Vredesteins

[chrisfell]

Just found out that Vredestein have stopped supplying the 185R15 91H. The replacement will be V rated rather than H. Cost will be higher, naturally,

[ALAN COCHRANE]

Chris

I've just bought a set of H rated from a website called Roundtriptyres. £112 per corner, the V rated were £131 if memory serves me correctly.
Seems I've bought them just in time.

Cheers

Alan

[dougal]

I have to say, i am not a massive fan of the Vredesteins

there are more options on here https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/classi ... -type.html

I also don't think a H rated tyre is really good enough for an e-type.

[Barry]

How right you are Dougal. The dreaded Vreds are just awful when driving the E type with some gusto. No wonder they are cheaper.

[JJC]

Try Goodyear Advantage A/S tires...cheaper, great handling, easily get 40K miles. I'm sure they make the size you need.

JC

[malcolm]

How right you are Dougal. The dreaded Vreds are just awful when driving the E type with some gusto. No wonder they are cheaper.

Each to their own, but I must say I've done track days at Goodwood, driving with a great deal of gusto, on my Vreds. Held the road well, no dramas.

Picture at the chicane, inside front wheel starting to go light, car staying square and holding well.

[christopher storey]

I have vredesteins on all my Jaguars except the Mark IX, and have nothing but praise for them, and as I have said before, the person who put me on to them initially was Dougal, who has never explained why he changed his mind about them

[chrisfell]

I’ve said this before (probably elsewhere) that Vreds may not be the best, but the others are no where near £100 per comer better.

I now have two spares (on top of the five on the car) waiting for the need to mount and balance them. Should see me through the next few years.

[steve3.8]

Not that our road tyres should be expected to be front row capable on track but if we take a closer look at Malcolm's picture and we can see the contact patch is running into the sidewall , is there a darker scrubbed area appearing on the sidewall ? .

[chrisfell]

Two posts for the same reason? C’mon chaps!

[christopher storey]

is there a darker scrubbed area appearing on the sidewall ? .

No - it is shadow