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Can't say that I thought Nexen N8000s were bad but I have never driven a ZT with anything else yet (on the front anyway, had Bridgestone on the back wheels). they were pretty good on my old ZS that got pushed quite hard at times and on a peugeot 406 estate that didn't. I was caught between a blind idiot and a very sharp kerb a couple of weeks ago and destroyed a wheel and the sidewall of one of the Nexens so I have fitted a set of MG6 TSE wheels that came with two dunlop SP Sport 01s and two GTRadial SportActive. I have fitted the GTRadial to the front so I can test their grip a bit more safely as I'm unsure about them. My research tells me they may be the only decent chinese tyre, possibly due to being designed in germany. There's some reviews online comparing them to Toyo T1 sport and Maxxis VS01 and found them to be better in some respects and comparable in others. It seems to be a test set up by manufacturer though so it was bound to be favorable to their own product. Owner reviews seem pretty good,, especially regarding steering feel and general dry grip. If the GT Radials are useless, I still have two bridgestone s001s that I swap to the new wheels if I need to. MOT is on monday so I'll get to test them after that. I will also have to test how much I like the look of the MG6 wheels because right now it's not very much. Last edited by EdgarDonaldBalls; 10th April 2019 at 23:07.. |
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11th April 2019, 08:13 | #12 |
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I own a motorbike and specifically put decent tyres on being michelin pilot sport 3's with a 0 to 60 time of 3.2 seconds is the only point of contact with the road I find it particularly important, on the rover however I did quite a bit of looking around for tyres and went with nexens as had loads of good reviews and tested well and for the 75 that tootle about not going anywhere particularly fast is a perfectly adequate tyre I haven't made them spin yet despite all the hills around here and haven't skidded about or slipped around in the wet I am very happy with them for the price!
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11th April 2019, 08:54 | #13 |
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I have always gone with Conti’s. I know they are pricey but as said it’s the only thing between you and the road. Superb grip wet and dry not the quietest tyre in the world but that’s not the end of the world. I have found on my current car that when they get near the bars the performance drops but that’s telling me it’s time to get new ones.
I have Constacy tyres on the back they cost me £40 a corner to get through an mot and they are truly awful if not dangerous! I’ve a set of 4 Conti sport 5s ready to go on when I get the alloys refurbished next month. If you can’t afford a pair buy one at a time it won’t take long before you have a decent set. |
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