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Guys,

I've just been trawling the net for a definitive list of tyres available for the CTR. This is what I've found with prices (might not be the cheapest price at least gives a guideline of the average).

Hope you all find this useful?

AVON
http://www.avontyres.com/passenger.asp?id=222

Avon 205/45ZR17 ZZ3 RF £84.21
Avon 215/40ZR17 ZZ3 £80.13

HANKOOK
http://www.hankooktireusa.com/ventus/k102/index.html

Hankook 215/40R17Z 405 £67.76
Hankook Ventus K102 205/45 ZR17 £65,10

BRIDGESTONE
http://www.bridgestone-eu.com/articles.asp?ID=136 (S03)
http://www.bridgestone-eu.com/articles.asp?ID=138 (RE040)

Bridgestone 205/45R17 ER40 AZ 84W £124.08
Bridgestone 215/40ZR17 S03PP £117.03

DUNLOP
http://www.dunloptyres.co.uk/site/tyres ... rns/SP9000

Dunlop 205/45ZR17 SP9000 £122.67
Dunlop 215/40ZR17 SP9000 MFS £113.51

FALKEN
http://www.falkentyres.com.au

Falken 205/45ZR17 ZE512 88W £69.80
Falken 215/40ZR17 ZE512 87W £69.02

FEDERAL
http://www.federaltire.com.tw/usa/pcrss595/ss595.html

Federal SS595 215/40/ZR17 £55.00

GOODYEAR
http://www.goodyear.co.uk/services/tyre ... _gsd3.html

Goodyear 215/40ZR17 EAG F1 GSD2 £101.52
Goodyear 215/40ZR17 GSD3 £105.75

KUMHO
http://www.kumhotire.com/int/Tires/Pass ... currpage=2

Kumho 205/45ZR17 712 £62.75
Kumho 215/40ZR17 712 £54.64

MICHELIN
http://car.michelin.co.uk/uk/gamme/haut ... _sport.htm

Michelin 205/45Z17 PILOT SPT 84Y £104.34
Michelin 215/40R17 PIL SPT 83Y £121.26

PIRELLI
http://www.pirelli.co.uk/en_GB/tyres/ca ... 0003&s4=-1

Pirelli 205/45R17 EUFORIA RUNF 84V £158.41
Pirelli 205/45ZR17 PZERO ASIM 88W £104.86
Pirelli 215/40ZR17 P7000 83W £104.03

TOYO
http://www.toyo.co.uk/pages/t1-s.html

Toyo 215/40ZR17 PXT1-S £84.95

YOKOHAMA
http://www.yokohamatire.com

Yokohama A539 205/45ZR17 88W £112,80
Yokohama A539 215/40ZR17 83W £97.00

BF GOODRICH
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com

BF Goodrich Profiler G 205/45 R17 £86,20

CONTINENTAL
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/w ... er_en.html

Continental SportC2 205/45ZR17 XL £112,70

MARSHALL

Marshal KU17 205/45 R17 88W £78,60

NOKIAN
http://www.nokiantyres.com/nokian_nrzi_en.html

Nokian NRZi 215/40 R17 87W XL £75,30

PNEUMANT
http://www.pneumant.de/prod/somm/som_950txt.html

Pneumant PN950 TRITEC 215/40 ZR17 £ 75,90

FULDA
http://www.fulda.co.uk/pages/extremo.htm

Fulda Carat Extremo 215/40ZR17 83ZR £ 80,90

UNIROYAL
http://www.uniroyal.com

Uniroyal RTT2 215/40/17 ZR £140.79

NANKANG
http://www.nankang.com.tw/html/product_ ... ies_40.htm

Nankang NS1 215/40ZR17 83W £N/A
The NS1's are around the same price as the Federals.

Comments on which tyres you've used etc would be good.

EvoStu.

Top post Stu - my fronts are wearing very very quickly - in two minds whether to rotate them

I always thought the S03's were more expensive than the RE40's - obviously not.

Has anyone tried the Michelin's ?

Adambsmith wrote:Top post Stu - my fronts are wearing very very quickly - in two minds whether to rotate them

Cheers mate,

I rotated mine when I got a puncture. The garage repaired my puncture for 3 quid and rotated my wheels for nowt! Bargain! It will be a while before I change my tyres but if I'm going to do it it'll be all 4 at once, I hate mixing tyres.

There are lots of tyres to choose from it seems, I'm sure some of the more "non-mainstream" brands are pretty good.

As I have stated before the Federal SS595's are supposed to be ace.

EvoStu.

Stupid Question...
What is the difference between putting on 205 and 215 tyres?
Thanks
Stan

I currently have fairly new 215/40 F1 GSD 3's on the back and Potenza 040's on the front that will need replacing in a couple of months.

After looking at some of the comments about F1's on here I'm reluctant to fit them to the front, though would be nice to have a matched set.

I'll probably go for either Yokohama A539's or Toyo's.

If they feel good then I'll stick them on the back & wear out the F1's in record time

Any comments???

ill probably be corrected but im sure the 215 is for a rim protection as its wider than 205.
im sure!
you should always protect your rim!!!

Brilliant - very helpful

This was from the following thread: http://www.civictype-r.co.uk/forum/vie ... 6&start=15

Adambsmith wrote:
Those Falkens look cool - where have you heard the good news about them Stu?


It was the Federal's I'd heard good things about.

Designed by Bridgestone & Dunlop and made by Bridgestone for Federal.

They are trying to crack the European market so are selling them at intentionally low prices.

Here's some more info.
http://www.federaltyres.com.au/car/ss595.htm
http://www.federaltire.com.tw/usa/pcrss595/ss595.html

And here's the TVTC test report against 3 of it's rivals.
http://www.federaltire.com.tw/usa/tvtc.html

Hope this helps?

EvoStu.

Evo Stu you clearly don't have enough work to do

Top Post

Stu....

So this is the reason for you being quiet yesterday....

Great list...it will help my choice of new boots

Them federals look quite good as well. Ive also heard there suppose to be a pretty good tyre. Is it worth trying them over Toyo's though??

Just to say about the width of the tyres:

Some 205 tyres actually have wider tread than 215's!!
The 205/215 is the measurement at the WHEEL - some then bulge out, some in.
The manufacturers websites should have also have the TREAD width stated.

JPS3290 wrote:Them federals look quite good as well. Ive also heard there suppose to be a pretty good tyre. Is it worth trying them over Toyo's though??

It can't hurt can it? The independent reviews say they are great and at £55.00 per corner there not really expensive either.

If I was up for changing now I'd whack a set of 4 on but I've got about a 8mm all round left! Damn I'm not driving it hard enough! 8)

EvoStu.

Stanford wrote:Stupid Question...
What is the difference between putting on 205 and 215 tyres?
Thanks
Stan

The major difference is tread in contact with the road, extra 10mm, however, as someone has stated not all 215's are 215mm, can range from 210-220mm according to manufacturer and tyre. Same goes for all profiles.

The other point is that 205/45's are not as plentiful as 215/40's, 215's offer a greater selection of brands.

Try this link, it's a mine of info;

Wheels & Tyres

You can add Bridgestone RE050's as well - out in June'03 in 205/45.
I've got conformation that Pilot Sport 2's will not be in 205/45 - shame.

I have a full set of P-Zero Assimetricos on my CTR and they are very different to the Potenzas. They feel a lot softer and smoother. Much quieter also and they grip like buggery once warm.

It has reduced that sure footed feel the car has on the original tyres but I would definately rate them.

It has also reduced tramlining slightly but I guess that is to be expected with softer tirewalls.

One thing I would say is that I bought them because my brother runs them on his Elise and they feel amazing on that car, but I am thinking the extra weight of the CTR has a negative effect on the tire so I am slightly disappointed. Maybe I just need to get used to them.

I contacted Toyo a few days ago to see if they had plans to do the Proxes T1's in 205/45/R17 and I got this reply

Jon.

We have no plans to produce a 205/45R17 in the "T1-S" but are possibly
looking to produce it in the next generation tyre sometime in the future.

Regards

Alan Meaker

Technical Engineer

EvoStu: any online retailers selling them federal tyres? Cant seem to find them on mytyres.net which im sure i saw them on there before

JPS3290 wrote:EvoStu: any online retailers selling them federal tyres? Cant seem to find them on mytyres.net which im sure i saw them on there before

http://www.topgear.co.uk

They have them in stock at 55 quid a corner I think in 215/40/17 8)

Have you read the reviews I posted the links for? They look smart and by all accounts perform as well as they look.

EvoStu.