Hi All,

After some tyre advice if possible.

First things first I am no racing driver, never done (and not planning) a track day and so far succesfully never one for driving in the rain.

So for £50 ish a corner, what tyres would people suggest (185/60/14)

Should add, its a Ron Champion Locost (Modified for independant rear end) powered by an 1800 Zetec on ZX9 Carbs with 2.0 zetec 130BHP cams.

Thanks for any advice.

Dan

[Edited on 3/1/17 by brown_d9]

Nankang ns2r for me great all round tyre and if you want to do a track day they wouldn't disappoint I had them in 120 soft compound but they do a 180 compound aswell just looked online can each them £55 to £60 each in that size

[Edited on 3/1/17 by ian locostzx9rc2]

I have Nankang on my Tin top and Seven, good tyres. Nexen are also good.

Bit out of budget, but Toyo R1R are alright too

I had Toyo tyres not so much choice in 14 inch but four tyres fitted under £150, good tyres well pleased.

Thanks everyone, certainly some food for thought!

Might be better to switch to 195 50 15s, much more choice, better prices and identical rolling diameter.

but requires a change of wheel size, which incurs more cost.

Sets of 15" alloys are common and cheap as chips, and if bought used should be a small to 0 outlay if the 14s are sold on.
Or go to 13s, but that would most likely need to review hubs/wishbones/brakes depending on the car.

For under £50 apop you should beable to get a decent "premium brand" tyre.

I fitted a set of Goodyear efficient grip performances of our MX5, same tyre size, and found them excellent, and £35 a time delivered. (£12 for fit/valve/balance)

I know it is a heavier car, but should work fine. If you may get wet, people like uniroyals, again well priced.

I swear by Toyo T1R's for "budget" tyres. I have them on my MK. Good enough for anything you will do on the road. 4x15" tyres were £150 delivered and a friend fitted them for £20.

Firstly, ditch the 14" and get 13" wheels, as you will not regret it, but its your choice

13" have so many tyre options, you would not believe it, as the 14's have very limited availability

Now from my experience, and been on the road for 18 years, in a locost, DO NOT BUY BUDJET ROAD CAR TYRES
You will need to get some performance tyres, in the 185/55/13 ish size, 60's will be ok,

I use Yoko A539's and since doing so, after ditching my old "ditch" finder tyres, as in normal road ones, my Locost has transformed itself from a boring, dangerous, unpredictable, slippery driving to a real car, that can be driven quite hard, and in damp conditions, I feel heeps safer

I am not saying A539's are your choice, but don't discount them

Now with the normal road car tyres, I would not do more than 60mph on a motorway in the wet, as I could swing the steering from lock to lock, and the car did not move from going straight on, that's how bad a road tyre is, as its expecting to have about 100kgs over the front wheel, not 250kgs

only my opinion, and no doubt, will be criticised, but probably from some who haven't driven a 7 in all weathers,

steve

I agree with Steve above, grip is lacking in the wet(good fun though! ). With my T1R's it's Perfectly manageablebut the difference between wet and dry grip is massive. I am convinced it's due to the lack of weight over the tyres.

So another vote for not buying REALLY cheap ling longs or similar.

A021R's saved my arse on several occasions, Not joking


Cheapies and I'd of been a gonna