High performance summer tyres

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saxophonias
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195/50/15 is the size you should have used. Toyos are sticky enough for your power. Any pics of the car? Maybe increase the height?

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ET value of the rims? My EJ9 has worn out a set of inner fenders before... the EJ9 fender really needs higher ET values when lowering, something I still 'forgot' to do, but each now and then I regret it when going fast through slow corners.

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With ET45 rims there will not be such a problem with tires 205/50 R15
But for 205/50R15 tires the rims width must be 6.5'' or better 7''

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it doesnt have problem at all i dont think my rim is that big but i hardened my susppension to 3/4 and its way better now abut that problem
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saxophonias wrote:A few days ago I purchased some new tyres sized 185/55/14 to replace my old yokohamas s-drive which had 60.000km on. I bought the Nokian H a brand from Finland which seem to go pretty well in various tests.
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And here you can see how they are going in various tests
http://www.egnatiaoege.gr/documents/nok ... _table.pdf
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/20 ... Part-2.htm

After some time I will write a nice review for them, but i have the impression that they feel good! ;)
Comparing to the s-drives, these have softer sidewalls (not to good for my likings) and I think they tend to block during braking, earlier. On slippery roads they feel more confident, they are more progressive and they squeak when they are close in loosing traction. I like that as the majority of tyres i had, lost traction without squeaking (the were V instead of H). On roads with great traction i think they are inferior maybe due to their being softer. Overall I think for their price (220e 4 set) they do their job well.

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new high performance tire fron bridgestone. "RE002 Adrenalin"
it seems pretty good

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http://www.bridgestone.com.au/media/articles/re002.aspx
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another tyre we won't have the chance of getting right?

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no,saxoponias we have it here in greece. we don't know the price yet
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do you know the sizes?

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