Best Tyres for Cross-Spoke Alloys

[SimonR]

As part of F153's resoration I have a set of four replacement 6Jx15 alloys and am going to fit new tyres to them.

My requirements are that the tyres need to be:

Quiet
Hardish wearing
Good in both wet and dry

Does anyone have any recommendations or suggestions about what brand/type?

I don't need high performance tyres as I very much doubt it'll ever go above 80mph and I'm not too bothered about price, as long as it's not astonomical.

[E_T_V]

Michelin Energy seem to be ok on our big rover 600. Hard wearing (40k+ on the fronts), Ok in the wet, but not brilliant in the dry or wet. Quiet on the road and they'll save you a bit of money on petrol too!

Check out the tyre prices and reviews on this site. That might help a bit

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html

[mgdavid]

195/50x15 Toyo Proxies are about 43 quid each round here, grip is excellent wet & dry, but the wear rate is not the very best. However if you don't drive like a nutter on public roads then they should do you just fine - what sort of annual mileage do you do ?

[SimonR]

195/50x15 Toyo Proxies are about 43 quid each round here, grip is excellent wet & dry, but the wear rate is not the very best. However if you don't drive like a nutter on public roads then they should do you just fine - what sort of annual mileage do you do ?

Thanks for the advice so far, chaps!

With regard to annual mileage, I actually don't know because while this car is being restored I'm driving a second car which I may or may not keep. It may be that I only drive F153 when it's dry and warm, but that may be too much of a luxury!

Btw, is the correct, original, size 185? I can only find 195mm sizes, which I've already got, but they tend to look a little barryish I think as they are quite a lot wider than the rims.

[MGTurbo]

Thanks for the advice so far, chaps!

With regard to annual mileage, I actually don't know because while this car is being restored I'm driving a second car which I may or may not keep. It may be that I only drive F153 when it's dry and warm, but that may be too much of a luxury!

Btw, is the correct, original, size 185? I can only find 195mm sizes, which I've already got, but they tend to look a little barryish I think as they are quite a lot wider than the rims.


185's are the correct tyre for a 5.5j rim. 195/50/15 is the tyre for a 6 j rim.

Toyo Proxes are good at £31 each, Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 are even better. I've got Colways on the front of my Monty and they are fine, grip very well in the dry, ok in wet, quiet aswell, and £18 each a bargain.

Gareth

[E_T_V]

Aren't colways remoulds? 18 quid each is certainly a bargain!

[Maria]

I have Avons on my X-spokes (ZV1s or ZZ1s - can't remember) and have been very impressed by price, grip and wear.

[SimonR]

185's are the correct tyre for a 5.5j rim. 195/50/15 is the tyre for a 6 j rim.



Ah, that makes sense - I'd forgotten that my current alloys are 5.5J which is why 195mm looks a bit silly.

Anyone know if a 5.5J alloy with a 185mm tyre will fit in the spare tyre well without making a bump in the carpet?



I have Avons on my X-spokes (ZV1s or ZZ1s - can't remember) and have been very impressed by price, grip and wear.


My fater had Avons on his XJ6 for quite a while and liked them a lot. Are they quiet when you're inside the car, travelling at motorway speeds?

My current tyres are cheap Japanese rubbish Sime or something and make a good old racket which is very annoying and not at all in keeping with the VP image.

I shall see what information the web has to offer about the avons. the site that Dan linked to doesn't mention them but I'm sure they're rated elsewhere.

Good link by the way Dan!

[MGTurbo]

Aren't colways remoulds? 18 quid each is certainly a bargain!


Yes they are. They are V rated also. A pair on the front of the Monty and a pair on the back of the Maestro. There's nout wrong with them, and your doing your bit for the enviroment too...

[E_T_V]

Sorry don't get me wrong I wasn't saying remoulds were bad. If they are good enough for aircraft tyres and racing bike tyres then they are good enough for me.