Recommend tyres to replace my gr80

[Popok]

Hi guys, my gr80 is up for replacement..tot of trying something new..

any recommendations?im on 15inches..a toyota g9..

 

CHEERS

[Dennisk]

maybe can try V8? or RS 2?

[Popok]

any price estimate?

 

any more recommendations...

[Toyo]

wanna try the new Falken ZE912? i was quoted $80 for 15"

Alternatively for the same price can consider Kumho KU31.

[Abba]

Agree, V8RS would be a gd replacement.

 

RS2 would be an upgrade

[Hobbes09]

yup, hankook v8 will be a good replacement. seems like a lot of other guys are comparing gr80 and v8, quite a number have switched to v8. ;)

[Popok]

yeah a lot of pple are mentionin hankook v8..

tot of trying eagle f1 or potenza g3..

[Boyboy]

potenza G3 no longer in production, if u get any, it'll be old stock..

 

for GR80, the recommended replacement from hankook shd be V8RS. not RS2

 

RS2 is more for crazy dry grip than anything else. u sacrifice comfort and noise level. depends on what u want out of ur tyre. i know the RS2 doesn't shred on a hot track, but for daily running, it shd be less durable than comfort-biased tyres too.. soft sticky compound

[Friendstar]

Hi guys, my gr80 is up for replacement..tot of trying something new..

any recommendations?im on 15inches..a toyota g9..

 

CHEERS

 

 

replace it with GR80

[Abba]

hehe, what can I say. GR80 users move to V8RS with a higher rated tyre and no regrets

[Chromas]

Eagle F1's (from Germany) are pretty good for their road holding.

 

I drive and drift on Kumho KU31 tires, predicatable control and drift outcomes with it so far.

 

I'd avoid Michelin Pilot Precedas as they give you very last minute warning when they're going to lose grip

 

Toyo tires are pretty grippy too, somewhere along the line of the Advan Neova

 

You can also try Cooper Tires. Tried and proven locally in drift events too.

http://www.coopertires.com

 

The other one that was recently featured in Nov's Carma magazine were those from Firestone, also proven during drift events where tires mean everything to us

[Circuit]

but one thing for sure....

 

the down side of V8 is its super soft compound with silica.

for good grip , soft comfort , trade with super fast wear rate !!!

 

think one harder compound tire set say averages abt 1.5yr lifespan

V8 will score less than 1 yr lifespan

[Shull]

hmmm..

 

i might wanna object that..

 

i just switched to V8RS abt 3 weeks back and the wet grip is not as good as GR-80..the aquaplaning resistance is good..but then, on semi wet surface, not as grippy as GR-80..

[Teddi]

Only Michelin PP2 and Conti CPC2 can closely match GR80.

[BoneStock]

I used GR80 for about 40,000km and V8RS for about 18000km so far. Based on my own experience, V8 is better in almost all depts...now i can take corners with much higher confidence both in the wet and dry. As for quietness, I still feel GR80 slightly better.

 

just my 2 cents.

[BoneStock]

maybe your mileage is quite high?

 

I clock an average of 25000km a year, so even the stock tyres can last more than 2 years for me. Threads still quite thick but i usually replace them because they were losing grip.

 

So far I've used my V8RS for 9 months...thread still very thick. I think they can easily last 2 years for my usage.

[Cyberet]

Eagle F1's (from Germany) are pretty good for their road holding.

 

I drive and drift on Kumho KU31 tires, predicatable control and drift outcomes with it so far.

 

I'd avoid Michelin Pilot Precedas as they give you very last minute warning when they're going to lose grip

 

Toyo tires are pretty grippy too, somewhere along the line of the Advan Neova

 

You can also try Cooper Tires. Tried and proven locally in drift events too.

http://www.coopertires.com

 

The other one that was recently featured in Nov's Carma magazine were those from Firestone, also proven during drift events where tires mean everything to us

preceda 1 or preceda 2?

thanks

[Chromas]

Hmmmm, not sure which ones I had in the past, but I'd never use them again though