ldyte1

Nice. I did read about the PS4 not having great wet grip so i didn't get them, plus kinda pricey. Heard Avons are ok in wet. They do seem ok but i have them on rear wheels not driven wheels so hard to tell really just how much wet grip they have. It was more because F1 auto were doing a deal on them. From what i can tell they are good and when i come to change my front 2 tyres soon think i will just go with Avons as well and have Avons all round What did you think of the Avon's other than the rubbing? Did they last you long? Good wet grip? Also how is yours lowered and do you still have the weights in? You mention you have 215, how are they compared to a 205 tyre? Noticeable? My Avons are Avon ZZ5 84W XL Size: 205/40WR17 #2054017AVO13.

Fair enough, how long have you had them on? I got 2 x new Avon's ZZ5. Was around £130 fitted for two. Had them for around 2 months and they seem brilliant. Really make the back end more stable.

Interesting, i can't see much difference between the 40 and 45 in the picture. I found a good deal on blackcircles for 2x Avon's ZZ5 2x£130 fitted, thought it wasn't bad. Probably not the best tyre overall but for the money. Get them fitted next weekend then i'll drive on them for a couple of weeks and then update everyone on how they are. Just stuck with 205/40 17's in the end. Thanks for all the input guys. Interesting to know that Uniroyal are owned by Continental in Europe but it seems they are owned by Michelin in North America?

Nice, was tempted for Continental but for there price no one really has anything great to say about them, to bad either just not brilliant. Would 185 fit a 205 Rim? Indeed that's my i'm confused he said 185, don't think any tyre shop would want to stretch them really.

Oh ok, interesting to know! Would putting a 45 profile instead of a 40 profile make much difference? I know it would save me from pot holes a bit more :D as you mention. I don't think i would really want to put massively different size and profile tyres on the axles?. Strange they don't do the rainsport 5's in a 205/40. Awesome! That's what i like to hear, i think for the price, uniroyals are looking like my best bet. Do you notice much difference from 215 compared to 205's? I mainly want wet grip as the roads are always fairly wet here in the UK lol. If im only changing two tyres i suppose its best to stick with 205's all around.

Ahh ok, well on the back they go then I suppose! I was going to ask the tyre shop to do the axle swap when I got the new ones so hopefully they would have advised me against that as well. What do you run on yours and would you buy again? Think most on the forum here is UK so as you probably know here we have overall wet climates, would that mean a winter tyre would be better? Or a summer tyre that performs good in wet. Last thing, I've heard the uniroyals have soft side walls. So not sure that is the kind of thing I'm after...

😬didn't really want to do all 4. If i bought two michelin's and put them on the rear will that be beneficial to the handling/power? Just thought putting the new tyres on the driven wheels would be better thing to do??

Struggling to choose a tyre, am looking at the Uniroyal rainsport 3, was about to order but now am not sure. Also could someone give there opinion on putting on 215/40 17 on the stock mk2 fabia alloys. Does it improve? Is it a good idea? (As i will be keeping the rears 205 until they need changing. Looking to spend around £100 a tyre. Going too put two new tyres on the front, and the ones currently on the front will go on the back's, as there backs are the ones that need replacing. Any opinions is great thanks.