Quick question, would you run different tyres on the rear from the front. I was on track last night (more on that in a separate thread) and I know I need new rear tyres as the ones that are on at present are sh!t. I quite fancy Yokohama AD08s as I had them on my last car and they were excellent. The are an everyday friendlier version of Toyo R888s. Would it be okay to run these on the rear and keep my Goodyear Contis upfront?
Different tyres front and rear
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I'd run the same tyres all round if I were you, particularly if you are going on the track, I'd want front and rears to perform the same 
I'm happy to run different rubber Front/Rear but rubber on a single axle really should match
I've deliberately selected different front/rear tyres in the past if I've wanted different characteristics e.g. on my old E36 coupe I wanted better mileage from my rear tyres but more grip at the front - I can't remember what I settled for on the rear, but I put some of the original Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics on the front
I've deliberately selected different front/rear tyres in the past if I've wanted different characteristics e.g. on my old E36 coupe I wanted better mileage from my rear tyres but more grip at the front - I can't remember what I settled for on the rear, but I put some of the original Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics on the front
PerryGunn said:
This is my thinking also. At the moment I have Goodyears up front and some crappy budget Accelra's on the rear (the dealer I bought the car from put them on). I would rather have a bit more grip at the rear, especially after last nights antics. I can always go for the AD08's on the rear and if I find that it's too much of a mismatch then I can put them on the front also I guess.
My OCD wouldn't allow different tyres on my car....
I'm bad enough having to get a new set as soon as I get the car, regardless of the condition on the ones on there.... :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
I'm bad enough having to get a new set as soon as I get the car, regardless of the condition on the ones on there.... :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
Running different tyres front & rear is fine as long as you don't mix them per axle. I ran Bridgestone rft's on the front & Michelin non rft's on the rear for a year until the front were pumped. Car handled absolutely fine.
as long as you don't mix them per axle. I ran Bridgestone rft's on the front & Michelin non rft's on the rear for a year until the front were pumped. Car handled absolutely fine.I also would keep all four tyres the same however if you have s**t ones on the rear I would change them for something better ASAP, especially as you are tracking it. AD08 seem to give good results on light weight cars - what did you have them on before? If changing I would be buying Super Sports which will be great on track
Simon_P said:I also would keep all four tyres the same however if you have s**t ones on the rear I would change them for something better ASAP, especially as you are tracking it. AD08 seem to give good results on light weight cars - what did you have them on before? If changing I would be buying Super Sports which will be great on track
Yea ideally I'd have all 4 tyres the same but the fronts are reasonably new and are half decent Goodyear contigrips or whatever they are called :lol:
I had AD08s all round on my Renault Sport Clio 182. They were excellent.
Super Sports?? Can you enlighten me?
I've got AD08's all around. Brilliant tires but wear quickly as expected. It's not like the car will explode or anything if you put other tires on the rear than in the front but it won't be ideal either. Why not put the same Goodyears in the back and then change them all next time?
Easty-5 said:Simon_P said:I also would keep all four tyres the same however if you have s**t ones on the rear I would change them for something better ASAP, especially as you are tracking it. AD08 seem to give good results on light weight cars - what did you have them on before? If changing I would be buying Super Sports which will be great on track
Yea ideally I'd have all 4 tyres the same but the fronts are reasonably new and are half decent Goodyear contigrips or whatever they are called :lol:
I had AD08s all round on my Renault Sport Clio 182. They were excellent.
Super Sports?? Can you enlighten me?
He means the Michelin Supersport. A good performance tire. Wont be as grippy as the AD08 but should last much longer.
Personally I think the AD08 will be a bit soft for the M. The clio is a fairly light car I had Michelin on my 182, I also had AD08s on a light car. You have two brands mixed up there - Goodyear asymetrics or Continental contis. They are both good tyres just get a matching pair of each. The tyres I would get are Michelin pilot super sport.
Okay, having looked up the tyres online. The Michelin Pilot sport 3 are £196 each fitted (rear) or the AD08's are £215 each fitted. Do you think that its worth paying the £38 for the AD08s at the moment? If need be, I can always put AD08s on the front at a later date at £176 each fitted.
What's the consensus?
What's the consensus?
Easty-5 said:
The Pilot Sport 3 are not the same as the Super Sports. Again it depends on what you want from the tires. AD08s are performance, performance, performance. They're noisy, they don't handle standing water that well and wear quickly. They'll grip better than anything this side of a semi-slick though!
As above, but, if you want the best Michelin tyre for road & track use, you want the Pilot Super Sport (PSS) rather than the Pilot Sport 3 (PS3)
You could go all the way and have the Pilot Sport Cup but you wouldn't be able to use that in the wet (or in the winter) unless you wanted to be going backwards through a hedge
You could go all the way and have the Pilot Sport Cup but you wouldn't be able to use that in the wet (or in the winter) unless you wanted to be going backwards through a hedge
ga41 said:
In Car & Driver's comparative test of 10 high grip tyres, the AD08 came third, the Pilot Super Sport came top mainly because it was very good in all conditions
PerryGunn said:
But the AD08 had the best lap time and was considered to be the best in the dry. That's why i bought them. I don't do a lot of miles, I don't mind the noise, it doesn't rain that often here and the temperature doesn't go lower than 6-7 Celsius. I wanted the best dry performance.
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