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Hi guys, i know this question gets asked here every other month or so, but i havent found any definitive answer using the search.
I've decided to put off mucking about with PGT brakes and bigger rims for now (the right rims keep slipping through my fingers, it is very irritating), and just get the cinq roling with cheap (read OEM replacement) parts rather then upgrade everything i come accross.
Anyway, i need two new tyres, and dont know what to go for, my shortlist:
- 165/55-R13: Pirelli p700s, Nankang toursport 611 / XR611, Accelera gamma
- 175/50-R13: Dunlop Sp2000, Nankang AS-1, Yokohama A539
The Pirelli/Dunlop/Yokohama options all command a good 30 euro premium per tyre on the Nankang/Accelera's, and normally i would think that would be for a very good reason, and opt for the expensive stuff. However, my desire to just get the cinq rolling (and if i like it, i'll get 14's anyway) has led me to re-evaluate my options, and i've read left and right that people prefer the nankangs over the supposedly rather outdated and primitive P700, i even found some rather praising talk about the accelera on here.
So what do you guys think, is it stupid to go with the nankangs? Either way i wont be driving in the wet/cold with the cinq as it is just a toy. I have a few basic engine tweaks done, 866 cam and a 38mm TB, plan on chipping it, but no mad amounts of power going to the front wheels
I've decided to put off mucking about with PGT brakes and bigger rims for now (the right rims keep slipping through my fingers, it is very irritating), and just get the cinq roling with cheap (read OEM replacement) parts rather then upgrade everything i come accross.
Anyway, i need two new tyres, and dont know what to go for, my shortlist:
- 165/55-R13: Pirelli p700s, Nankang toursport 611 / XR611, Accelera gamma
- 175/50-R13: Dunlop Sp2000, Nankang AS-1, Yokohama A539
The Pirelli/Dunlop/Yokohama options all command a good 30 euro premium per tyre on the Nankang/Accelera's, and normally i would think that would be for a very good reason, and opt for the expensive stuff. However, my desire to just get the cinq rolling (and if i like it, i'll get 14's anyway) has led me to re-evaluate my options, and i've read left and right that people prefer the nankangs over the supposedly rather outdated and primitive P700, i even found some rather praising talk about the accelera on here.
So what do you guys think, is it stupid to go with the nankangs? Either way i wont be driving in the wet/cold with the cinq as it is just a toy. I have a few basic engine tweaks done, 866 cam and a 38mm TB, plan on chipping it, but no mad amounts of power going to the front wheels
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