Which is best tyre brand?

[master_mood]

hi..

i was wondering whether there is a ranking on the diferent tyre brands.. if there isn't such thing, which tyre you think is good?

my friend told me michellin and pirelli are one of the better ones..

[international]

Tyres come in serveral forms...

Depending on what you are looking at...

Off Road
Budget
Mid-Range
Touring
Premium
Performance
Semi-Slicks (Road Legal)
Slicks
Drags

What size of rims are we talking about here?

[master_mood]

hmm.. how about 15 inches rims? for everyday use..

[international]

There isnt really much difference...Mid-Range to Touring is what you would want to look at...

Michellin and Pirelli are regarded as the more expensive range of tyres which use a slightly softer rubber compound which is slightly better gripped and less road noise however the can wear faster. Seen that the average temperature in SG is pretty hot, they will wear out more. I might be talking to the more extreme of things but do take them into considerations.

Japanese tyres varies here. Bridgestone offers a wide range of tyres while other such as Advan, Toyo are more focus with the performance sector.

Anything that your 15" will suit should be good with a price tag of around the median...My BMW runs on GoodYear Ducatio which isnt bad its a well gripped design however the rubber is slightly hard for New Zealand roads...so I mean there are too many aspects out there to cater for every single car out there...

[Xross.FiRE]

Maybe u should go and join those car forums for specific cars like vios, altis or wish. Can learn alot from the forums

[xiao`meow]

actually if u're not tracking or anythign, i guess any brand should be ok... i've been using falken st115 and ziex512 for my ride since i got it... so far ok for normal driving... st115 has better grip though

[yaoxing]

I'm getting a new set of Kumho for tracking. Just tortured my 8-month old Bridgestone Turanza to near death. See my blog at oneshift for details.
http://www.oneshift.com/members/viewblog.php?cp=1246
If you go tracks, get the cheap tyres for the purpose.

[55ThNiCh]

yokohama or falken tires are better?

[dragoon20005]

yokohama tyres more quiet falken noisy

[scyeige]

yokohama tyres more quiet falken noisy
that's a generalisation...

falken has quiet tyres too.

tyre noise is caused by the tyre compund and threads - wider, deeper threads on a tyre will cause more noise. Most 'sports' tyres have such threads (different patterns), thus more noise, if you do not want noise, get a 'normal' tyre... with fine threads.

[tckrto]

many tyres leh. most of the tyres got pros and cons wan. best solution is play with all, den find the wan u like most :D

[xiao`meow]

many tyres leh. most of the tyres got pros and cons wan. best solution is play with all, den find the wan u like most :D
true.. i doubt there exists an individual that has thoroughly tried all the tyres....
usually what people say is based on their experience Or based on hearsay....

for both my falks, so far they've been very quiet... so it depends on the individual

[dragoon20005]

right now my forester is using Yokohama Advan Sports very gripy, previous tyres were Bridgestone Potenza RE050