Which tyres best for Singapore's Tropical weather ?

[oomph]

Which tyres best for Singapore's Tropical weather ?

 

Performance tyres or summer tyres

Performance tyres are designed for faster cars or for people who prefer to drive harder than the average consumer. They typically put performance and grip ahead of longevity by using a softer rubber compound. Tread block design is normally biased towards outright grip rather than the ability to pump water out of the way on a wet road. The extreme example of performance tyres are "slicks" used in motor racing, so-called because they have no tread at all.

All-round or all-season tyres

These tyres are what you'll typically find on every production car that comes out of a factory. They're designed to be a compromise between grip, performance, longevity, noise and wet-weather safety. For increased tyre life, they are made with a harder rubber compound, which sacrifices outright grip and cornering performance. For 90% of the world's drivers, this isn't an issue. The tread block design is normally a compromise between quiet running and water dispersion - the tyre should not be too noisy in normal use but should work fairly well in downpours and on wet roads. All-season tyres are neither excellent dry-weather, nor excellent wet-weather tyres.

 

taken from http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbi...yre_bible.html

[Rodmansakura]

can give example of each type?

[oomph]

These are the "american" terms that you find in sites such as :

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp

[The01]

I'll stick to the old favourite - The Dunlop SP9000! Not bad in dry, best in wet Comfort and noise - better than those claimed to be so!

 

My advice is never compromise when it comes to TYRES - get the best that suit your driving habit! There isn't such thing as all-in-one tyre. If you want performance, you don't get comfort and 'quietness' . You have to 'give and take' I supposed!

[Southpark2000]

Goodyear F1 GS-D3

[Mkvgti]

PS2 for the best for outright on dry and wet.

[Fatfat]

hi,

 

believe there are plenty of postings in MCF abt tyres, read many many b4.

My preference still GSD-3, after trying G3 and FALKENs.

 

understand 2006 stocks of german F1s GSD-3 are in now.

[Orablue]

Dunlop dzdzdzdz....its good enough for my usage.

Edited May 10, 2006 by Orablue

[Dfx16]

2nd that

Dunlop DZ101

Below is some feedbacks

http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/Aftermarke...a_DZ101_P674831

Edited May 11, 2006 by Dfx16

[Furrynadz]

dz101

[Velocityred]

federal's 595 are & the da moola u pay, its a steal. tracked tested & proven. was told tt on typical street usage, it'll last up to 50k km...

 

215/45/17" are at $125 (b4 GST)

 

http://www.federaltire.com/en/index.html

 

here's the contact:

 

Jackson 92370113

Eng Ann Enterprises

65 Upper Paya Lebar Road

#01-01

Guang Ming Industrial Building

Edited May 11, 2006 by Velocityred