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Probably a well covered topic folks but I was just wondering what people are fitting to their Crown alloys (195 65 15). I’ve seen a set of Uniroyals for £165 for a set of 4, there a good price but just wondering if there is more cost effective good alternatives.
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I don't have Crowns.
However in the same size I do have a set of Uniroyal Rain experts on Comet wheels and some Jinyu YW51 Winter tyres on Contours. Both have worked very well in rain and snow respectively. |
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I could get you a set of Kumhos for £140 delivered. They are a good mid-range tyre.
I could also save you a smidge on the Uniroyals at £160 delivered. They’re also a decent tyre, known mainly for their exceptional wet weather performance. Toyo Proxes come in at £150. Well known for good grip and performance in FWD cars, but don’t last/wear as well as some brands. Or Vredesteins for £155. An excellent all round tyre and hard-wearing. For me, they’re the standouts in that sort of price range. There are plenty of cheaper alternatives around, but not worth skimping on the quality for the amount of savings in my opinion. All the best Mike |
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I do, yes. Primarily a bodyshop/classic car restoration workshop, but we do a lot of alloy wheel refurbishment, so I invested in a tyre bay.
Margins on tyres are tiny to be honest, the money for tyre centres is all in the fitting all day every day. I only sell tyres to our regular customers or if anyone is having wheels refurbed and need a new set. |
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Michelin are comfortably the best on the market for longevity, but are at the premium end price-wise. Vredesteins are also good for this in my experience and should last well on a FWD car and are more in the middle, or upper-middle of the price range.
I've run Falken on an MG ZT and they're a decent all-rounder for the money, which is below the two above, but I'd rate them as "average" for longevity. Not bad at all, but they don't excel. |
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I have Dunlop sp sport.
Don't have any issues with them but then I don't generally hack round corners or push in the wet. macafee2 |
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Personal advice would be never to skimp on tyres. Some mid-range tyres are perfectly adequate, but always buy the best you can afford. At the end of the day, your tyres are the only part of the car that are in contact with the road, so they are critically important! There's nothing worse than looking at a car for sale and the dealer/seller to proudly proclaim that it has a set of 4 new tyres, to look down and see the name Sunny or Linlong on them! I'd much rather have 4 Michelins with 2mm of tread left! |
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