Slider7 Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 At the moment my 1995 1.4 K (soon SS 😬) is running on 195/50 15 Yoko's A510.  After numerous postings on how 'sticky' tyres really change the handling of the car ... I finally am about to try them out. I just wondered what tyre would suit me best : the 21r, 32r, or 48r ? ? I mainly use my car on the road with on occasional trackday in between ... and do want a reasonable lifetime !!! Is this utopia ??? What would be the advantage of going for 14" wheels instead of my current 15" (don't want 13" wheels ... *arrowdown*ground clearance) ??? Slider@7  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn LUYCK 1 Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Hi Slider@7, In your case I would go for the 21R's ... if you want to you can hop in at my place after your trip to Greenland and try them out. I got a set of wheels with 032R's and ACB10's as well so you can compared as much as you like ....  CU soon in Belgium, enjoy the holiday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 get 185/70R13 yoko A021Rs. they're the cheapest of the options above, last the longest, best in the wet, good in the dry, handle well (as they are 13") and still have ground clearance as they are 70 profile. the amount you save by getting these over the others can go on an adjustable platform kit so you can set the ride height to work with 60 profiles in a year or so. HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 seconded - I went from 195/50x15 (albeit goodyears) to 185/70x13 A021Rs,and they are miles better. According to the tyre size calculator 13"/70 profile tyres will actually be slightly taller than the 15"/50 profile ones Nick P8MRA - Red and Black 1.6K supersport I dont believe in Fate, but I do believe in Sh*t, because Sh*t happens - here and here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegnoguk Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 I have 21R's. I drive like an old lady going to church (although my wife still squeals "I don't like it when you do that!" when I corner) 😬. After 6,500 miles there are no particular signs of wear so I am expecting to get at least 30,000 out of them.  Who's looking at the Ferrari? Nobody, that's who! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Field Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 After lots of research I put 21's on my 1600 XF and can't believe the difference - absolutely great, although I would expect nearer 12,000 than 30,00 out of them. Terry  Trying to get out of the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaseb Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 21's in 70 profile are the cheapest upgrade out there - £400 for wheels and tyres from George Polley gets the big from me 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Agree with all thats gone before, A021R's are a good tyre for road use. I havn't tried the other Yoko's so cannot compare but set against the Avon's that came on my car these inspire much better cornering and I'm led to believe will handle well in the wet (if I ever take it out when its raining !!!). Certainly a sound & cheap upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaseb Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 They are fab in the wet, I'm now on 32's but the number of cars with 21's on at Oulton (which was fairly damp...) says it all really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 I'm on 32s at the moment - even in the driving rain we've had recently. They're not that bad in the wet. You've obviously got to be careful but I find it's only really heavy rain or standing water that's forces me to slow a lot - when the rain is that heavy though its usually too much for the wipers to cope with and you'd have to slow anyway for visibility reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slider7 Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 Thanks for all the advice ... I think I'll go for the 021r's. Looking at the available sizes I realised they don't have 15's so I'll probably go for the 185/60 14 ... which implicates I need some new wheels 😬 !!! I like the minilite-style, but don't know which is 'best' : compomotive - KN - Minilite - Superlite. I personally like the Superlite's since you can choose from different colors ... like black or charcoal. Stijn ... I'll certainly drop by after my 'little trip' to the icecap. Thanks for the offer . Slider@7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hi Slider@7 I'm about to change to 13" wheels to rationalise for road & track. That means I will have 5 x 14" Caterham supplied minilite wheels (1994) presently shod with used 32R's. If interested send me an email. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slider7 Posted July 4, 2003 Author Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hi Mick, Thanks for the offer !!! YHM 😬 ! Slider@7 Now 'en route' for the icecap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hi Slider@7 YHM as well Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwhitcher Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 12,000miles pr 30,000miles out of 21r's........... WHAT! ARE YOU DRIVING LIKE GIRLS 😳, I never seem to get MORE than 1500-3000miles per set  the cars are ment for corners 😬  What grip though!!!  Martin MW 51 CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolhead Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Have a look at this site - http://www.mycaterham.com/15494/42806.html Very informative. As far as cost goes this was a recent quote from GP 185/60x14 A048 = £58.64 + VAT each 185/60x14 A032R = £55.37 + VAT each 185/60x14 A021R = £54.85 + VAT each  Now I never asked for 185/70 but as you can see, little in it between 21s and 32s I'm back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclucas Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 185/60x13 in AO21Rs are about £40 though which is why they are a good deal from GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I run with 185/60/14s on my 1.4SS. Absolutely great tyre all round (and pretty progressive when the adhesion limit has been reached). They were definitely the best upgrade I've done on my car (used to have Michelin Pilots). Will probably try A032s next time just to compare. Don't believe the stories about 12k miles (unless you drive very slowlyl round corners). I think I get about 7k per annum out of mine and that's with 1-2 track days a year. One car - 1400 Supersport with 6 gears and clamshell wings.  Edited by - robf on 7 Jul 2003 20:40:35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 There are a few details about wear on Yoko 32's here Steve Se7en-Up! Less is more! Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I run Toyo proxe T1-s 195/50/15 tyres and they are the best thang since sliced suff, good price, what more do you want.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Hi I use A539 in 15" for the road (great) and 032 in 13" for the track (great) A539 is a good choice for touring  021 is very good on track and road, 032 better on dry but not on wet Depend on your annual mileage and your wallet as they worn 10 times quicker as A539 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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