MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: n13cah on March 14, 2009, 12:48:19 pm
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Just had to change my front tires with just under 6k on the clock.
What are other Pirelli owners getting out of their P Zero's?
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Ur an animal :laugh:
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Ur an animal :laugh:
lol
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10k plenty of tread from what i can remember P Zero Rosso...
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Holy sh*t! I thought I was bad with tyres! :surprised:
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Since having P-Zero's on an old Mk1 LCR and them only lasting 8K I have never used them since.
Michelin PS2's FTW :driver:
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My Goodyear Assysm's have lasted 6K and are pretty low now, not impressed really...
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I would fit something else but would just look daft on a Pirelli.
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4500 miles done, and they are looking a little worn. i feel i should reign back the driving to save some £££ but I just can't!
how much are a set of 2 new tyres if you don't mind me asking!?
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What are you doing to your tyres?!
I'm getting around 12k out of my P-zero Rossos at the front and maybe 16k from the rears...
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It is only the middles that are like slicks.
The outsides still have some tread left.
I have a spare set of wheels and tires so just fitted them.
Had a quick look at mytyres and they are £144 each.
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are you remapped ?
seems a little excessive tbh
centre bald could indicate over inflated
(sometimes ! but not always, I know tyres on my old car wore this way and they were def the correct pressures. They were much wider tyres though.)
worth a geometry check too , but if I owned I pirelli Im not sure Id be bothered about keeping that make, just getting the best tyres would sway me.
So id also look at Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 's
Let us know what you decide :happy2:
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Centre bald does indicate overinflation TBH, so I'd look at that. I run 2.2bar at the front and 2.4bar at the rear.
Needs less wheelspinning/launch control methinks.
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Centre bald does indicate overinflation TBH, so I'd look at that. I run 2.2bar at the front and 2.4bar at the rear.
Needs less wheelspinning/launch control methinks.
More pressure at the rear?? I thought that more pressure was required at the front due to the heavier weight of the engine there???
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are you remapped ?
No just standard 230.
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My Goodyear Assysm's have lasted 6K and are pretty low now, not impressed really...
....My first pair of Goodyear Assym's lasted 13k miles (changed at 2mm). I rarely get wheelspin - A well trained right foot and a Quaife seems to help. Just bought my third pair and am very happy with the grip in both wet and dry - Best of all I've tried so far.
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My Goodyear Assysm's have lasted 6K and are pretty low now, not impressed really...
....My first pair of Goodyear Assym's lasted 13k miles (changed at 2mm). I rarely get wheelspin - A well trained right foot and a Quaife seems to help. Just bought my third pair and am very happy with the grip in both wet and dry - Best of all I've tried so far.
Yeah since my remap I get wheelspin all the time...boost comes in too aggressively for my liking really, but in the bone dry with some decent tyre temperature it is perfect. So i just hold out for those days now! I suppose DSG makes it less inclined to wheelspin off the mark too! Keith at JKM drove mine back in November and commented that he thought that the Goodyears weren't as good as some of the other tyres he's driven on a GTI. I feel that they are better than the Michelin Exaltoes that I had previously, but I would like to try the Michelin Pilot Sport 2's at some point! :smiley:
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More pressure at the rear?? I thought that more pressure was required at the front due to the heavier weight of the engine there???
Reduces oversteer somewhat if you reduce TP at the front of the car. Not that the GTI is a particularly oversteery car...
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lol , after this thread I had to go check my fronts and got a fright!.....
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 7.5mm from new (9/32") according to the website, now WELL past 1/2 worn on 7k miles (all on APR stg1 ED30)
mmm better start budgeting for tyres soon :sad:
and just to show the differences my rear Mich Pilot Exaltos have done 19k miles and look like new :surprised:
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lol , after this thread I had to go check my fronts and got a fright!.....
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 7.5mm from new (9/32") according to the website, now WELL past 1/2 worn on 7k miles (all on APR stg1 ED30)
mmm better start budgeting for tyres soon :sad:
and just to show the differences my rear Mich Pilot Exaltos have done 19k miles and look like new :surprised:
But you went to the pod :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:
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only 7 runs though and limited wheelspin :driver: :innocent:
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lol , after this thread I had to go check my fronts and got a fright!.....
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 7.5mm from new (9/32") according to the website, now WELL past 1/2 worn on 7k miles (all on APR stg1 ED30)
mmm better start budgeting for tyres soon :sad:
and just to show the differences my rear Mich Pilot Exaltos have done 19k miles and look like new :surprised:
PS2's are VERY soft. After looking into some new tyres recently, the sofest "Normal" performance road tyres were the PS2's and Goodyear assm's both showing 240 on the treadwear (directional F1's were 260) . This will go some way to explaining the extra grip that they provide. Myself, i would prefer a slightly harder compound and they last a little longer. I plumped for Falken FK452's unfortunatly im not in a position to say "only the best" 1, because i cant afford them and 2, are they the best because the price says so?
Oh and from memory the Rosso's are about 260 so dont change to a Goodyear or Michelin if you want any more miles from them :happy2: