Cosmic2011 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Fast road tracking? That's a new one on me. Je suis Charlie Yeah you can have cars set to turn quicker etc so long as you have the correct suspension with plenty of adjustment! Mine has had a custom geometry L4nky808 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) I've got Vredestien Ultra Sesenta on my summers atm, and they're OK, but I'd not buy them again. They're not as quiet as I was hoping for, and they're quite easy to overwhelm under power. Cornering grip is decent enough though, but it's fairly easy to wheel spin (or get the TC light) through 1st/2nd. The Ultra Vortis I had before were a better tyre. To be honest mate, I find the same with the search function - particularly with Tapatalk. I find the best work around is to use a Google search and populate the search string as: 'your query[space]e46zone' so in this instance 'what tyres are best E46zone'. - Should get a decent result then [emoji106] Even better way is "site:www.e46zone.com is there an airbag recall?". Also can be used to exclude sites (really useful when looking for reviews on a firm, but not wanting to see their own biased website. Such as "-site:www.bmw.co.uk -site:www.bmw.com new 4 series" or "-site:www.bridgestone.co.uk. eagle f2 review" (- is the exclude operator). That's all in a Google search. Edited January 11, 2015 by TriggerFish L4nky808 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Fast road tracking? That's a new one on me. Je suis CharlieIt's just a common term used for custom geo if you're wanting slightly better handling (albeit to the detriment of tyre wear). Some people call it a FRSU (Fast Road Setup). Edited January 14, 2015 by LiamGTR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan k Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have Bridgestone potenza 225/40/18 spot on I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic2011 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Had a set of falken fk453 fitted today so time will tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiMoi Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Recently had my rears changed from GT Radial Champiros (which were on the car when I bought it) to some P Zeros since in the 7500 miles over 12 months since they were fitted, the inside of both had worn right down and the car was tramlining constantly. Going to get the alignment checked soon to make sure all is OK but the tyre fitter reckoned the wear was mostly down to the (lack of) quality of the tyre. Now I've got: Front 225/40/18 Pirelli P Zero Rosso - ~15000 miles in and plenty of life left yet. Rear 255/35/18 Pirelli P Zero - £274 for the pair, fitted. Local tyre shop matched the TyreLeader price. Let's hope for a bit more than 7500 miles out of these ones! The whole car feels much more connected and the traction control light isn't coming on at every opportunity. What I didn't expect was changing the rears to have much an effect on the tramlining issue, but it has also improved significantly which is nice. I guess the stories of these cars being quite fussy on the front/rear mixing of tyres are true. StuBeeDoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Going from 4 x Goodyear Eagle F1 to: 2 x 225/40/18 Dunlop Sport Maxx - Front 2 x 255/35/18 Falken ZE914 - Rear 2 x drop links 2 x wishbone rubber housing + the obvious full laser tracking (if anyone has any recommendations for good settings on an OEM setup, let me know) Hoping the car is going to feel like new after this Edited January 19, 2015 by LiamGTR lloyd_330 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just gone back to OEM spec from having a square 245 set-upFront 2 x Dunlop Sport Maxx RT 225/40/18Rear 2 x Dunlop Sport Maxx RT 255/35/18Early opinion is that these are night and day over the Bridgestone RE050s they replace.Not quite comparing like for like as the Bridges were F/B/72dB rated and the Dunlops are C/A/69dBThe slightly softer compound and sidewall have made a huge difference to the ride and quietness. Haven't pushed them yet as they are still new but nothing suggests that they will not perform. Consumption is much better as well showing +2-3 mpg!!!But the best thing these tyres give over the Bridges and previous Pirellis is no tramlining. The state of the roads round here had previously made me think I had a flat they would tramline so badly and with the Dunlops, I haven't noticed it once! CharlE46 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Got the same up front and I would second your opinion on the Dunlops. I've had mine for less than 200miles and think they're great. CharlE46 and X-Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlE46 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) And I would third X-man's opinion, I've got them all round on my summer wheels and love the way they ride. Mine are in 19" flavour with no tramlining, will replace like for like when the time comes. Edited February 2, 2015 by CharlE46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoin Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Make; Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE002 Size; 225/40/18 all round Cost; Roughly £100 each Comments; Have covered roughly 6000 miles so far with minimal wear. They seem to perform very well in both the wet and the dry. Buy again; Yes probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan k Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Been lookin at wheels I have in garage 18 inch and I thought fronts fwhere 8. And rears are 8.5. But. When looked rear is 9. Question is I was going to put 225/40/18 all around will I need different size for rear now with being 9 just standard e46 318 with m sport suspension Edited February 12, 2015 by allan k Jay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 It'll fit but may look odd as you look at the front rear. Go for a 245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan k Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Is that 245 all around chimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Just rears mate maybe a 25535 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan k Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Will them be ok mate 255/35/18 for rears saying that it's only on m sport suspension saying that you have more wheels than I have had hot dinners lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDYKNOWS Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Pulled a nail out the offside front tyre this morning, all the air in the tyre followed the nail out . A semperit speedlife [ I think] , worn out anyway. New Runway Enduro 926 to be fitted in its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_C Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 What tyres and size's are you guys running on oem MV2's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Sizes are 225 40 18 front and 255 35 18 rear. Brand of tyres is a can of worms that has been opened many times in the wheels and tyres section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/29430-the-tyre-thread/ Edited February 24, 2015 by Rob- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielJames Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have 225/40/18 front Michelin Pilot Sport 3s, and Bridgestone Potenzas 255/35/18 rears. Both are excellent tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 nangkang 225-40-18 all round £200 delivered and £40 to fit,i can i say im impressed with the tyres for the price,theses are deffo not budgets imho, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarab 330ci Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta all round. Decent mid range tyre with good reviews. Look good too! momo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocka Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Goodyear Eagle F1 are the best I have ever had feva and StuBeeDoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly123 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 ^ Cannae beat eagle f1 feva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
