Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by campbell » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:20 am

robin wrote:
BTW, I asked Craig to keep the 17" Pirelli's that came off for use on the Skoda ;-)
Most kind, ta!

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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by BigD » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:25 am

Yup another ad08 fan, you won't look back. Never liked t1r's. If you want to stick with toyo then r1r is what you want. Not sure on sizes and probably more expensive than ad08's.

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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by Mike Scib » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:41 am

Again, another AD08 fan. Been using them for years now!

A great compromise as a road/track tyre in my opinion.
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by campbell » Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:08 am

Homework commencing on AD08r then. Oooh, radical.
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Post by Dominic » Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:09 am

campbell wrote:Homework commencing on AD08r then. Oooh, radical.
Let me know what you come up with.... I may well follow your decision. :thumbsup
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by m3rrd » Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:07 pm

Blackcircles look to be the best price for AD08r - Fronts £62.11, Rears £91.87.
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Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by campbell » Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:33 pm

For s1 sizes?
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by m3rrd » Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:53 pm

Yes 195/50x15, 225/45x16


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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by mckeann » Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:54 pm

Have your tyres went square Rab :wink:

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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by m3rrd » Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:58 pm

Just at the bottom[FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]


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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by campbell » Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:24 pm

m3rrd wrote:Yes 195/50x15, 225/45x16


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Excellent. Will investigate. Ta!
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by Corranga » Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:35 pm

I was a big fan of the t1r, having only known the t1s prior to it and Bridgestone on the Vx220.

I have AD08R now and wished I'd changed years ago..
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by Dominic » Sat Jul 16, 2016 9:25 am

campbell wrote:
m3rrd wrote:Yes 195/50x15, 225/45x16


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Excellent. Will investigate. Ta!
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by campbell » Sat Jul 16, 2016 9:51 am

I put the correct amount of air in the present tyres...and the car's transformed!

So no market research needed, I'm afraid. Lol.

Plenty tread on the C Drives so will prob roll with those for a bit yet.
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Re: Elise S1 tyre choice - road, occasional track

Post by Dominic » Sat Jul 16, 2016 9:59 am

loving your style Campbell 8)

Blackcircles don't appear to list the AD08r's at the moment. Does anyone have any other suggestions where to buy? TIA :thumbsup
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