New Tyres time

[Gsrider]

Time to change my front tyres after 14.5k miles. I got the 19's on mine with hankooks and wondered what people have, changed too or recommend? I'd like a good rim protector like on the hankooks.

cheers

 

[Pork]

I wanted to go with something else but I think this tyre size (245/35/19) is not as common as the old 255 and as a consequence I found choice was limited.
I really wanted Pilot Sports but couldn’t find them for under £200 each fitted so I got another pair of Hancooks on the basis of better the devil you know and also there may be more choice when I need the next pair/set.
After all, I got 23000 odd miles out of the original fronts and they’re not horrible, as you say - rim protection isn’t bad either...

 

[Jimbbobw1977]

Definitely Michelin Pilot Sport PS4s

 

[JG220]

PS4 the current tyre of choice

 

[thewanted]

PS4 the current tyre of choice

You cannot get PS4 in 245/35/19 93Y though. You can get the PS4S but they're ~£70/corner more than the Bridgestone Assymmetric 3.

You have a few choices @Gsrider:

• Michelin PS4S (best choice if you can stomach the cost)
• Bridgestone AS3 (very highly regarded and quite cheap)
• Hankook (like @Pork said, rather the devil you know)
• Continental SportContact 6 (exceptional performance, but they're known to wear quicker than their competition)

I think for me it would be a choice between the Michelins and the Hankooks. I still have 4.5mm of tread all round, but I'm starting to consider my options so this thread could be quite interesting I'd love to hear from someone that has fitted the Michelin PS4S to their B9.

 

[Daggerit]

To be honest, I was thinking of just going 255/35/19 when I change them as there's more choice and it's not going to cause any massive issues with your speedo either...

Edit: And they're cheaper than the 245 section tyres too!

 

[thewanted]

To be honest, I was thinking of just going 255/35/19 when I change them as there's more choice and it's not going to cause any massive issues with your speedo either...

Edit: And they're cheaper than the 245 section tyres too!

I'm too risk adverse to go against the OEM spec, but you can get Michelin PS4 in 255/35/19 96Y which is annoying.

 

[Daggerit]

I'm too risk adverse to go against the OEM spec, but you can get Michelin PS4 in 255/35/19 96Y which is annoying.

That's fair enough. I don't really see it as much of a risk though to be honest, as the B8 chassis I had before ran on 255's and it's not exactly an revolutionary design change between the two. As long as all four are the same width of course!

 

[JG220]

I actually think the rims are designed for 255s
245s do look a bit stretched on them. 245s probably selected to reduce drag and get a .1 in the CO2 emissions.

 

[Gsrider]

cheers for all your advice, having conto contact sport 6 fitted on friday