warning on cracking toyo r888´s below zero degrees
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Kevin
The seven degrees debate is about whether the typical compound of a 'summer' tyre is as effective as it could be at lower winter temperatures.
Or to turn that around, to communicate the fact that a winter tyre is not a 'snow' tyre, but a tyre that has a compound optimised for temperatures under 7 degrees - even in the dry. This is very important in some central European and Scandanavian countries where winter tyres are common-place. In the UK, our milder and wet winters have really made it difficult to sell the concept of winter tyres. When it gets really cold, we just stop working instead!
The 7 degrees relates to optimium performance, not issues of construction 'cracking'.
Regards
James Bailey
Goodyear Dunlop
ps: This advice comes with a product plug. I'm using Goodyear Eagle F1s on my Europa - if anyone wants a true all-weather tyre for their Lotus they are awesome in the wet! The Europa is 195/45R17 235/45R17 rear, but I wonder if anyone has experimented with 195/45R16 F1s on the Elise S2? We may run this test ourselves. BTW, The F1s are now OE fitment from Lotus on the 2008 Europa SE following testing.
The seven degrees debate is about whether the typical compound of a 'summer' tyre is as effective as it could be at lower winter temperatures.
Or to turn that around, to communicate the fact that a winter tyre is not a 'snow' tyre, but a tyre that has a compound optimised for temperatures under 7 degrees - even in the dry. This is very important in some central European and Scandanavian countries where winter tyres are common-place. In the UK, our milder and wet winters have really made it difficult to sell the concept of winter tyres. When it gets really cold, we just stop working instead!
The 7 degrees relates to optimium performance, not issues of construction 'cracking'.
Regards
James Bailey
Goodyear Dunlop
ps: This advice comes with a product plug. I'm using Goodyear Eagle F1s on my Europa - if anyone wants a true all-weather tyre for their Lotus they are awesome in the wet! The Europa is 195/45R17 235/45R17 rear, but I wonder if anyone has experimented with 195/45R16 F1s on the Elise S2? We may run this test ourselves. BTW, The F1s are now OE fitment from Lotus on the 2008 Europa SE following testing.
Redlake27 said:
ps: This advice comes with a product plug. I'm using Goodyear Eagle F1s on my Europa - if anyone wants a true all-weather tyre for their Lotus they are awesome in the wet! The Europa is 195/45R17 235/45R17 rear, but I wonder if anyone has experimented with 195/45R16 F1s on the Elise S2? We may run this test ourselves. BTW, The F1s are now OE fitment from Lotus on the 2008 Europa SE following testing.
I found the Eagle F1 GSD2's to be brilliant on my MX-5, but a lack of people having tried the same with an Elise put me off. Would be interesting if anyone else on here had tried it.Redlake27 said:
ps: This advice comes with a product plug. I'm using Goodyear Eagle F1s on my Europa - if anyone wants a true all-weather tyre for their Lotus they are awesome in the wet! The Europa is 195/45R17 235/45R17 rear, but I wonder if anyone has experimented with 195/45R16 F1s on the Elise S2? We may run this test ourselves. BTW, The F1s are now OE fitment from Lotus on the 2008 Europa SE following testing.
What sort of price would you be talking of for a set? What is the strengh of the sidewalls like - I use Toyo T1Rs at the moment and the walls are too 'soft' for my taste, giving the front a tendancy to 'roll' slightlyWe have a group buy finishing soon for wheels, and most people were looking at Kumho 31's (in 205/45/16 front), it would be nice to find an alternative
In the case of the VX most people avoid the 195/45 profile up front as it takes the wheel too far under diameter and the ABS goes 'funny' - I think there is a 5% tolerence to standard diameter, tho the ABS can be disabled easily
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