danclyon
Active Member
SWMBO's B will shortly be needing new fronts. It's been running Falken ZE912's which have been a breath of fresh air compared to the cheese-like noisy Conti's that MB supplied it with - and have lasted almost twice as many miles....however, 912's are history and 914's are now the norm (and I read even more good things about them).
Got me to thinking though, looking at the way the load sits over the front tyres, even inflated to the correct pressures, there's a lot of outward pressure on the side-walls which tends to make the tyre look like it is very under-inflated.
Anyone got any views on running them on XL rated tyres with stiffer side-walls? Would it make a massive difference to the handling? (not that imho you could make it much worse!)
I've been looking at Hankook Ventus Prime 2 (come in normal and XL versions) that seem to be better on fuel economy and wet grip than the new Falkens (only slightly) but want to change all 4 to be the same tyres so it's stick with or move. Opinions welcome.....
Cheers,
Dan.
Got me to thinking though, looking at the way the load sits over the front tyres, even inflated to the correct pressures, there's a lot of outward pressure on the side-walls which tends to make the tyre look like it is very under-inflated.
Anyone got any views on running them on XL rated tyres with stiffer side-walls? Would it make a massive difference to the handling? (not that imho you could make it much worse!)
I've been looking at Hankook Ventus Prime 2 (come in normal and XL versions) that seem to be better on fuel economy and wet grip than the new Falkens (only slightly) but want to change all 4 to be the same tyres so it's stick with or move. Opinions welcome.....
Cheers,
Dan.