What tyres do you have on your Zed?
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richardjgreen
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round ones 
Falken 453's front and rear, great tyre happy in all conditions, frost, rain or dry. wearing quite well done nearly 6k on them in 2 months. my only criticism would be they are sensitive to tracking, although that goes for the Z4 in general and I still get some tramlining from the front on poor road surfaces, otherwise highly recommend them. 
I had Falken 452's previously but when i changed to 19's i had a very good deal on Nankang NS2's and in all honesty i find them just as good in the dry and better in the rain!
As the value of the car is decreasing rapidly and i only do around 3/400 miles a month the thought of stumping up 1k for tyres was pretty hard to take!
I don't regret the decision for one minute.
As the value of the car is decreasing rapidly and i only do around 3/400 miles a month the thought of stumping up 1k for tyres was pretty hard to take!
I don't regret the decision for one minute.
chrisba said:I had Falken 452's previously but when i changed to 19's i had a very good deal on Nankang NS2's and in all honesty i find them just as good in the dry and better in the rain!
As the value of the car is decreasing rapidly and i only do around 3/400 miles a month the thought of stumping up 1k for tyres was pretty hard to take!
I don't regret the decision for one minute.
thats funny because i had nankangs on my last car and i found them really bad in the wet, so swapped them with the Falkens and they were much better. one thing i will say about the Nankangs is keep your eye on the inside wall of the tyre. i took mine in to have them swapped over and they found a big lump in the side wall, it was hitting the suspension leg as the wheel rotated. the walls are very soft on them.
I found Bridgestone RFTs damn right dangerous, tramlining etc, in wet they where bloody awful, and very very noisy, got some Dunloop Sportmaxx RTs on now and miles better, fees like I can relax driving, before it was like it drove itself and you had to keep it straight
obewan said:My theory is that car manufacturers spend tens of thousands developing their cars re handling etc, etc who am I to say what's better?
Appreciate others (with more experience) have their opinions, but that's mine for what it's worth
If they put lesser brand tyres on cars, people would say 'they spend tens of thousands developing their cars, why put cheap tyres on'!
So they're restricted on what they can do.
The well known brands are well marketed, so we're lead to believe they're the best.... but its been proven some lesser brands are juts as good or even better.
I'll never fall into that trap of spending huge amounts on marketed tyres again.
Re: What tyres do you have on your Zed?
Postby johnnnnnnyy - Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:45 pm
obewan wrote:My theory is that car manufacturers spend tens of thousands developing their cars re handling etc, etc who am I to say what's better?
Appreciate others (with more experience) have their opinions, but that's mine for what it's worth
If they put lesser brand tyres on cars, people would say 'they spend tens of thousands developing their cars, why put cheap tyres on'!
So they're restricted on what they can do.
The well known brands are well marketed, so we're lead to believe they're the best.... but its been proven some lesser brands are juts as good or even better.
I'll never fall into that trap of spending huge amounts on marketed tyres again.
Sorry, my point wasn't about the supposed quality of the rubber. I was comparing RFT to non RFT. Meaning that most manufacturers spend thousands developing their cars. E.g handling performance. Tyre sizes, camber, toe in/out, suspension settings etc etc.
The Zed is set up for RFT's, suspension settings are set to cope with the stiffer side wall, some on here admit that the ride can be more bouncy with non RFT.
So as it's a performance car, I personally prefer it set up to the manufactures optimum - not that I'm skilled enough to take advantage but eh ho
I work in Purchasing and agree lesser non marketed brands can be just as good, if not made by the same company.
Not just tyres either- Aldi biscuits are allegedly made by the same people as the M&S equivalent
If you're going to drive your car maybe 2/3 weekends a year, in the summer, on a dry day, then Nankangs might be a good option but otherwise, they're not known as "Ditchfinders" for nothing.
I personally am running 453's like a few others and have been very happy with them for daily use (and mild fast road driving).
As for tracking 453's, can't comment there.
I personally am running 453's like a few others and have been very happy with them for daily use (and mild fast road driving).
As for tracking 453's, can't comment there.
Nankang are ok for cheap tyres when new but when they get to half worn the roar from the tyres sounds like your wheel bearings have gone. They have very little steel in the carcass and move around a lot causing the noise, quality tyres have a lot more steel in them.
Just love these daily 'what tyre' threads. 
Has any one tried these...??
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s22p...Eff_:_C_Wet_Grip:_A_NoiseClass:_2_Noise:_73dB
Cheap as chips £393 for set of staggered 3.0L
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s22p...Eff_:_C_Wet_Grip:_A_NoiseClass:_2_Noise:_73dB
Cheap as chips £393 for set of staggered 3.0L
Just a question, has anyone ever tried Avon tires on a Zed here? Use to be all I would put on my bike, the handling and stick of the bike to the road is unbeatable, but it's a very soft rubber tire and don't last very well at all. Ended up a give and take thing on the bike, I get better wear out of other tires but no where close to the handling.
I put RainSport 2s on my 535 last year. Big mistake - the noisiest tyres I ever had! Had the car in twice to check wheel bearings, etc., but both times they concluded it's the tyres. Rears won't last very long, so not such an issue, but fronts last for agesOoch said:
Driving me mad!!