The Official Polo Tyre Thread

[philthy]

Doesn't anyone else think that the Polo is over tyred as standard?

I'm intending to narrow down once the OEM tyres wear out.

Nope, not at all. Is your car chipped? I think the polo could do with wider tyres.

[ssman]

So i need new tyres for my new rims, 17 x 7.5 and i'm not sure if i should go 225/45/17 or 215/40/17. I'm lowered on Bilstein B8's and HR springs and am worried the extra rubber on the 225/45 will rub ... new rims are ET38 i believe.

Can anyone confirm?

My 215/40/17's rub but they are a very wide 215, meaures like a 225 but im running a 29 ET, so you might be ok.

[kangfu]

Think i will go 215/40/17 to be sure.

Bridgestone Adrenalin RE001's. KU36's only come in 215/45/17 or 225 which would be too wide.

[deewhy]

Hi guys. Just curious what's the stock tyre width of the GTI. 7"?

[insanekiwi]

deewhy (are you korean? love the flag)

I think the tyre width is 205mm.
Wheel width is I think 6.5"

[deewhy]

Yeap sure am. I'm planning on gettina 9N gti soon and would like to put some oz superturismos on it cept it's 7 inch. Can the stock tyres stretch?

[insanekiwi]

Great, a fellow korean on the forum. 7" is fine for 205s and up to 225 I think.

I had 205 on 7.5" with some stretch - but not bad.

[deewhy]

Awesome! Yeah spent most my time on the mk5 forum but think I'll most likely get a 9n GTI now plus I'n in love with white superturismo's and at 16's they are a decent price!

[T Go]

Just got a set of Goodyear Eagle F1's to replace my original Conti's (43,000km).
I have had them for about 1,000km's now, and have just started to test them abit with spirited drives.
They seem to hang on for a tiny bit longer than the Conti's.

...and the tread pattern is hot. Hahahaha.

[ef9]

One of my tyre popped today, and since the other tyres are nearly balded, i went to get all 4 corners replaced, was quoted $888 for 4 new Dunlop Sports Maxx TT (this is after 25%off xmas special) at Beaurepairs.

After leaving the car there for 2 hours, i was told that the supplier for Dunlop was on strike and the courier couldn't pick up the tyres, they got me Toyo Proxes 4 instead for $823, and obviously these are cheaper tyres, as the Maxx TT still cost more after discount, where as these Toyo are original priced. i feel abit ripped off, although i ended up paying less overall.

Based on research so far, Sports Maxx TT or even Sports Maxx are High end tyres (as well as CCS2), and the Proxes 4s are only mid range. I'm willing to pay more for tyres, so it feels like my hands are tight

I think I can get these toyo's from elsewhere for cheaper if i wanted them in the first place, eg. TTF

I was told they are better then the Maxx TT's in dry and wet, and will outlast them too, and the supplier guarantees this, as he has them on for his XR6 Ute and loves them & prefers them over Dunlops.

What do you guys think about the Toyo Proxes 4s ? anyone tried them?


Car - 06 Polo GTI
Rim Size - 16" Stock
New Tire - Toyo Proxes 4 (only done 10 Kms so far)
Price - $205 each fitted
Tire Size - 205/45/ZR16 87w
Tire Replaced - Dunlop Sport Maxx TT (Front), Continental Compact Sport 2 CCS2 (Rear)(one of the CCS2 in the rear popped in the side wall Aug last year, so i had to replace it, got two Dunlops instead)

Km's On new Tire - 10kms

Thoughts on New Tire - Dunlops Sport Maxx TT has more grip then CCS2 in dry and about the some in wet. Abit more noisier than CCS2.
Dunlop Maxx TT only done 20,000Km and it's balded, but i did have APR tuned most of the 20,00km and lowered half that time, so camber was impacting the inner tyre wear. (CCS2 has done 56,000Km, but they have always been in the rear)
Too soon to comment on the Toyo's.