Keith Henson Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Looks like my faithful, original Michelin Pilots atre not long for this world. I will need to replace at least 2 shortly & the other 2 not much later! I mostly use the car on the road and travel around 10,000 miles per annum - maybe more this year (business is a pleasure!)so sensibly I am looking for a good "all round tyre". I am doing my very first track day at the club event at Cadwell and hope to do a few more afterwards. However, I don't have the luxury of two sets of wheels & tyres, so whatever I get will have to do for all circumstances (at least for now) Incidentally Michelin no longer make the Pilot - it has been superceded with a completely different tread pattern & presumably different handling characteristics? I would much appreciate the views of all of you experienced se7enners out there. What do you reckon are the best / worst tyres you've had ( bearing in mind my requirements? Thanks in advance! C4TTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Hmm 10K miles per annum, what size wheels are you running and how long do you want the tyres to last? Yoko A539's are a fairly good normal road tyre and should be better than the Pilots and still last quite a while. The other ones to look at are Bridgestone RE720's (I think that's the right number). What size wheels are you running? if you're on 15" you maybe able to get Bridgestone S03's which are also ok. A lot of people will probably say go for 021r's which are in a different league to any of the above in terms of grip and still OK in the wet although they won't last anywhere near as long, 6K miles maybe more if you're gentle. Cheers Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 you have got to get a spare set. The bare minimum is 21rs. p.s. the very worst tyres I have had (on a seven) were Michelin, change them and transform the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Agree with westy. Search the forum then go out and buy a set of 21Rs from Polley. Slap them on and replace them with more when worn out. Who cares if they wear out at 6-7k miles. They're cheap enough and bring the car to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Oooh. That hasn't happened for a while... Edited by - andy murphy on 9 Apr 2002 23:50:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 I normally run my car on A520 Yoko's on the road - truth is that most standard road tyres don't do the 7 justice. I went out for a blat on my soft compound 7inch/8inch ACB10's today (running the tyres in for Curborough wink.gif). The difference is unbelievable. Yoko 021's and 032's are not that far off the ACB10's and I'd go for one of them. JMHO but I think running 7's on normal road tyres is kind of like HagenDas ice cream with four pieces of Marzepan in it. smile.gif I accept that the costs of using road tyres are much lower. My 520's have done well over 10,000 miles and look hardley worn at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Incidentaly, I've got 4 021's to replace my A520's for road use. My main reason for doing this is that the braking ability of the car was crap with the 520's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Mclaughlin Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 For what it is worth I put a set of A520 yokohamas on a FWD turbo car that I have (115KW at the wheels) after having run Bridgestone RE71 but NLA in size req'd. They are the worst tyres I have ever had the misfortune to fit. Took them off after 2 days because of noise, lack of straight line stability, LETHAL grip in the wet. Have used them quite a lot since on a trailer I have with no probs, so I suppose you might say they are OK for this or making a swing seat for the kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Henson Posted April 12, 2002 Author Share Posted April 12, 2002 Thanks all. Showing complete ingnorance now - Andy, who / what is Polley. I assume that he sells / supplies fits etc ?? Alternatively, having decided what I want, who is the best / cheapest etc. supplier / fitter. Obviously will need to get tyres balanced & so on. For info, I live on Hayling Island, Hants, but travel around a bit so open to whoever does the best deal (within reason!) Also and on a completely different topic, anyone know where I can go & try on some crash Helmets as I need to get one for Cadwell!! thanks again, Keith C4TTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 Keith, Polley is Geory Polley Motorsports, they are probably the cheapest place you can get new Yokohama tyres from. Cheers Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwhitcher Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 he does mail order and will still be a lot cheaper to get AN Other to fit, than going to Kwik Krap..... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puremalt Posted April 12, 2002 Share Posted April 12, 2002 I've Got One!!!!!!! (So all the street is aware too) Running well worn Goodyear Eagles all round on 14 " wheels. Are the Yokohamas the best (mainly road) choice then? Cross flows for ever! Dave Robertson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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