I'm after a good all round tyre, giving good grip in both the dry and wet, but also doesn't wear excessively quick.

Avon ZZ1's mate - cracking tyre, and great wear but careful in the wet......

OR

Toyo proxys - Excellent grip and in the wet but they are a softer compound, so will wear quicker...

Spoke to my local tyre supplier and they suggested YOKOHAMA AVS SPORT rather than TOYO PROXY T1-S's

Pirrelli p'zeros great in the wet and dry but wear quite quickly

[quote name='Chris Shipley' date='Jan 19 2004, 08:33 PM']Spoke to my local tyre supplier and they suggested YOKOHAMA AVS SPORT rather than TOYO PROXY T1-S's[/quote]
Yoko's are probably the best you can get Chris.... but expect to be forking out for new tyres quite regularly because they have an even softer compound than Toyo's or Pirellis.....

They told me it was the other way around, with the Yoko's being cheaper and harder wearing

Also Falkens were mentioned

You get your new wheels then Chris?? Piccies mate!!

[quote name='Chris Shipley' date='Jan 19 2004, 08:39 PM']Also Falkens were mentioned[/quote]
I used to have Falkens - Very similar to the Avons....

[quote name='AltezzaScott' date='Jan 19 2004, 08:46 PM']You get your new wheels then Chris?? Piccies mate!![/quote]
Haven't had them yet, just organising myself

Yokos are much softer compound than the Toyos, i swear by Toyo myself

What about Continental ??

never had any probs with the normal dunlop sp9000's - last for ages, i find them good in the wet( but then i dont hammer it around corners when its wet) and perfect in the dry.

dunlops sp9000 are good all rounders
quiet and last a while

Avon ZZ1's for me ... but you may be clenching your buttocks a lot in the wet!!

Yeah, I swear by the SP9000's myself...

So, is the 225/40 for 18x8 wheels?
What is the reccomended size for 18x7.5? which one is better for the IS?

think you will find each person has differing opinions on tyres.
Personally.. i had the yoko AVS fitted wheni got the new wheels. marvelous in the dry but comethe wet i was nto impressed at all, which is strange as i highly rated them when i had cough a sierra 3 cars ago..
anyway i then stuck on the Avon ZZ1,, and i find them pretty good all round..

Chris, have a look at these Federal SS595's. I had them on my Civic Type-R and they were good! All the reviews are glowing about them. And £85 per corner! I would have them on mine now but don't do my size.

[url="https://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/Federal_Tyres.html"]Federals[/url]

Top Gear also did a group buy for the Civic Type-R owners club at £50 per corner fitted for the 205/45/17 / 215/40/17 size so maybe they would do the same for us if there was enough interest?

Falkens are ok - nice and cheap but loud ! Have Dunlop 9000's on at the mo coz I got them free with my nice new wheels (see other thread about wheels for sale !!!)

I prefer the Toyos which I have on my Pug 4bie but also had Bridgestones on my old Prelude which were the mutz nutz !!!

[quote name='Jimmy Ten Toes' date='Jan 20 2004, 09:47 AM']Chris, have a look at these Federal SS595's. I had them on my Civic Type-R and they were good! All the reviews are glowing about them. And £85 per corner! I would have them on mine now but don't do my size.

[url="https://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/Federal_Tyres.html"]Federals[/url]

Top Gear also did a group buy for the Civic Type-R owners club at £50 per corner fitted for the 205/45/17 / 215/40/17 size so maybe they would do the same for us if there was enough interest?[/quote]
That is a good price had these tyres on my T5 .they wore quite quickly but then on a T5 they would

I'd add my voice to the Toyo camp.

I've had no grip problems in the dry or wet - and after 13k miles, they seem to have no discernable signs of wear, even on the edges of the two fronts

I have had both Toyos and Goodyear Eagle F1's on the Lex, and both are superb in the dry, but the Goodyears just shade it in the wet.

So its between Toyo Proxy T1-S's or Dunlop SP9000. All depends on price now

Toyos will be cheaper than the Dunlops.

Dunno, I got my Dunlops for 105 quid a corner (fitted and balanced), and that was through the dealer...

Was that 17's or 18's though Ian ?

[quote name='Fidgits' date='Jan 25 2004, 07:47 PM']Dunno, I got my Dunlops for 105 quid a corner (fitted and balanced), and that was through the dealer...[/quote]
Toyos would probably be £10-15 cheaper each for the 17" size.

I've been quoted £120 each fitted for Toyos

[quote name='Chris Shipley' date='Jan 25 2004, 06:57 PM']So its between Toyo Proxy T1-S's or Dunlop SP9000. All depends on price now [/quote]
Chris

I got my toyos from a compamy that offers gold discount (pm me for the details if you are interested).

they were £93 a corner, inc VAT and delivery. This was for standard 17's though.

With the Yokohama AVS Sport be prepared for a loud tyre when it wears a bit... This is the case with many V-pattern tread tyres. I was not happy with the whining.

Not cheap, but great in our wet climate are the Continental Sport Contact 2 (the 2 is important!). And they're almost as quiet ast hte Yokohama V550 Decibel.

Cheers,

RX-Men-8

[quote name='Chris Shipley' date='Jan 25 2004, 08:55 PM']Was that 17's or 18's though Ian ?[/quote]
That was 17's Chris..

[quote name='Chris Shipley' date='Jan 25 2004, 08:01 PM']I've been quoted £120 each fitted for Toyos[/quote]
Seems a bit much Chris - I got them for that price but mine were 245/40/18's !!!

Chris, have you tried Kwik Fit?

They will be able to get Toyo's and they normally beat any other quote you can get.

When i got new tyres for mine I just rang round all my local tyre places and then went back to kwik Fit with the best and they beat it by £5 per tyre.

Saved me £20 per corner from their original quote.

I think I'm going to get the Dunlop SP9000's