Tyres - New tyres for Tiguan

[PeteC]

What tyres doe you have now? The Hankook is quiet tyre so is the Pirelli P6.

Bridgestone Duellers.

I checked Tire Rack and the best tyres I found (by recommendation) is the Pirelli P4 Four Seasons tyres.
$125 each here in OZ, by a local seller or $106 USD on Tire Rack plus delivery cost, which I dont know how much.

[Tiggy1]

Bridgestone Duellers.

I checked Tire Rack and the best tyres I found (by recommendation) is the Pirelli P4 Four Seasons tyres.
$125 each here in OZ, by a local seller or $106 USD on Tire Rack plus delivery cost, which I dont know how much.

Hi mate,
will have a look - certainly cheap (even Kumho KU27's are about $50ea dearer from Tire-Rack).
Cheers
No good - don't do them my size. Nearest is 215/55R18 - don't mind a bit more sidewall, but don't really want to go narrower. Oh well

[Tiggy1]

Looks like I'll be replacing my tyres (original Bridgestone Dueller H/P's) sooner than expected. Rotated them last weekend as fronts were about 1/3 worn more than rear (unusual for AWD, but I guess front biased so to be expected). Have horrible noise/vibration at about 40kph now (even more noticeable on nice smooth bitumen we've just had put down). Can't see any obvious lumps or damage to tyres, but almost seems like there is a hard spot in one?! Must say, have never been real impressed with the Bridgestones. Has anyone ever had any success claiming on tyre manufacturers "std" 5 yr warranty?
Will probably be getting Kumho KL51's - appear to be good value allrounder (hopefully quiet) and have 80000km (pro-rata) warranty.
Once I get tyres and RH rear trailing arm bush replaced (failed and causing knocking noise) should be bliss again

[Tiggy1]

Got my KL51's yesterday (delivered but not fitted yet). Had to get them online thru' ebay because the dealer couldn't get them - combination of being fairly new release and Kumho being a bit slack with supply. Saved myself $100 a tyre compared to what dealer quoted anyway (worked out at $190 ea inc shipping). Seem to be nice chunky tyre with lots of sipes (little groovy bits) and nice big channels for water (and stone) dispersal. Probly not as good a "performance" tyre as some (eg. KU31), but more after comfort and longevity anyway.
Will report back how they feel on the car after getting them fitted next week

[MGV]

Hi Tiggy1

I gather you had an alignment after getting the springs installed? Different camber settings when lowered... !
When i had my springs installed (Eibach as well), i had an alignment at the time, as well as another one about a month later once the springs settled in a bit.

Just thought it worth mentioning with your uneven tyre wear! I've done around 15000 on the Eibach's & have NO unusual wear, though have a floor jack & find it easy enough to rotate them often (~5000).

[Tiggy1]

Hi Tiggy1

I gather you had an alignment after getting the springs installed? Different camber settings when lowered... !
When i had my springs installed (Eibach as well), i had an alignment at the time, as well as another one about a month later once the springs settled in a bit.

Just thought it worth mentioning with your uneven tyre wear! I've done around 15000 on the Eibach's & have NO unusual wear, though have a floor jack & find it easy enough to rotate them often (~5000).

Yes mate, most definitely - Fulcrum did front & rear alignment when they fitted the springs (at about 10000km). The tyre wear is not "uneven" as such (ie. no scrubbing or anything), just that both front & rear have worn more than I would expect at 30000km (fronts about 30% more than rear also). Biggest thing is the noise, and the defect in the tyre that is now on front that sounds like I have a dead cat stuck to it at about 40kph
Shows what cheap, crap tyres they put on from new - although I noticed all the newer ones at dealership where I went for service last week had Pirellis, so maybe they've learned their lesson
Cheers

[tigger73]

What are you guys with 19's running? I'm currently looking at 245/45 R19's to put on some new 19x8 rims.

Ideally want some reasonably priced tires that are going to last and have half decent performance (and aren't overly noisy).

I was looking at a couple on tire-rack:

GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A2 @ $147.00 ($268 inc freight/fitting)
YOKOHAMA ADVAN S4 @ $169.00 ($290 inc freight/fitting)

I think freight on these is going to be the killer - $425 shipped for a set of 4. Plus I then have to pay fitting and balancing.

Others that I'm looking at are:

DUNLOP SP SPORT 01A @ $180 ($214 inc freight/fitting)
FALKEN FK-452 @ $200 ($239 inc freight/fitting)
KUMHO KU31 @ $215 ($251 inc freight/fitting)

I've heard the Dunlops are noisy so even though they're a good price I'm uncertain about these. So then it's between the Falkens and the Kumhos (unless someone can suggest/sway me).

Any idea which is going to be better wearing? Interested in feedback before I hit the button.

[MGV]

Hiya, tigger73

Have you already purchased the 19x8? As 19x8.5 may be a better option...

Am running 245/40R19, though i reckon 245/45R19 may add a touch more comfort with 5% more (slight!) sidewall.

Look forward to what you come up with!

[tigger73]

Yes I've picked up these OZ Racing Ultraleggera rims (sorry wrong thread) but now need to fit some tyres so I can put them on my car



These should sit pretty much flush without needing to go to for $800 worth of guards which are required for the "stock" size of 19x9 fit with 255/40R19 rubber.

So this is my halfway house.

[coastvw]

Hi tigger,

I have the Dunlop SP Sports 01 (were OEM's) have 46k on them and must say I havent found them noisy at all, they are on New York 18's so being 18 sometimes can add to noise but all OK, suspect 5k more will pull them up but I am happy with that mileage