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[TheBoy]

Michelin... No, awful range of tyres
Dunlop.... Not ruled out Sport Maxx TT, but wear rate is too high. But (almost) worth it
Conti....    On the list, really depends on if I feel I can live with the Dunlops
Goodyear f1... Considering. Unimpressed with them on a member's car, but too many variables to compare
Kumho...  Considering as a cheap option, grip level is good, but lacks feedback
Falken .... Worth it, to piss of Gixer
Avon....  No. Been there, had fun with zero grip. For about 4000 miles
Pirelli...  Whilst P6000s were fantastic on the Rover, usually a useless set of tyres. Unimpressed with the P-Zeros I have on currently
Cooper.... Not worthy of comment
Bridgestone... Potenza just doesn't suit Omegas. No grip, noisy, and not particularly durable
Nexen, Alpha, toyo etc Kumho would be my midrange of choice

[Lazydocker]

Unfortunately I have discovered today that I need 2 new rear tyres ASAP (well, 1 of them about 1k ago by the looks of the wear on the inside edge ) although they did come from the front.

Anyway, as I'm nowhere near ready to spend £100+ per corner (as I haven't done the suspension setup yet), and my normal choice of Alpha's are unavailable at short notice, I'm going to be testing some other cheapish, midrange tyres on the rear

[TheBoy]

£100 is the lower end of mid range

[05omegav6]

Try the Runway Enduros if you can get them

[Lazydocker]

£100 is the lower end of mid range

Not when you have contacts in the trade I normally pay about £55/corner (fitted) for Alpha's in the correct size (about £80 on most online sites, and he said these are as good but because I don't really want them he'll do me a deal

He's fitted a lot of them and had no issues but did admit that he knows very few people that drive like me

Anyway... While the tyres are being mounted and balanced I'll steal his AC machine and re-gas mine (again ) for my upcoming trip to the land of the cheese

[feeutfo]

Michelin... No, awful range of tyres
Dunlop.... Not ruled out Sport Maxx TT, but wear rate is too high. But (almost) worth it
Conti....    On the list, really depends on if I feel I can live with the Dunlops
Goodyear f1... Considering. Unimpressed with them on a member's car, but too many variables to compare
Kumho...  Considering as a cheap option, grip level is good, but lacks feedback
Falken .... Worth it, to piss of Gixer
Avon....  No. Been there, had fun with zero grip. For about 4000 miles
Pirelli...  Whilst P6000s were fantastic on the Rover, usually a useless set of tyres. Unimpressed with the P-Zeros I have on currently
Cooper.... Not worthy of comment
Bridgestone... Potenza just doesn't suit Omegas. No grip, noisy, and not particularly durable
Nexen, Alpha, toyo etc Kumho would be my midrange of choice

..pretty much what I though. I think you should try the Falkens personally.

Although what are you in about with p-zeros?

[feeutfo]

Just had a Eureka moment on the splits...  ...maybe I should check the load rating tomorrow 

Well..?

[05omegav6]

Despite the perception the Runway Enduros I keep banging on about  Z rated and Extra Load

£85 via WIMs preorder web page in 235/45/17

[TheBoy]

Just had a Eureka moment on the splits...  ...maybe I should check the load rating tomorrow 

Well..?

95, marked Extra Load.

[Lazydocker]

Just had a Eureka moment on the splits...  ...maybe I should check the load rating tomorrow 

Well..?

95, marked Extra Load.

Shouldn't be the issue then

[feeutfo]

Reguardless of the tyre position/orientation on the wheel, do the splits have a similar spacing to the marks on the rim?

Suspect impact damage meself. Aggravated with, er, ahem ..."use".

[TheBoy]

Reguardless of the tyre position/orientation on the wheel, do the splits have a similar spacing to the marks on the rim?

Suspect impact damage meself. Aggravated with, er, ahem ..."use".

I'll have to have a looksie. Not got the energy to lift all the wheels up again - its the 3rd one down...

None of that kind of impact in my ownership. Granted, its come down a bit heavy a couple of times from, errr, "obstacles", but *think* (in my ownership) its always been on the back.

I have tried, and regularly succeeded, in making a high grip surface on the local BP forecourt, but that shouldn't shag it?

[feeutfo]

Reguardless of the tyre position/orientation on the wheel, do the splits have a similar spacing to the marks on the rim?

Suspect impact damage meself. Aggravated with, er, ahem ..."use".

I'll have to have a looksie. Not got the energy to lift all the wheels up again - its the 3rd one down...

None of that kind of impact in my ownership. Granted, its come down a bit heavy a couple of times from, errr, "obstacles", but *think* (in my ownership) its always been on the back.

I have tried, and regularly succeeded, in making a high grip surface on the local BP forecourt, but that shouldn't shag it?

dents aside, can't think of anything that one wheel would have had to endure that the others haven't...? not thats outside the normal use of a tyre anyway.

Could only have been an impact surely?

[TheBoy]

Or just a poor tyre, which is my worry, as I know a couple of members use those