Need tyres.. recommendations

[richdave]

I have done 45K and need tyres..

I am running the OEM Continental Spot Contact 2's and was considering getting 3 new ones and rotating the spare onto the car but at a quoted $330 ea i may well be cheaper to get 4 of some other tyre..

I have been offered Sumitomo tyres at arounf $220 ea but TBH I know zip about tyres apart from they are round, black, and need air!

I dont need "performance" tyres, just regular wear/grip will be fine. The OEM tyres have lasted ok and I have no complaints apart from I am used to getting closer to 60K from a set..... on my XR6T and other cars.

[R36 Dreamer]

I have done 45K and need tyres..

I am running the OEM Continental Spot Contact 2's and was considering getting 3 new ones and rotating the spare onto the car but at a quoted $330 ea i may well be cheaper to get 4 of some other tyre..

I have been offered Sumitomo tyres at arounf $220 ea but TBH I know zip about tyres apart from they are round, black, and need air!

I dont need "performance" tyres, just regular wear/grip will be fine. The OEM tyres have lasted ok and I have no complaints apart from I am used to getting closer to 60K from a set..... on my XR6T and other cars.

There are a number of threads on here relating to black circles. I have written a review of the Sumitomos which in summary I reckon are excellent on my R36.

You haven't provided much detail on what tyres you need (size etc), however the Sumitomos in 18 inch are great - quiet, grippy and long wearing.

I cannot believe you got 45k out of a set of tyres, that is unreal. I think I got about 26k and was happy with that....

[richdave]

oh yeah... they are 17" rims so the tyres are 235/45 17

Thanks. I looked at the more recent threads but did not see anything jump out about tyres I'll have a search about the sumitomo's

[team_v]

www.carbonblack.com.au for australian tyres reviews to determine what ones you want that you can get here.


www.tirerack.com for tyres in US with cheap shipping due to high AU Dollar.


Both sites let you search by tyre size and compares to other tyres in that size.

[Transporter]

oh yeah... they are 17" rims so the tyres are 235/45 17

Thanks. I looked at the more recent threads but did not see anything jump out about tyres I'll have a search about the sumitomo's

If you've been happy with the tyres you have now on, then I would say get the same tyres. The 45,000km is good for life from the tyre of this size.

[R34]

Another tyre to look at is the Kumho KU31. Work well on my Audi and I've never heard anything but praise for them.

[Rocket36]

Another tyre to look at is the Kumho KU31. Work well on my Audi and I've never heard anything but praise for them.

While they're not necessarily the best, they are a FANTASTIC tyre. Such good value for money. I've had them on two previous cars and would have no trouble trying them on the R36 when I get new rims and need new tyres.

[JIEG]

Another tyre to look at is the Kumho KU31. Work well on my Audi and I've never heard anything but praise for them.

Well. I have no experience on KU31 but I decided to have Kumho KU37 on my passat when shops in Sydney quoted $350-420 EACH for same OEM Sportcontact2 about 2 years ago.
I paid less than half of the Conti for Kumho (had a little doubt at the beginning though) and have no complaint at all so far.

[marckhor]

I have done 45K and need tyres..

I am running the OEM Continental Spot Contact 2's and was considering getting 3 new ones and rotating the spare onto the car but at a quoted $330 ea i may well be cheaper to get 4 of some other tyre..

I have been offered Sumitomo tyres at arounf $220 ea but TBH I know zip about tyres apart from they are round, black, and need air!

I dont need "performance" tyres, just regular wear/grip will be fine. The OEM tyres have lasted ok and I have no complaints apart from I am used to getting closer to 60K from a set..... on my XR6T and other cars.

I had Sumitumos in my old civic many moons ago. They are good soft tyres. Sumi share the same owners as dunlop in Japan, I think.

I recently changed to 4 Hankook V12s from the ContiSport2. They are good value and had good reviews in a few websites including carbonblack. Very quite and reasonably priced.
Just drove the whole day from Melb to Canberra today. Grip and tyre noise is very favourable.

[richdave]

Just a quick update on the KU31's having done around 3K

I am reasonably happy so far. road noise is well within acceptable limits and I reckon that they are quieter than the OEM's

Tyre grip in the dry is possibly a little worse but perhaps they are just noisier when they let go - the front wheel acceleration up hill is always going to be a hard test though.. Not that it has been too wet but the rain we have had as not presented me with any concerns so far.