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[pauls]

Evening. Iam looking to change my tyres. I know everyone has their own favs but i have now tried several different makes and not to happy with any. Iam looking for ones that dont tramline,are road quite i dont know if it makes a diffence that i drive a estate
cheers

[tango]

what size

[pauls]

225 55 16

[dragonlord]

iv like the pirilie p6000 nice and sticky but dont were out to fast

tryed 2 p7000 on back this time same as but bit more road noise

not cheap but got a guy that seems to be able to get any tyer pre worn

that all seem to be hardly suffed and still got the littel rubber bits on somehow

at 25quid a corne i dont ask to many ?

[Shimmy]

I've just put a full set off rubber on in that size.

I went for the UniRoyal Rainsport 2's mainly because I buy tyres on how they perform in bad conditions, rain/standing water.  Have to say I'm very impressed so far, had a few outings in the last week in very heavy rain and standing water and it has felt very sure footed.  My biggest problem was visibility in the driving rain!  £80 a corner, but I feel they're worth it as tyres are something I don't like to skimp on. 

In comparison my dad who was leading the way back home in convoy after buying a new motor had Nankangs on, and in the same conditions had a couple of moments where he aquaplaned in the heavy rain.  He's changing his tyres at the weekend. 

[cem_devecioglu]

winter is in front of the door, if your area dont have frequent snow, and budget is ok go for continentals
or potenzas .. but if you want something grippy (for winter) goodyear ultragrip series are fine..

also for budget tires kumhos are ok..

[Cliffo B]

For comfort and quietness I think you cant beat michelin primacy HP, but Oh dear when I went 18" my size are'nt made, just as well I suppose, the cost in the larger rim sizes made me gulp.I settled in the end for Goodyear Eagle F1 assymetric and found them to be quiet good,almost as good as my previous 17" michelins however the goodyears have a good rim protector and the michelins don't,so a bit of a bonus.

[Kevin Wood]

I have used various Dunlops (SP2000, SportMAXX, etc.), SportContact 3s and Kumho KU31s and they work fine on the Omega.

The Sportcontacts are the quieter of the bunch, Dunlops a little noisy, KU31s in-between and the cheapest.

All offer a good level of grip in wet and dry. None have any tramlining issues on a well set up Omega however, they do get a little less directionally stable when worn to below 3 or 4 mm, I suspect because the tread becomes less compliant.

To counter this, I tend to rotate them to the rear when half worn and fit new rubber to the front.

If you can't get it to drive acceptably, don't ignore the possibility of a suspension setup issue or a failed wishbone bush or steering idler. Both are relatively common on an Omega.

Kevin

[majesticlarge]

I bought 2 Avon ZZ3
Features:      
Ultra-high performance tyres for sport orientated cars.
Superb wet weather grip
Excellent dry roadholding
Very predictable on-the-limit handling characteristics
Gives you total confidence in driving your high performance car hard and fast
Rim flange protector to guard your expensive alloy wheels against kerbing damage
Wide range of fitments for most performance cars
Speed Index: ZR
Available Series: 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60

there not the cheapest but i have an estate and i found them to be quite and they stick like glue to the road, my wheels never spin even in the wet. I got them from tyreshopper.co.uk

hope this helps

[sport]

Hi i had tram-lining problems on my estate till i fitted good year F1 directional no problems since   

[feeutfo]

Wishbone bushes, rear donut bushes and tyres have the biggest affect on tram lining ime. Need to get these areas right on the omega. Can give you a deffinate avoid re tyres, Falkens, ESP 912. Terrable for tram lining.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I bought 2 Avon ZZ3
Features:      
Ultra-high performance tyres for sport orientated cars.
Superb wet weather grip
Excellent dry roadholding
Very predictable on-the-limit handling characteristics
Gives you total confidence in driving your high performance car hard and fast
Rim flange protector to guard your expensive alloy wheels against kerbing damage
Wide range of fitments for most performance cars
Speed Index: ZR
Available Series: 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60

there not the cheapest but i have an estate and i found them to be quite and they stick like glue to the road, my wheels never spin even in the wet. I got them from tyreshopper.co.uk

hope this helps

And for me, damn good tyres!

[pauls]

Thanks for the advice

[tonyyeb]

My 3.0 Elite saloon tramlines quite unnervingly sometimes. It has Michelin Primacy's on 3 corners, but the right front is s budget brand with a completely different tread pattern.
Would this be the primary cause?
(Know it sounds like a daft question, but would still appreciate some feedback!)
At least i make you all laugh, eh?  [smiley=wink.gif]

[Evo]

I have my doubts if the brand of tyre has an influence on tramlining & would suggest the primary cause is wear in the suspension.

I choose tyres on the Which test results (& price!). April 2009 gave the following overall scores:
Continental PremiumContact 2 69%, Michelin Primacy HP 68%, Uniroyal Rainsport 2 68%, Bridgestone ER300 67%, Nokian 2 G2 67%, Firestone T2300 66%.

Middling were Dunlop SP Sport 63%, Fulda 63%, Kumho 60%, Semperit SpeedLite 60%

Worst were Matador 55%, Hankook 52%, Avon ZV5 51% & Mabor 47%

The report gives detailed scores e.g. the Mabor were good for noise, economy, handling & grip but very poor at wet & dry braking.