Goodyear F1 Assymetric 2's-Not feeling the love at the moment!

[rich83]

When i got mine put on the back did feel a bit loose... but i put that down to the fact that i was replacing Contin SC2 that had done 30k, so were really well scrubbed 

Now mine are fully scrubbed in and are wearing perfectly... no 50p inside edges or funny noises at certain speeds.... just great grip, and like Mike says... great feedback. Just wish i had the wedge to get a B12 kit on my car, as I don think Im using the tyres to their potential.

[RedRobin]

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Not even the grip of F1 Asymmetric 2's are gonna stop you from sliding down that slippery slope, Rich! 

[rich83]

They dont need to..  I have already stopped myself 

[stealthwolf]

I went from PS2 tyres all round to F1v2 on the back. Softer side wall and reduced feedback. Had them for ~500 miles. Need to adapt to them which will take a bit of time and I'll be able to give a better review once the fronts are F1v2 as well.

[tony_danza]

Don't forget any brand new tyres tend to wobble on the blocks for a while compared to your old ones. Oh, I do tend to run them 2PSI higher than the last tyres too.

[rich83]

Im running them at 34PSI. Worth giving them a few extra PSI?

[stealthwolf]

I ran them at 37psi and was skidding all over the place. Seems more stable at 35psi. Plan to drop down to 33 and see what happens this weekend.

[RedRobin]

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I'm currently running mine at 2.4 bar (~35 psi) Nitrogen.

[WhiteGTI]

To the OP, when I put the Assy's on my GTI they really needed scrubbing in before they returned the performance that I was expecting. Give them a couple hundred more miles and I'm sure what you're feeling will have gone!

[h4rdy]

Cheers everybody I think ill get the tracking done and check the pressure to 35psi.

I havr probably driven a thousand miles with them si safely scrubbed.

I also have my B14's on now so should be  good setup along with my Polybush and Mounts.

[RedRobin]

Cheers everybody I think ill get the tracking done and check the pressure to 35psi.

I also have my B14's on now so should be good setup along with my Polybush and Mounts.

....Definitely a good idea to get tracking/alignment done after bushes etc.

You are going to enjoy your setup! 

[h4rdy]

Had it all on there ages Robin and its a great setup maybe thats why the Falken worked well.

Alex at Aks did the tracking so ill get hin to do it again.

[Trowbridge]

Just had 4 of these fitted to mine - in a 4 mile test drive I can already confirm these are a vast improvement over the Primewell tyres it came to me with - no suprises there then.  So much quieter, smoother and give much more confidence in the bends.  Finally I can drive my GTI like its meant to be driven  once their scrubbed in.

Im running these at the 2.6 bar(approx 38psi) that the fuel cap says - is the general opinion that this is too high?

[RedRobin]

Im running these at the 2.6 bar(approx 38psi) that the fuel cap says - is the general opinion that this is too high?

....My fuel cap label states 2.6 bar for fully loaded people plus luggage and 2.4 bar for normal. But it will be for its original OEM 2005 Continentals.

[h4rdy]

Its been a good discussion this.

Thanks guys.