New tyres
- Thread starter Drew
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Good grip and quiet is hard to get from the street high performance tires. Long life also hard to expect. Tread pattern and compound play a big role.
When you make the rubber stickier, you have to make the compound softer, which affects life span. Water extraction also requires deep grooves and most often "V" style tread pattern - increases drone.
That said, you most likely just need a good All-Season tire. Continental Conti-Sport 2 are pretty good. But I would not buy the 1st generation. past 50% of wear they lose wet grip pretty badly.
Also consider Dunlop SP9000 Bridgestone Potenza RE750, Pirelli PZero Rosso Asimmetrico, Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. That's a far as I've heard about the High Performance All-Season tires that are fairly quiet, decent street grip wet or dry (no snow) and OK life span. You may have some other models or designations that are sold in OZ, so check the market.
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When you make the rubber stickier, you have to make the compound softer, which affects life span. Water extraction also requires deep grooves and most often "V" style tread pattern - increases drone.
That said, you most likely just need a good All-Season tire. Continental Conti-Sport 2 are pretty good. But I would not buy the 1st generation. past 50% of wear they lose wet grip pretty badly.
Also consider Dunlop SP9000 Bridgestone Potenza RE750, Pirelli PZero Rosso Asimmetrico, Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. That's a far as I've heard about the High Performance All-Season tires that are fairly quiet, decent street grip wet or dry (no snow) and OK life span. You may have some other models or designations that are sold in OZ, so check the market.
Dude, in 16" tyres the best I can recommend is the Prelli P-Zero followed by the Dunlop SP 5000. They are both tremedous high speed all season radials with excellent handling, low road noise and magnificent rain and snow traction. The best place to go and compare tyres is TireRack.com. There you can stack all brands and decide for yourself based upon research, price and all of the suttle intagibles and pick whats best for your driving style and wallet.