers & Zorst - Tein SS
-
Brad
- Racing Driver
- Posts: 613
- Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:00 am
- Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
Re:
Slugoid wrote:Brad wrote:I picked up some S-Drives 2 weeks ago, 205/45/16 on these BSA Rims in black. $1320 fitted.
http://www.bsawheels.com.au/users/Produ ... spx?id=275
Nice rims, but try to remove the "RAVS Engineering" and "VORK Racing Wheel" stickers asap. It's an insult to the originals.
Lol...yeah already done.
1994 MX5 Clubman - RB CAI & ARB - BD Rollbar - X-Force headers & Zorst - Tein SS
-
blackster
- Racing Driver
- Posts: 782
- Joined: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:11 am
- Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
- Location: Sydney
-
Spranga
- Racing Driver
- Posts: 670
- Joined: Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:44 pm
- Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
- Location: Inner West Sydney
Bridgestone Grid II
195/60 R14
$99 Bridgestone Dealer Campsie (Run out model I think but quoted $130 elsewhere)
Dry - Very squirmy for the first 300km then very grippy and predictable. (My mate in a nicely modded GTR could not catch me on the Macquarie Pass).
Wet - Don't know yet
Best value performance tyre????
195/60 R14
$99 Bridgestone Dealer Campsie (Run out model I think but quoted $130 elsewhere)
Dry - Very squirmy for the first 300km then very grippy and predictable. (My mate in a nicely modded GTR could not catch me on the Macquarie Pass).
Wet - Don't know yet
Best value performance tyre????
-
Boags
- Speed Racer
- Posts: 3533
- Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:25 pm
- Vehicle: NB SP
- Location: Brisvegas
- Contact:
Type - Yoko C-Drives
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $142 each (fitted and balanced)
Dry grip - Not sure, I haven't dríven with them.
Wet grip - As above.
Tyre life - They have done 1000ks and still have the little knobs on them.
Road noise - None
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $142 each (fitted and balanced)
Dry grip - Not sure, I haven't dríven with them.
Wet grip - As above.
Tyre life - They have done 1000ks and still have the little knobs on them.
Road noise - None
Spartan Motor Sport : http://www.SpartanMS.com.au
-
sliq
- Speed Racer
- Posts: 3414
- Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:33 am
- Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
- Location: Sydney
- Contact:
-
manga_blue
- Forum Guru
- Posts: 4897
- Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:27 pm
- Vehicle: NA8
- Location: Moruya, NSW
Tyre - Bridgestone Adrenalin RE01
Size - 195/50R15
Price - $137.50/tyre from KMart
These are a step or two up from the Yokie C-Drives all round.
They're 3 secs a lap faster around Phillip Is (and 13 sec faster than really scary Goodyear F1s) with the same car under similar conditions. They feel much better controlled on the track. They don't suffer anywhere near as much from overheating either.
On the road they're very soft and compliant. I like the supple way they work over poor bitumen country roads. Dry grip's much better. Limited kms in the wet so far but they feel pretty secure there too. Turn-in's really good. Road noise is very low and there's much less harshness coming through into the car. No idea of wear, but they are soft.
Unlike C-Drives which took 700km to scrub in these are good almost out of the box.
Size - 195/50R15
Price - $137.50/tyre from KMart
These are a step or two up from the Yokie C-Drives all round.
They're 3 secs a lap faster around Phillip Is (and 13 sec faster than really scary Goodyear F1s) with the same car under similar conditions. They feel much better controlled on the track. They don't suffer anywhere near as much from overheating either.
On the road they're very soft and compliant. I like the supple way they work over poor bitumen country roads. Dry grip's much better. Limited kms in the wet so far but they feel pretty secure there too. Turn-in's really good. Road noise is very low and there's much less harshness coming through into the car. No idea of wear, but they are soft.
Unlike C-Drives which took 700km to scrub in these are good almost out of the box.
’95 NA8
-
Alex
- Racing Driver
- Posts: 1654
- Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:54 am
- Vehicle: NB8A
- Location: Sydney
Told you I was getting tyres lol
Type - Bridgestone Adrenalin RE001
Size - 195/50R15
Price - $113/tyre including balancing and fitting from Hornsby Jobson Disc tyre & Mechanical
Dry grip - seems alright but I've only dríven on them for 15 minutes
Wet grip - no idea but it looks like rain is coming
Tyre life - nothing changed on the drive home, as expected
Road noise - suprisingly low,
General Comments - I was amazed they are alot quieter than my old ones which were firestone on the front and the original Michelin pilot SX's on the rear. The seem to take in alot more smaller bumps that my old tyres but it's the same over the really rough stuff. They also seem wider than my old tyres that were the same size, noticeably extending from the edge of the rim instead of being flush
EDIT: Rears lasted 22,000km, should have rotated them but forgot
(also had 1 trackday and 1 skidpan day)
Bit of an update
Dry grip - Better than average when cold, great when warmed up. Over the last few months they seem to be harder to get heat into though (could be my driving).
Wet grip - Acceptable, I didn't have any issues grip seemed fine for the street. BUT if they let go then it's like driving on ice.
Type - Bridgestone Adrenalin RE001
Size - 195/50R15
Price - $113/tyre including balancing and fitting from Hornsby Jobson Disc tyre & Mechanical
Dry grip - seems alright but I've only dríven on them for 15 minutes
Wet grip - no idea but it looks like rain is coming
Tyre life - nothing changed on the drive home, as expected
Road noise - suprisingly low,
General Comments - I was amazed they are alot quieter than my old ones which were firestone on the front and the original Michelin pilot SX's on the rear. The seem to take in alot more smaller bumps that my old tyres but it's the same over the really rough stuff. They also seem wider than my old tyres that were the same size, noticeably extending from the edge of the rim instead of being flush
EDIT: Rears lasted 22,000km, should have rotated them but forgot
(also had 1 trackday and 1 skidpan day)Bit of an update
Dry grip - Better than average when cold, great when warmed up. Over the last few months they seem to be harder to get heat into though (could be my driving).
Wet grip - Acceptable, I didn't have any issues grip seemed fine for the street. BUT if they let go then it's like driving on ice.
Last edited by Alex on Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Red NB8A - BD rollbar - Hardtop
-
marcusus
- Speed Racer
- Posts: 2919
- Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:07 am
- Vehicle: NB8A
Re:
SM wrote:noticeably extending from the edge of the rim instead of being flush
Woo! Free dish!
Looks like I'll be buying these tyres when my Kuhmo's die. Maybe with some of the recent track days coming up I can scrub them out a bit quicker
-
john!
- Fast Driver
- Posts: 122
- Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:29 am
- Vehicle: ND - 2 GT
- Location: Brisbane
- Contact:
Type - GT Radial HPZ
Size - 195/50/15
Price - /tyre - around $125
Dry grip - average
Wet grip - who knows, I drive like a wuss in the wet
Tyre life - 20 k and well worn out, but plenty of hard cornering and one track day has killed them
Road noise - can't hear any over the exhaust
can't say really how they handle, i need new bushes all round and a decent alignment. I suppose they have done ok for a set of cheap tyres, looking at something a bit stickier next time, budget permitting.
Size - 195/50/15
Price - /tyre - around $125
Dry grip - average
Wet grip - who knows, I drive like a wuss in the wet
Tyre life - 20 k and well worn out, but plenty of hard cornering and one track day has killed them
Road noise - can't hear any over the exhaust
can't say really how they handle, i need new bushes all round and a decent alignment. I suppose they have done ok for a set of cheap tyres, looking at something a bit stickier next time, budget permitting.
-
cshaks
- Fast Driver
- Posts: 325
- Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:44 pm
- Vehicle: ND - 2
- Location: melbourne
Type - Michelin PP2
Size - 195/50/15
Price - /tyre - Around $170
Dry grip - great, but get a little slippery when overheated after a few laps.
Wet grip - Very good
Tyre life - not sure
Road noise - very quiet at all speeds
Size - 195/50/15
Price - /tyre - Around $170
Dry grip - great, but get a little slippery when overheated after a few laps.
Wet grip - Very good
Tyre life - not sure
Road noise - very quiet at all speeds
Last edited by cshaks on Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
SOLD: '95 NA8 White with custom tan leather. BD bar, King Springs, 15" NB alloys.
Now driving a Mazda6 luxury sports.
Now driving a Mazda6 luxury sports.
-
manga_blue
- Forum Guru
- Posts: 4897
- Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:27 pm
- Vehicle: NA8
- Location: Moruya, NSW
Not really a full test. This was a set of very well worn Dunlop street tyres that I just threw on for a track day at Sandown last week.
Type - Dunlop Direzza DZ101
Size - 195/50/15
Price - /tyre - free
Dry grip - really good
Wet grip - nfi
Tyre life - nfi
Road noise - average
Warm, not hot, sunny day. These worked pretty well from cold and got nicely sticky after a lap or two and stayed that way. This was virtually a Porsche club day, mine was the only MX5 there and they were all running R-spec tyres. Able to run down most of the 911s through the twisties without much drama. They grip very hard and then let go suddenly but you can work them out OK after a few laps. I'd think seriously about these if the price was good.
Type - Dunlop Direzza DZ101
Size - 195/50/15
Price - /tyre - free
Dry grip - really good
Wet grip - nfi
Tyre life - nfi
Road noise - average
Warm, not hot, sunny day. These worked pretty well from cold and got nicely sticky after a lap or two and stayed that way. This was virtually a Porsche club day, mine was the only MX5 there and they were all running R-spec tyres. Able to run down most of the 911s through the twisties without much drama. They grip very hard and then let go suddenly but you can work them out OK after a few laps. I'd think seriously about these if the price was good.
’95 NA8
-
tbro
- Racing Driver
- Posts: 1125
- Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:46 pm
- Vehicle: NA6
- Location: North Brisbane
Type :Bridgestone RE001
Size : 195/50/15
Price :$115
Dry grip : Bloody Good
Wet grip
misty fog) very good
Tyre life : who cares!!
Road noise : none
Took off wheels and tyres to fit 15 x 7 Lightweights.
The Falken Zein 326 aren't a great tyre and very noisy. Tyres were on car when we bought it.
Did 250k yesterday to try out and am very impressed.
Always run Yoko's, but figured the Bridgestone were worth a go.
Terry
Size : 195/50/15
Price :$115
Dry grip : Bloody Good
Wet grip
misty fog) very goodTyre life : who cares!!
Road noise : none
Took off wheels and tyres to fit 15 x 7 Lightweights.
The Falken Zein 326 aren't a great tyre and very noisy. Tyres were on car when we bought it.
Did 250k yesterday to try out and am very impressed.
Always run Yoko's, but figured the Bridgestone were worth a go.
Terry
Return to “MX5 Wheels, Suspension, Brakes & Tyres”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 9 guests
