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What tyres to put on it?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:47 pm
by VolvoT5
Can anyone recommend what tyres go well on the E53?

Only had mine a couple of months and it has a mixture of crap tyres. 

I assume there is not much change out of £180 each per wheel on these sizes?  255/50/19 and rear 285/45/19

Re: What tyres to put on it?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:58 pm
by Horizon
I type they're sizes into Google, several internet based tyre providers out there. All tyres have an EU rating.
This is an independant test on each tyre, don't get bogged down with makes you think are " premium "
I would go with tyres that have a rim protector strip, as that may save you scrubbing the rims.
I've had so called budget tyres that have faired better than the well known brands,

Re: What tyres to put on it?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:58 pm
by briankerrys47
[quote="VolvoT5"]
Can anyone recommend what tyres go well on the E53?

Only had mine a couple of months and it has a mixture of crap tyres. 

I assume there is not much change out of £180 each per wheel on these sizes?  255/50/19 and rear 285/45/19
[/quote]dHave Nexum on £121 fronts  - £136 Rear fitted balanced

Re: What tyres to put on it?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:43 pm
by TimX5
Bridgestone Dueler there fantastic mine have done 10k since they were fitted and still look new , that's with 3k towing a caravan aswell , not cheap but worth it imho.

Re: What tyres to put on it?

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:56 am
by VolvoT5
[quote="Horizon"]
This is an independant test on each tyre, don't get bogged down with makes you think are " premium "
I would go with tyres that have a rim protector strip, as that may save you scrubbing the rims.
I've had so called budget tyres that have faired better than the well known brands,
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Yeah I'm not a tyre snob, I've used budgets for £50 a corner on my old car no problems.

However this one has 4 random cheapos on it and I was a bit surprised to under steer slide on a wet round about the other day at lowish speed.  Plus despite having plenty of tread the fronts just look cracked and old, time for a replacement soon I think.

Tyre noise is an issue for me as well.  I don't mind a budget tyre but I've had a couple in the past that made the car deafening at motorway speeds.  I can't be doing with that.

Re: What tyres to put on it?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:20 am
by iff26
[quote="TimX5"]
Bridgestone Dueler there fantastic mine have done 10k since they were fitted and still look new , that's with 3k towing a caravan aswell , not cheap but worth it imho.
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Also have Bridgestone Dueler and cant say nothing bad after 9k,not a cheapest but good