mikehoile Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Am about to get a second set of wheels / tyres and wonder if anyone has experience of this new tyre. My intention was to get a set of Bridgstone Re720s at Adams & Page (High Wycome) however they have recomended trying this new tyre. I currently use 032s which are excellant but need a class 1a tyre ref the blue book. Igot1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_pank Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I think that C7 LFO was running those at Heyford on Saturday. Was pretty quick on them too. Charlie'n'Kermit The plan is: Clackett Lane@6.45 S5EVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I used them on a previous 7, excellent in the wet, they where ok as just a road/touring tyre, ok as a trackday tyre but not a patch on the sticky tyres... not sure how competitive they are in list 1a class, I belive bridgetstones are the ones to have rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I have them in 195/50 15" perfect for road, cannot find the limit. I have alson 13" with 032 for circuit use After a few lap A539 goes to lunch, 032 getting better and better Sharper steering with smaller wheels, and a feeling like the car has no wheels on the road with 13" Very Good 15" for long distance cruising A539 is really impressing in wet condition If it can help Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan L Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Similar to Eric, I have the benefit of 2 sets of wheels. A032's on 13" rims and A539's on 15" rims. Not long had the car. The A032's came with the car but I needed a set of tyres that would be better in the wet so put the A539's on the 15" rims replacing the bald A021's. (would probably have gone for more A021's but they did not seem to be available at the time). Doing some searches on blatchat the A539's looked a good tyre to go for. So far I have not been disappointed. And at £160 for 4 tyres fitted and balanced seem very good value. The A539 stay on the car for general driving not used them on a track. Alan and his Yellow and Green BDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Great on the road, but I havnt used them extensively on track yet. Ask me after Friday & Anglesey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Fine on the road, but next to no grip on track which is great for airfield days but tiresome on circuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Field Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Any idea what mileage you are likely to get out of 539's just for road use? Terry Trying to get out of the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 mine never wore out even after loads of road miles and several trackdays 20K plus on a 7 as a rough guess rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehoile Posted April 17, 2003 Author Share Posted April 17, 2003 Interesting replies and much appreciated. I've been quoted £50 per tyre fitted so am intrigued about Alan's suppied/fitted cost of £160 which would give quite a saving. Only bought my 7 to go down to the pub on a Sunday, am now looking at a second set of wheels on top of all of the other work--is this like a SARS disease or simply madness - Aint it fun though !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclucas Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 Micheldever tyres Quoted me 160 fitted for 14" 185/60 A539s a couple of months ago Don't know where abouts you are though - they're near Basingstoke, Hampshire Alan N7CTR 1.8VVC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan L Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 Mike, I got my tyres from "Bracknell Tyres". Found them after searching on Blatchat. They did not keep the tyres in stock but could get them with 24hrs. So placed an order over the phone and got tyres fitted the following day. If you want their number but can not find it on BC I am sure I can dig out my receipt. Alan and his Yellow & Green BDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehoile Posted April 20, 2003 Author Share Posted April 20, 2003 Thanks Alan. Am not that far from Bracknell so will give them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Field Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Anyone know if they do 185/70 A359 in 13's, and how the A359's compare to the 021's 🤔 Terry Trying to get out of the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 I started off with 21Rs on my 7 & wore them out within a couple of thousand miles! I think this a reflection on my right foot! Apparently you can get 4-5 thousand out of them on the road. I replaced the 21R with 539 because they are road biased tyre, rather than a race wet tyre, so are mopre durable. I havnt noticed significant difference is the dry & I havnt exceeded they dry grip levels on the road. They feel different in the wet to the 21R s, but I cant really describe how. Unless my amount of track days increases, I will buy another set. If my track days increase, as may get another set of wheels with 32s on. Edited by - TomB on 20 Apr 2003 21:05:46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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