Recommended Tyres for VF SSV Redline

[RED R8]

So Khumos or Conti's seem a safe bet then... Could I go a 285 on my 19x9" Redline rims?

[Wonky]

I really have no idea but think 285 on a 9" rim is pushing it. HSV run only 275s on 9 1/2" rims.

[team illucid]

So Khumos or Conti's seem a safe bet then... Could I go a 285 on my 19x9" Redline rims?

Personally i wouldn't run anything bigger than a 275 on a 9".

[CLUBRED]

Wrong thread - WTF, haha

[Goggles]

Ok so now the challenge is finding stock in canberra. Apparently there won't be any stock of the continentals until september (both front and rear) and Bridgestone don't have any stock either. Might have to look at stock in sydney.

[duke5700]

No Continentals in stock at Tyre Trader either

Invos are $332 though.

http://www.tyretrader.com.au/index.p...9&sort=pd.name

[Wonky]

A few guys I know of with the Invos are loving them! Is the tyre of choice at the moment.

[team illucid]

A few guys I know of with the Invos are loving them! Is the tyre of choice at the moment.

Hated mine, never buying them again. I reckon most people are buying them for looks not handling. They are OK in the dry but crap in the wet.

[LS2_307]

Just put 2 x Invo's on the rear 275 x 35R x 19 and went for a quick squirt.
probably still very green but they lit up pretty easily compared to the bridgies.

Bit early to tell yet till I get some Km's on them.

VE Clubsport

[Wonky]

Hated mine, never buying them again. I reckon most people are buying them for looks not handling. They are OK in the dry but crap in the wet.

OK. I have no idea what they look like but these guys have been talking up the handling. With the ute my last set of rears were Achiles ATR Sport which people on here had run 11s on (and even lower???) as very sticky street tyres when they were warm as I'd hoped to get to the track again to try it with both MTs and street tyres. Never got around to it but they were terrible in the wet!

[jc_sv8]

ITT have KU19's for $218 each and KU39's for $249 with plenty in stock.
http://www.tyretrader.com.au/search?...yrediameter=19

[Maccas]

Im a big corners driver, love going in the hills, i put nitto invos on my wagon after having re05as on and once the nittos have a bit of heat in them their insane the amount of grip they have in the dry! In the wet yes they arent the best, and the bridgies kill them, but for half the price ill run them again!

Cheers

Maccas

[Goggles]

I ended up getting two RE050As to replace the rear tyres on my Redline. I would have gone for the Continentals, but couldn't wait until Sept for new stock.

[QIKMIK]

All Nitto on the Sen at the moment. INVOs on the front and NT-05 on the rear. Grip everywhere. The NT-05 may not be the best value for money for the daily driver though. Tread life ain't the best in the business, but dayum, they're sticky!

Mick

[JJW501]

I have tried several tyres on my VE SS ute which has extractors, exhaust, brembos, sway bars, bushes, pedders sports rider, strut brace and some different suspension arms here and there. Vehicle is daily driver with the odd track day once or twice a year. 155K on the clock. I like to corner.

Stock Bridgestones - a good tyre. Quiet. Deadly in wet once worn about 60%. I had a very scary drive through blue mountains one wet morning on a familiar road, was not a problem previously. Tyres were not worn excessively but could not handle shiny patches on the road. Scary.

KU19 - quite a good tyre. Performance OK, nearly on par with stock Bridgies but half the cost. Wear was good and able to use them all the way to the end safely. Tough, no chunking or wear issues with spirited driving.

KU31 - more grip, more noise, less life. Quite good overall for price.

KU39 - more grip than KU31, less noise, more life. Great tyre around the $200 mark. Actually, these are great overall! Not a track tyre by any means, non of the Kumhos I have tested are, poor heat tolerance in spirited driving but a great tyre for a road tyre for price. I like these!!!!

Falken 452 - horrible tyre. No grip. Floppy carcass. Chunking on track. Poor mileage. Relatively high cost. Who recommended these?!

NT05 - ran them on front to assist in curing some over steer inherent in VE. Fantastic grip! Surprisingly good in wet. Excellent carcass with minimal tyre roll (for a street tyre). Very noisy after they are 50% worn but stick like poo to a blanket. Did I mention fantastic construction and great carcass?!!!! Great grip over variety of surface. My ute is currently light brown up to door handles all round, gets driven on dirt roads too. They just work!

Invo - Put on rear in conjunction with NT05 up front. OK grip in dry. Vague feeling on turn in. Poor grip on take off. Poor wear. Cheap. Poor grip in wet.

Dunlop Sportmaxx - just had them fitted on rear on conjunction with NT05 up front again. Initial impression is significant improvement in performance in all departments over Invo. Expensive. Quiet. Fingers crossed on wear due to $$ invested. Clearly not a match for NT05 in terms of grip. Waiting to see if they out perform KU39........

JJW