Having a bit of a spend up on Puggy this month, as some money has come through. Gonna get the ECU remapped, the alloys refurbed and whilst I'm there I think it makes sense to renew the rubber as its looking a little old. I was wondering, what are the best tyres for the 406? I'm after excellent grip, but also good wear characteristics. Coming from a Classic Mini to the 406, I'm a bit out of the loop when it comes to the best rubber!
If 195/65/15, then there's not a whole lot of performance orientated stuff in this size. However, I fitted a set of Continental PremiumContact 5's which have been outstanding. £54 a corner from Camskill when I got them.
'97 Peugeot 406 1.9 TD, 316k, down for full rebuild with custom rods, TD04 and a stack of welding.
'95 Peugeot 405 1.6 GLX with XU10J4RS conversion @ 195bhp.
'05 RenaultSport Clio 182 Cup, 111k.
jonsowman wrote:the Coupes (all of them? not sure) were 215/55 R16
D8 2.0 Coupes came with 15in Starfish alloys; the D8 V6 Coupes came with 16in Starfish alloys (as the 16in wheels were required for fitting over the Brembo brake calipers).
The D9 models started to come with 16in Hoggars - on the Settant'Anni and the Silver & Black special editions, they came with Nautilus alloys, which were also 16in. Following the 2003 facelift, the standard Coupe alloy was the 16in Tacoma. No D9 Coupes came with 15in wheels.
2002 (D9) Peugeot 406 Coupe SE, 2.2 litre Petrol. Scarlet Red/Rouge Ecarlate/Rosso Scarlatto. Black Leather interior. SOLD
2008 (E60 LCI) BMW 525i M-Sport, 3.0 litre Petrol. Carbonschwarz Metallic. Black Dakota Leather and Myrtlewood interior.
I'm currently running a set of Hankook Kinergy Eco K425 on mine, in 205/55R16. I've got maybe 15000km on them so far.
They're quiet, grip well, seem to be quite wear resistant, and they score better in tests than the equivalent Michelin Energy Saver+ despite being less expensive.
ally406 wrote:If 195/65/15, then there's not a whole lot of performance orientated stuff in this size. However, I fitted a set of Continental PremiumContact 5's which have been outstanding. £54 a corner from Camskill when I got them.
I've just popped into my local KwikFit, and they also advised me to get the PremiumContact 5's, price is £54 a corner so that's what I'm gonna go for!
fattail95 wrote:I've just popped into my local KwikFit, and they also advised me to get the PremiumContact 5's, price is £54 a corner so that's what I'm gonna go for!
Thanks for your help!
That's a good price for good tyres from Kwik-Fit, every time I've asked them for a quote they've been very expensive.
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