Michelin Pilot Preceda's

[zoidberg]

after reading anything relating to tyres on our forum and reading the latest wheels mag. I decided to forget about a set of yoko's and go for the Pilot Preceda's....i really really waas impressed from what i had read and i WANTED THEM. So i rang the tyre place


They don't come in the size i need!!

There was no point to me posting this but anyways

[blackSRi]

There's always the Pirellis, Vredestines, or Toyos. What size do you need?

[01CDsedan]

What size did you need?

When I bought mine in 195/60R15 I was told there were nine left in the country and they weren't importing any more in that size.

Excellent tyres btw.

There was a Wheels tyre test last year that looked at small car tyres and an Astra was the test car - winner in the 195/60R15 size was the BF Goodrich G-Force, and in the 205/50R16 size it was the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3. It's the April 04 issue if you want to read it for yourself.

[blackSRi]

so what size rims do you have? standard or custom?

[rjastra]

205/50x16 is a common size for the Precedas. Got them on my SRI. Great tyre

[Namus]

Eagle F1's that's what i'm looking at for my next set

[zoidberg]

The size i need is 225/35 R18

[blackSRi]

These are fitted to many high-end marques:
http://www.vredestein.com/autobanden/Index.asp?TaalID=3
(Summer Tyres)
Ultrac
225/35 ZR 18 87 W XL

Othe these are the Toyo series I was recommended:
Toyo Proxes T1-S - 225/35/18
also
225/35R18 87Y RF/XL

or there are the Pirelli P Zeros
225/35 ZR 18

[Namus]

any1 here use the eagle f1's?

[beep beep sri]

what about Avons? bloody nice tires but bloody expensive too

[zoidberg]

Has anybody used or heard anything about the new/ish Falken GRB FK451?

[Wattie]

the problem i have with a v6 vec, is the load rating of the tire,
i have 225/40/18s i think... which was hard to fine, but then to find one with a load indext above 89V is hard, i ended up getting hankook VENTUS silica compound tyres, well priced, and load index of 92Y, so im more than happy.

[zoidberg]

ME TOO!! I have the same problem

I'm supposed to have a load index of 88 or higher.
The size tyre im running now is 225/35 R18. The highest load index i have been able to find is 87 which in terms of kilograms is 15kg's under. I've been using tyres with a load index of 87 for 12months now with no drama's......What concerns are there with this?

[rjastra]

I've been using tyres with a load index of 87 for 12months now with no drama's......What concerns are there with this?

Effectively... your car is unroadworthy and most likely not covered by insurance.....

[zoidberg]

Oh that can't be good

When i bought the wheels i said i want these in 18 inch and i want everything kept in order. clearly they havn't done so when supplying the tyres. :x

I've looked everywhere for a tyre with an appropriate load index. Good quality bad quality. NONE comply

There's plenty of tyres with a size of 225/40 R18 that comply but they arn't the right size when it comes to speedo/gearing

What should i do??

[zoidberg]

What advice can you guys give me??