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Guys, I just did a quick look through, and havnt found a thread on LR Zetec 16" Tyres... The Size on the Goodyears is 205/50/16...
As my dad works for Bridgestone, I would probably lean towards their tyres, but they only make a GRID III and under their Firestone Brand they have a Wide Oval. Dunlop have the SP Sport 3000a and Michelin have the Pilot Preceda, Goodyear have Eagle NCT 5 Eco & Eagle Ventura & Revspec RS-02, Pirelli have a couple, but are probably exxy Pzero Nero Now i am certain there are other types of tyres out there, but I think i have covered most of the "Quality and Affordable brands". any thoughts on any of these as a preference, I would prefer to lean towards wet weather performance as opposed to outright dry grip. |
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GIII I had on my 16's not once complaint I had about them. Much better than the NCT5's
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Most people replying to this thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=35586 about 17" tyres say the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 are good - they also come in 205/50/16.
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Mick K, Thanks for that feedback... I will check out that thread, some web sites are easy to navigate for a certain size, others are just plain hard... unfortunately the Goodyear one was a little difficult. |
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Um i got 25k out of them coz im a bad driver...burnouts lol...but im sure u will get a lot more than me
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Hahaha, I think the original Tyres i had on my Laser (96) i got 9,000km out of.... the last set before i sold it, I got 64,000 out of...
So by your reckoning, I think i could get 50,000 out of a set... What were the like in the wet? Grip like a leach to a british backpackers butt? |
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You could if you drive like an old man. In the wet I found the grip good. But not too good when I dropped the clutch. Them days are over and I take it easy
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The Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's are highly highly recommended for both wet and dry and have won past Wheels tyre tests in 16-inch spec fitted to the LR Zetec test car, so you don't get any more perfect than that!
I have Michelin Pilot Precedas but they're not so brilliant in the wet, stunning in the dry though. I'll get the Eagles as my next set.
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