New tyres needed

glic83

Hi i need 2 new rear tyres 215/50/r17 goodyear eagles are whats on at the min but wont have the money to fork out for these so has anyone any suggestions for a good value replacement, mid range?

Based in Charleville and would be in Limerick and Cork so does anyone know of any good deals?

miller50841

You might be able to get part worn and won't hit the pocket too bad either

ljpg

part worn are false economy in my opinion,i use to get them a lot but they only seem to be on the car a short while and your changing them again,i find the best wearing part of the tyre is the first couple of mm of the thread from new,to the op,what sort of prices are you been quoted for the eagles?have you tried "camskill" in england,even with the exchange and delivery i bet the'll be a lot cheaper than anyone in ireland,they will deliver to your door in 2 to 3 days,you just have to get them fitted,i've bought a lot of tyres of them over the years in a 17" and 18" size and from what i see they cant be beaten on price.

glic83

tbh ive used part worn before and i found they didnt last too long but the eagles have been great imo, haven't priced new eagles recently but i only have about 90 quid per tyre to spend at the min that why i was hoping there was some offers on somewhere.

MarkR

Normally I'd suggest online, but you'll find that shipping, fitting of the new tyres, and disposal of the old ones really eats up any price difference, unless you are looking for really expensive or odd sized tyres.

I've used http://www.limericktyrecentre.com/ recently, in Limerick obviously, near the south court hotel. The guy there says he supplies tyres for a lot of the tyre places in Limerick. May or may not be true, but has huge stock.

I got 2 goodyear eagle f1's, wound up being cheaper to buy locally over camskills.

If you are passing through limerick, it's no harm to give him a call to see what he has in your price range.

gollywog

Look at falken, Hankook, uni royal, bf Goodrich and brands like that. Get the phone book out to and just start making calls, thats what I did and got a great price on the Goodyear Eagles I have

mullingar

This old war of new-vs-part worn. IMO, Its all to do with € per mm and what your pocket can afford.

Assuming a new premium tyre at €120 with 8mm thread, if you change the tyres at 2mm, that gives you 6mm of life, or €20 per mm.

A €40 premium part worn with an average of 5mm thread, will give you 3mm usable life, thats €13/mm.



**It is well documented that you should always replace your tyres when the fall below 3mm as the wet braking distance starts going up exponentially!!!.....

glic83

MarkR wrote: »

Normally I'd suggest online, but you'll find that shipping, fitting of the new tyres, and disposal of the old ones really eats up any price difference, unless you are looking for really expensive or odd sized tyres.

I've used http://www.limericktyrecentre.com/ recently, in Limerick obviously, near the south court hotel. The guy there says he supplies tyres for a lot of the tyre places in Limerick. May or may not be true, but has huge stock.

I got 2 goodyear eagle f1's, wound up being cheaper to buy locally over camskills.

If you are passing through limerick, it's no harm to give him a call to see what he has in your price range.

How must did you get them for?

SeanW

I'd suggest Kellehers tyres, http://kellehertyrescork.com/

I got a recap tyre there not too long ago, will get one or two next time I'm down in Cork. I'm seriously pleased with the one I got, looks real high quality, with treads seriously deep, looks like something you put on an SUV. €45, for a tyre size that would be more like 70 or 80 for a "name brand" tyre.

johndaman66

gollywog wrote: »

Look at falken, Hankook, uni royal, bf Goodrich and brands like that. Get the phone book out to and just start making calls, thats what I did and got a great price on the Goodyear Eagles I have

I'm not sure would the OP be getting any of them brands in the size he wants for his €90 budget per tyre but stand to be corrected.

I do agree with you, its worth picking up the phone and ringing about. You may not save a hell of a lot but you may potentially save yourself a few quid all the same...

glic83

tbh ill be happy enough with mid range at that price would love a top brand but aint got the funds and need new tyres asap, ill have a ring around next week cheers for the help lads

randy hickey

glic83 wrote: »

tbh ill be happy enough with mid range at that price would love a top brand but aint got the funds and need new tyres asap, ill have a ring around next week cheers for the help lads

In that price range, I reckon these wouldn't be too shabby:


http://www.oponeo.ie/details-tyre/falken-ze-912-215-50-r17-91-v

You'd have to add €12 per tyre for fitting and balancing though, unless you can get it done cheaper.

MarkR

glic83 wrote: »

How must did you get them for?

Mine were 140, but those were 18's. I was actually looking for hankooks, but these were a great price.

Neilw

Have you considered changing to 225x45x17? More choice of tyres and cheaper, very little difference in size compared to the originals.

glic83

I hadnt tbh ive alway gone with was was on the car , so if im understanding this correct it would be a wider tyre but less thickness so to speak ?

Neilw

glic83 wrote: »

I hadnt tbh ive alway gone with was was on the car , so if im understanding this correct it would be a wider tyre but less thickness so to speak ?

Side wall is a percentage of the width, so on your original tyres 50% of the width is the height of the sidewall.
On the 225's it would be 45% of the width, so not much in the difference overall.

Original diameter would be 25.5" compared to 25" on the 225 width tyres.

johndaman66

Glic83 you could also change to 215/45 R17 which I believe may also be that bit more common a size than the 215/50 R17 and hence generally speaking you could expect more choice (better value?)

Bear in mind that going up to the 225 wide tyre will put a little bit of a dent in you fuel economoy, all other things being equal. Absolutely nothing immense but it will have a small impact. The difference in grip between 225 and 215 would be neglibible, again assuming everything all other aspects being equal.

glic83

so would it make a difference if i had 215/50/r17 on the front and 215/45/r17 on the rear?

johndaman66

glic83 wrote: »

so would it make a difference if i had 215/50/r17 on the front and 215/45/r17 on the rear?

It wouldn't. No doubt its probably not recommended but as long as you stick with the same tyres on the same axle you would be good. Somebody might confirm what the story is with the NCT though. I know for certain that you can have different widths between front and rear (again the widths have to be the same on the same axle) without it being an issue for the NCT. Different profiles though....somebody might be so kind as to confirm for sure whether thats an issue with NCT or not.