Righto, I'm changing to F1s :mad:
04-20-2004, 02:06 AM
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I tend to be very light on my fronts as I don't tend to be heavy on braking and I don't corner at particularly highspeed....
most of my rear tyre wear is down to roundabouts and track days
most of my rear tyre wear is down to roundabouts and track days
04-20-2004, 02:37 AM
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Ok, it must be me.
Bridgestone Potenza S-02 - wear rating = 140 - Traction = A Temp = A
Toyo Proxes T1 (closest I could find) - wear rating = 200 - Traction = AA - Temp = A
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 - wear rating = 280 - Traction = A - Temp = AA
Higher number = better wear rating
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/utqg/
Bridgestone Potenza S-02 - wear rating = 140 - Traction = A Temp = A
Toyo Proxes T1 (closest I could find) - wear rating = 200 - Traction = AA - Temp = A
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 - wear rating = 280 - Traction = A - Temp = AA
Higher number = better wear rating
TREADWEAR. A control tire is assigned a grade of 100. A tire with a grade of 200 can be expected to last twice as long as the control tire, while a tire with a grade of 80 is normally less durable. Currently, the highest reported treadwear rating is 700; 98 percent of tires rank 600 or below; 92 percent rank 500 or below; 72 percent rank 400 or below; 40 percent rank 300 or below; and 15 percent rank 200 or below.
04-20-2004, 03:16 AM
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I tend to be very light on my fronts as I don't tend to be heavy on braking and I don't corner at particularly highspeed....
most of my rear tyre wear is down to roundabouts and track days
I tend to be very light on my fronts as I don't tend to be heavy on braking and I don't corner at particularly highspeed....
most of my rear tyre wear is down to roundabouts and track days
04-20-2004, 04:11 AM
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My first set of Toyo rears wore down exceptionally quickly - I put this down to a Heyford day & peer pressure (you know who you are 
). My 16" F1s lasted far longer - probably twice as long. The Toyo fronts are still okayish.
Certainly, my driving patterns on this past set haven't been anything unusual - no track days - no memorable bouts of wheel-spinning - over autumn / winter etc.
I fitted my 16"s last night, as these have a good deal of rubber left. Now, here's the rub (
) - I could straight away feel this morning that they are heavier, and feel more likely to break away. I really did not expect to feel a difference to acceleration, but it's definitely there 
Unfortunately, as I'm in the process of buying a house, I may have to put off getting new rubber for a few weeks - tyres will be 500-550ish, honda alignment 100-150ish. Oh well, best try & work some overtime
). My 16" F1s lasted far longer - probably twice as long. The Toyo fronts are still okayish. Certainly, my driving patterns on this past set haven't been anything unusual - no track days - no memorable bouts of wheel-spinning - over autumn / winter etc.
I fitted my 16"s last night, as these have a good deal of rubber left. Now, here's the rub (
) - I could straight away feel this morning that they are heavier, and feel more likely to break away. I really did not expect to feel a difference to acceleration, but it's definitely there Unfortunately, as I'm in the process of buying a house, I may have to put off getting new rubber for a few weeks - tyres will be 500-550ish, honda alignment 100-150ish. Oh well, best try & work some overtime