Any recommendation on tyres other than Bridgestone

[timbeadle]

I've always used the recommended Bridgys on my '92 Griff. But the latest set seem to be seriously lacking in grip - especially at the front. And in the wet they're ****ing terrible. Now I've had the car 11 years so I know what it SHOULD be like. I've checked alignment (it helped a bit), dampers are sound etc. Tyres are new.

Any thoughts?

[apache]

If you have standard size wheels Toyo's are out, Avons have been fitted by the factory before now so try them. I run Toyo's and am well pleased with them, I had low profile SO2's fitted before and thought they were terrible too.

[19560]

Try Goodyear F1 GS-D3s (not the D2s). I like them better than the S02PPs and the Cerbera guys seem to be very pleased as well. Good luck.

[apache]

19560 said: Try Goodyear F1 GS-D3s (not the D2s). I like them better than the S02PPs and the Cerbera guys seem to be very pleased as well. Good luck.

better than SO 2's? high praise indeed, what car was this on?

[19560]

Tuned 350i. I won't take any notice from lack of horsepower comments given that various other people (inc. Cerbera guys) have also found them to perform well. I was very impressed switching to S02PPs and even more so with the switch to F1s.

[Dai Capp]

I ran Eagle F1's on my last Griff and found them to be excellent...

DC

[icamm]

Wierd, I have SO2PP's on the front and SO3PP's on the back and they are fine all round.

[jigs]

Is it okay to mix tyres (SO2/SO3) on a performance car?

[apache]

Being round definitely helps, SO 2/3's mixed front and back shouldn't be a prob......thinks....must try these F1 jobbers, how much are they?

[Dai Capp]

apache said: Being round definitely helps, SO 2/3's mixed front and back shouldn't be a prob......thinks....must try these F1 jobbers, how much are they?

They're not cheap...

I think mine were £130 fronts and £200 rear but they were sticky as hell and wore well which is a bit of a premium feature.

DC

[Esprit]

Ok, only on my TR7..... but would DEFINITELY recommend the F1s over any other tyre for all-round performance. In the dry, they're awesome, in the wet they're unparalelled.... and I've heard the new GS-D3 is meant to be even better, but I'm not sure if that's even possible..... I've found them to be quite durable too.... I'd recommend nothing else .

[bilton_d]

I have run Bridgestone S02's and 3's on the Cerbera 4.5 and most recently fitted Toyo T1s's, overall i wish i had paid the extra £££££££££ and gone back to the S03's, overall i find they gave better feedback of what was happening beneath you, better grip in the wet .... S03's from now on for me. All my opinion.

[jon h]

apache said: If you have standard size wheels Toyo's are out, Avons have been fitted by the factory before now so try them. I run Toyo's and am well pleased with them, I had low profile SO2's fitted before and thought they were terrible too.

Toyos are now available for standard 15" front wheels. (205/55 15 or 225/50 15) They were pushing them at Back Home

Jon H

[simpo one]

When my current SO2s expire I shall look at Goodyear Eagles, as my previous Griff had them and I had no problems at all.

[coachmans]

During a visit to the factory last year with my Griff 500 I raised the same question - what do we do when the supply of SO2's dries up - factory response was - Fit TOYOS ( they go on all current models and whats good enough for a Tuscan 'R' is good enough for me)

[hut49]

19560 said: Try Goodyear F1 GS-D3s (not the D2s). I like them better than the S02PPs and the Cerbera guys seem to be very pleased as well. Good luck.

From recollection the D3s are not available in some sizes - I wanted to fit them to my Chim but the fronts weren't available in the standard size. If anyone has any news on Goodyear expanding the range please let us know.

[No 1]

I've just put new S-03's all round on my Griff. I would say they are better than the S-02's that I took off. £540 for the set, fitted and balanced.

[RichB]

No 1 said: I've just put new S-03's all round on my Griff. I would say they are better than the S-02's that I took off.

That's presumably because the S-02's you took off were knackered Rich...

[beano500]

Dear Auntie

I am on my second set of SO3s at the ar$e end, they only did about 15,000 miles although they still had tread left.

The fronts have been on for 21,000 and still have ~4mm of tread.

The original SO2s I had were pretty skittish in the wet, and I guess these are too but I have learnt more about the car, I suppose. Sling it hard into a roundabout or tight bend and you get really good feedback. When (or "if" ) I want to stop wheelspin in the wet I tend to launch from second and take it steady - but it's not surprising there's relatively little grip.

I run them at either spot on or slightly below the stated pressures since the sidewalls are a bit harder. I am on standard 15 and 16 inchers, 'cos I figure that for an everyday car Britain's highways will have an expensive effect on otherwise tempting wheels.

Cost was about £230 for the fronts and £250 for the rears; that's for a pair fitted and balanced, which I think is pretty OK.

So why do all the other boys keep running on the older SO2s?

Is it true that size doesn't matter? (one girl told me once it didn't, but 583 others had a different opinion)

Am I not trying hard enough?

When will my fronts run out?

Why do girls no longer talk to me when I start up conversations about how good the rubbers are?

Please help

"Worried of Griffdom"