Eagle F1 Asymmetric

[webhype]

Hey

Got a mk2 cupra, was serviced the other week and the front tyres are low on tread, back ones are fine. Iv heard nothing but good things for Eagle F1 Asymmetrics..So im thinking of getting these.

Would you just put 2 new ones on the front? or would i have to replace all 4?

 

[mhill]

not a problem just put the better tyre on the back.

 

[webhype]

So put the current rears on the front, and the new eagle f1s on the rear?

 

[alx_chung]

So put the current rears on the front, and the new eagle f1s on the rear?

Yep just put the new ones at the back and the current rear one at the front.
Alex

 

[webhype]

I'd have thought putting the decent f1s on the front would be better from grip etc point if view? LOL.

 

[Donnyboy]

On one of my cars I had ditch finders on the back an Uniroyal rain sports on the front. Loads of front end grip........and none at the back......roundabouts were not fun in the wet.

I soon got 2 more Uniroyal for the back.

 

[Husbandofstinky]

I'd have thought putting the decent f1s on the front would be better from grip etc point if view? LOL.

Something I've pulled from the net:

'The best to rear recommendation comes from the fear of a vehicle loosing control by 'breaking away' in the back end. Imagine a blow-out or an under inflated tyre (due to a slow leak) on the rear and a vehicle cornering at high speed. The risk of the car spinning out of control is very high. Once the car has started to loose control the direction the steering is turned or amount of engine power applied can very quickly worsen the situation with disastrous results.

Having the best tread depth to rear reduces the risk of a puncture and in wet conditions the water can be dispersed more efficiently.

A blow-out or having an under inflated front tyre would be no fun either however, the driver stands a better chance of controlling the vehicle. Also an under inflated front tyre can cause the car to drift one way or the other and the steering characteristics can change, giving the driver some warning of a problem. The same cannot be said for the rear.

Much research has gone into this by the tyre companies on both front and rear wheel drive vehicles.

One of the problems the tyre manufactures face, is getting their front line staff to all sing from the same sheet. There are those in the tyre shops who still recommend best to front'


I think it's a bit of a belt and braces approach and aimed to cover all drivers with varying levels of experience.

It also begs the question, if you had 2 new Ling Long's with 8mm (got to be the worse tyre out there due to price and ebay!) and 2 x 4mm Goodyear Assyms. Should the crap China tyres go on the back!!!! Extreme example I know.

 

[webhype]

Hmmm maybe I should just go for it and get 4 f1s?

 

[Fox god]

That does make a lot of sesnse but I've been wonering about this myself lately. I have p zeros all round and they are by no means a dangerous tyre but since I've had a remap they struggle to get the power down. I've heard F1's are much better at this so I was thinking I might just put them on the front and keep a close eye on the rears

 

[Poverty]

p zeros are poo.

The difference between them and the assy's are like night and day!

 

[Starbank]

70k on the clock now and for 40,000 of these miles I've had F1 Assymetrics all round on the car. Great tyre, grip well and easily put down the 300 torques of my engine.

Got mine from local dealer at £125 a pop - easily bettered Kwik-Fit and other so called tyre 'specialists'.

Personally, I would put the new tyres on the front or splash out and just get new all round.

 

[turbo009]

Hmmm maybe I should just go for it and get 4 f1s?

You know that makes sense mate,i would! That's what i am doing soon with mine replacing all 4 tyres with f1's although i have ok tyres with loads of tread on rear. Eagle f1's for Winners

 

[lesinge2k]

Something I've pulled from the net:

'The best to rear recommendation comes from the fear of a vehicle loosing control by 'breaking away' in the back end. Imagine a blow-out or an under inflated tyre (due to a slow leak) on the rear and a vehicle cornering at high speed. The risk of the car spinning out of control is very high. Once the car has started to loose control the direction the steering is turned or amount of engine power applied can very quickly worsen the situation with disastrous results.

Having the best tread depth to rear reduces the risk of a puncture and in wet conditions the water can be dispersed more efficiently.

A blow-out or having an under inflated front tyre would be no fun either however, the driver stands a better chance of controlling the vehicle. Also an under inflated front tyre can cause the car to drift one way or the other and the steering characteristics can change, giving the driver some warning of a problem. The same cannot be said for the rear.

Much research has gone into this by the tyre companies on both front and rear wheel drive vehicles.

One of the problems the tyre manufactures face, is getting their front line staff to all sing from the same sheet. There are those in the tyre shops who still recommend best to front'


I think it's a bit of a belt and braces approach and aimed to cover all drivers with varying levels of experience.

It also begs the question, if you had 2 new Ling Long's with 8mm (got to be the worse tyre out there due to price and ebay!) and 2 x 4mm Goodyear Assyms. Should the crap China tyres go on the back!!!! Extreme example I know.

I read this on the kwik fit website... not sure if I agree with it having experienced a flat tyre on the rear of my racing puma... I hit a corner at a high speed an noticed some drift... simply eased off and it got control again... when I checked the tyres later it was one of the rears that was flat... hardly uncontrollable...