Tyres

[uncletravellingmatt]

. Hi, folks. I need to replace all 4 tyres. Has anyone any experience with Landsail tyres. Half the cost of Bridgestone 040s, but is this a case of you get what you pay for, are is this newish Chinese manufactured product a bargain. Help, please.

[Bernie]

. Hi, folks. I need to replace all 4 tyres. Has anyone any experience with Landsail tyres. Half the cost of Bridgestone 040s, but is this a case of you get what you pay for, are is this newish Chinese manufactured product a bargain. Help, please.

No experience but they are going to be cheap for a reason the tyres on our cars are an important choice and IMO you can't scrimp in that department IMO

[shnazzle]

You may find very little sympathy on here for use of cheap tyres. That's not because we're snobs or purists but because we have seen what cheap tyres can lead to on these cars.

Toyo T1-Rs are very cheap for what you get back.

Let's keep you safe

[Call the midlife!]

A quick bit of googling suggests Landsail aren't actually a manufacturer but get there products manufactured wherever suits them, which I imagine is the case with others but doesn't instil confidence in quality control etc.
As Shnazzle suggests Toyos are good for the money as long as you treat them right, or Falken, Nankang. A quick search of recent topics on here should find you something for your budget without having to risk untested brands.



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[wotugonado]

They're poor I'm afraid. My missus had to get one in an emergency, and within about 2 months it needed replacing as it wore very quickly, and was very noisy iirc
These cars need decent tyres, don't short-change yourself.

[1979scotte]

As above Toyo Falken Nankang all decent tyres.
They are the only contact your car has with the road.
Tyres and brakes are the last item to scrimp on.

[Mark A]

Toyo, Kumho and Falkens can all be found for good money by searching the internet. I've used Camskills & Tyreleaders and rate them both highly for VFM tyres. When i was looking for some tyres for my Touareg Demon Tweeks for Toyos were the cheapest. A bit of time on a computer searching the internet is worth it.

[Ozzy]

Ehh?? I was told to stay well clear of Nankangs as they are completely terrible

[Callyuk]

I remember when Nankangs were the cheapest of the cheap budget tyre and everyone stayed well clear of them.

[Call the midlife!]

Well there's budget and intermediate in all brands, there's at least one well informed member on here who swears by them.
At the end of the day it's down to matching performance to limitations, I'm on T1Rs and they're way better than the mixed bag of ditchfinders that were on it when I bought it but push them wrong and they'll suffer for it.


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[Ardent]

I was very happy with the falkens I had.

[MR TWO]

You won't regret buying Toyo T1 R's, they aren't expensive and they work well.  There are better more expensive tyres out there, but for most people they exceed the requirement.

[uncletravellingmatt]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

[MR TWO]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

The side walls are not as hard as some. Speaking personally, I have a heavier engine and a hard top. The tyres are fine.

[wotugonado]

Few extra psi in the tyres and they're sorted. I run them on my turbo'd 2 and they never let me down

[Ardent]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

Absolutely correct. Remove the hatdtop. Regardless of tyres.

[1979scotte]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

Absolutely correct. Remove the hatdtop. Regardless of tyres.

Hardtops are responsible for 99.9% of MR2 accidents
You'll be fine with the cheapo ditchfinders just ditch the hardtop.

[tomaky]

A good tyre transforms a mr2 the difference between a t1r and a r888 is 4 seconds over a 50 second lap.

[MR TWO]

A good tyre transforms a mr2 the difference between a t1r and a r888 is 4 seconds over a 50 second lap.

Notwithstanding the drivers imput, 4 seconds to the typical car driver travelling on the local roads is possibily irrelevant sir?

[LydonB]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

Absolutely correct. Remove the hatdtop. Regardless of tyres.

Hardtops are responsible for 99.9% of MR2 accidents
You'll be fine with the cheapo ditchfinders just ditch the hardtop.

Apologies for hijacking, but can you please explain why the hardtops are responsible for accidents?

[Ardent]

Reduced visibility.


And a certain amount of tongue in cheek in club banter.

[tomaky]

A good tyre transforms a mr2 the difference between a t1r and a r888 is 4 seconds over a 50 second lap.

Notwithstanding the drivers imput, 4 seconds to the typical car driver travelling on the local roads is possibily irrelevant sir?

Not at all! That proves the difference between a quality tyre. That was the same day 2 sets of wheels. It proves a massive gain in grip which also translates to on road handling.

[wotugonado]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

Absolutely correct. Remove the hatdtop. Regardless of tyres.

Hardtops are responsible for 99.9% of MR2 accidents
You'll be fine with the cheapo ditchfinders just ditch the hardtop.

Apologies for hijacking, but can you please explain why the hardtops are responsible for accidents?

Because if ardent or scotte see you with one on they hunt you down and purposely rear shunt you as a warning.......

[MR TWO]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

Absolutely correct. Remove the hatdtop. Regardless of tyres.

Hardtops are responsible for 99.9% of MR2 accidents
You'll be fine with the cheapo ditchfinders just ditch the hardtop.

Apologies for hijacking, but can you please explain why the hardtops are responsible for accidents?

Don't worry Lyndonb, they are refering to the hardops on the MK2's.  It won't affect you!

[1979scotte]

Thanks  for your rapid advice, which confirms my fears about going cheap. There's quite a lot of support for Toyo TIRs, but some folks report them being very weight sensitive, such that they chose to remove their hard top. What do you think about this aspect?

Absolutely correct. Remove the hatdtop. Regardless of tyres.

Hardtops are responsible for 99.9% of MR2 accidents
You'll be fine with the cheapo ditchfinders just ditch the hardtop.

Apologies for hijacking, but can you please explain why the hardtops are responsible for accidents?

Don't worry Lyndonb, they are refering to the hardops on the MK2's.  It won't affect you!

You are dead to me x2