245/50 X17 Tyres

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I replaced an upper rear Control Arm (well my mate did - I was fitting Rover V8 head gaskets), and noticed that my rear tyres have suddenly become marginal. They have done 10,000 miles from being fitted last year - is this all I can expect to get out of a set of Pirelli's?.

My options are to buy a pair of the same at £172 each at mytyres, or go smaller width, but increase the profile to save some dosh. The front tyres are still like new, hence my dilemma.

We all know who the previous owner was :D, so perhaps it was just his driving style. I wouldn't mind if I got 20k out a set of rears, but can't really justify nearly £400 every year to replace with disappearing rubber.

Pete

[ManicMark]

I replaced an upper rear Control Arm (well my mate did - I was fitting Rover V8 head gaskets), and noticed that my rear tyres have suddenly become marginal. They have done 10,000 miles from being fitted last year - is this all I can expect to get out of a set of Pirelli's?.

My options are to buy a pair of the same at £172 each at mytyres, or go smaller width, but increase the profile to save some dosh. The front tyres are still like new, hence my dilemma.

We all know who the previous owner was :D, so perhaps it was just his driving style. I wouldn't mind if I got 20k out a set of rears, but can't really justify nearly £400 every year to replace with disappearing rubber.

Pete

10,000 was all I got out of my new pirreli p6000s aswell, didn,t find the wet grip too good either, for me michelins are much better.

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I decided to fit Falken 235/50 x17's (£83 each) to the front of the car, and put the 245's to the rear (until they wear out).

Car drives far nicer than before, with little tramlining - a result I'd say.

Pete

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We all know who the previous owner was :D

What are you trying to say?

You got better prices than I did. I did a "what if..." price check after being told that a set of 4 was a grand and got prices more like £230, £240 for the Pirelli and more than that for Bridgestone from the usual online places. Those seemed to the the only two options. Hense I bought a set of 16s for "sporting" days in the car.

I've never been a fan of Pirelli tyres TBH.

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A local tyre stealer wanted £468 for 2 pirellis - fitted. I suggested that the most I'd pay was £400, as the tyres were £172 at mytyres, and I couldn't see how they would be charging £100 to fit 2 tyres. They said they can't compete with internet prices (won't when folk are silly enough to be ripped off).

The Falkens are the 912 model, as recommended by folk on here. They don't look any narrower than the pirellis, and certainly make the car more pleasant to drive (cost me £20 to get them both fitted and balanced). I'll see how they last.

Pete