Best Tires With Grip?

[Sandman77]

Hello!

Need new tires for Nisan nv car on the backside still ok , but front at end of his days!

I want buy more wide version with grip?

Is more wide possible to install?

Local shop has only Bridgestone and maxis where this company come from?

Chinese brands mostly failed in European tests!

In bigger city s see also Dunlop but I don't know regular price

Of each brand or Modell?

[kartman]

Presume you want more grip to go faster, so the combination you want to end up with wider front grippy tyres and old narrower rears is not good unless it's for Gymkhanas .

[VocalNeal]

From memory the NV comes with 175/65R14. If it is a very late one maybe 185/65R14. Bridgestone/Dunlop/Yokohama?

I would surf for tire reviews and opinions then decide. There are companies in Bangkok that will ship tires to you. Or your local B-Quik etc...Depend where you are.

If you want wider you will need to buy wider wheels, std are 14 x 5.5. Try any tire shop with loads of alloy wheels in the window. But as has been said if you put wider ones on the front you really should have the same on the back, if only because it will look stupid if you don't.

Edit: If by better grip you means for going to the farm etc then you need what used to be called "town and county" tires but i doubt they are available here. They are noisier on the highway.

Edited June 7, 2013 by VocalNeal

[jingjoke]

The Nissan nv being a front-wheel drive is hard on its front tires. This, combined with engine weight directly over the tires, will make it more difficult to maneouvre if you install wider profiles.

Suggest a narrow(ish) BFGooderich tire which, in my anecdotal survey, many red cabs use for their reputed high mileage. Personally I'm a Yokohama fan

A somewhat narrower tire makes it easier to turn.

Better grip usually means softer rubber thus quicker wear n' tear.

[joeaverage]

having driven many a car with a combination of wider tires and front wheel drive i would say you are overstating the issue.

[BSJ]

Back in Oz a few years back I had a set of Coopers on a Land Cruiser. Great tyres.

[Kwasaki]

Go with Bridgestone no problem for grip, Michelin are good and last longer, trade in your old rims and tyres and get wider rims if your going for wider tyres.

[transam]

From my loooooooooooooong motoring life of various road and track stuff it is very hard to recommend a particular tyre for a particular ride. The reason is that all rides are different in construction and weight distribution. Bit of a minefield unless you find someone with the same ride and above all tells the truth.

[culicine]

Wet grip or dry grip? Or both? I like yokohama and michelin personally. Michelin pilot sport 3 are a good choice, but not sure if available in 14". Not sure if the nv has abs, but a wider grippy tire allows for harder braking before the abs is activated - however wider tires can become hard to turn as they age, and fuel consumption will suffer a little.

[transam]

You might not have to change rim size with a wider tyre. Pick a tyre size, log on to their site and they will quote recommended rim width for that tyre.

[Ace of Pop]

You might not have to change rim size with a wider tyre. Pick a tyre size, log on to their site and they will quote recommended rim width for that tyre.

Dont Foreget the Pressures. and your Tesco Gauge.

[transam]

You might not have to change rim size with a wider tyre. Pick a tyre size, log on to their site and they will quote recommended rim width for that tyre.

Dont Foreget the Pressures. and your Tesco Gauge.

Mandatory ..............................

[IMHO]

The best tires I've ever fitted to a small FWD car like this were the Goodyear Eagle F1 directional's - they liked to squeal a bit at 9/10's but they hang on very well int the wet and dry, and were reasonably quiet. They replaced a set of Dunlop SP Sports (1yo/12,000KM) and the difference was literally night and day. That was all 4 years ago now though, and I notice that Goodyear are now pitching version 5 of the F1's, so YMMV.

I would certainly not suggest changing just the fronts though - trade in your still-OK rears and get a set of 4.. then start rotating your tires so they wear more evenly next time

Edited June 7, 2013 by IMHO

[transam]

The best tires I've ever fitted to a small FWD car like this were the Goodyear Eagle F1 directional's - they liked to squeal a bit at 9/10's but they hang on very well int the wet and dry, and were reasonably quiet. They replaced a set of Dunlop SP Sports (1yo/12,000KM) and the difference was literally night and day. That was all 4 years ago now though, and I notice that Goodyear are now pitching version 5 of the F1's, so YMMV.

I would certainly not suggest changing just the fronts though - trade in your still-OK rears and get a set of 4.. then start rotating your tires so they wear more evenly next time

I have a photo somewhere where I was driving around Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, Nooooooooo not racing just a yank show, my chum was behind me in a 1982 Z28 Camaro equipped with Eagle tyres, went round a bend, looked in the mirror to see him doing a spin, the marshals choked on their sandwiches and spilt tea down their uniform, , great fun.

[IMHO]

The best tires I've ever fitted to a small FWD car like this were the Goodyear Eagle F1 directional's - they liked to squeal a bit at 9/10's but they hang on very well int the wet and dry, and were reasonably quiet. They replaced a set of Dunlop SP Sports (1yo/12,000KM) and the difference was literally night and day. That was all 4 years ago now though, and I notice that Goodyear are now pitching version 5 of the F1's, so YMMV.

I would certainly not suggest changing just the fronts though - trade in your still-OK rears and get a set of 4.. then start rotating your tires so they wear more evenly next time

I have a photo somewhere where I was driving around Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, Nooooooooo not racing just a yank show, my chum was behind me in a 1982 Z28 Camaro equipped with Eagle tyres, went round a bend, looked in the mirror to see him doing a spin, the marshals choked on their sandwiches and spilt tea down their uniform, , great fun.

Vanilla "Eagle's" have been around since the son of your god* was a cowboy Not the same as the Eagle F1, which are the OEM fitment on the Ferrari California, Porsche Cayman, Boxster and Panamera, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and CLS, and Audi A7 and A8

* may not actually be your god

Edited June 7, 2013 by IMHO

[transam]

The best tires I've ever fitted to a small FWD car like this were the Goodyear Eagle F1 directional's - they liked to squeal a bit at 9/10's but they hang on very well int the wet and dry, and were reasonably quiet. They replaced a set of Dunlop SP Sports (1yo/12,000KM) and the difference was literally night and day. That was all 4 years ago now though, and I notice that Goodyear are now pitching version 5 of the F1's, so YMMV.

I would certainly not suggest changing just the fronts though - trade in your still-OK rears and get a set of 4.. then start rotating your tires so they wear more evenly next time

I have a photo somewhere where I was driving around Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, Nooooooooo not racing just a yank show, my chum was behind me in a 1982 Z28 Camaro equipped with Eagle tyres, went round a bend, looked in the mirror to see him doing a spin, the marshals choked on their sandwiches and spilt tea down their uniform, , great fun.

Vanilla "Eagle's" have been around since the son of your god* was a cowboy Not the same as the Eagle F1, which are the OEM fitment on the Ferrari California, Porsche Cayman, Boxster and Panamera, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and CLS, and Audi A7 and A8

* may not actually be your god

They were bald Eagles.

[Ace of Pop]

Who remembers the old Hering Bone S.P. Dunlops, as used on Hopkirks Works Mini. A true Classic Tyre. Who remembers the smell of Castroll R, im almost in tears.

[transam]

Who remembers the old Hering Bone S.P. Dunlops, as used on Hopkirks Works Mini. A true Classic Tyre. Who remembers the smell of Castroll R, im almost in tears.

I do. I used both. ...............

[Sandman77]

Thx for many help to all!

And how about price what is regular price?

[WarpSpeed]

From my loooooooooooooong motoring life of various road and track stuff it is very hard to recommend a particular tyre for a particular ride. The reason is that all rides are different in construction and weight distribution. Bit of a minefield unless you find someone with the same ride and above all tells the truth.

Yes and so are drivers which is WHY I abstain from opinions on such threads..

Edited June 7, 2013 by WarpSpeed

[wprime]

In Thailand when your front tyres don't have enough grip you rotate them to the back wheels.

[culicine]

Thx for many help to all!

And how about price what is regular price?

Look here

http://www.b-quik.com/tyre_search.php

prices are fome 2000-3000 per tyre, for 175/65/14. That will give you a rough idea. Change all four at the same time. If you upsize, tires and wheels will cost more.

[VocalNeal]

Who remembers the smell of Castroll R, im almost in tears.

I do. You can still find it here. My olfactory sense were tingling the other day out near Rom Kloa Rd. as a 2-stroke went by.

I've got some in my office.

Comes in bottles like above. Takes some searching but is out there.

We used to use the "real" stuff in our race engines back in the day. Still available from Castrol!

Edited June 8, 2013 by VocalNeal

[transam]

Who remembers the smell of Castroll R, im almost in tears.

I do. You can still find it here. My olfactory sense were tingling the other day out near Rom Kloa Rd. as a 2-stroke went by.

I've got some in my office.

Comes in bottles like above. Takes some searching but is out there.

We used to use the "real" stuff in our race engines back in the day. Still available from Castrol!

Think thats for lubricating those wee wheels on your office chair.

[VocalNeal]

Who remembers the smell of Castroll R, im almost in tears.

I do. You can still find it here. My olfactory sense were tingling the other day out near Rom Kloa Rd. as a 2-stroke went by.

I've got some in my office.

Comes in bottles like above. Takes some searching but is out there.

We used to use the "real" stuff in our race engines back in the day. Still available from Castrol!

Think thats for lubricating those wee wheels on your office chair.

Got ten bottles one for each wheel on two chairs!