4X MICHELIN tyres!! :)

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myglaren wrote:KH17 (from the receipt, nowhere near the car at the moment)

My son has the same ones on his 306 and declares himself pleased with them.
I've just moved some barely-worn KH15s (very similar) to the front of my Xantia - better than its preceding C-Drives in the dry; wet grip yet to be evaluated...

One thing a mate pointed out to me years ago, is how much tyres can vary in width with the same designation. EG; one maker's 205 is noticeably wider than another brand of 205 in the same diameter.
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I'll check that Adam as the fronts are Firestone 206/65/15's.

There is almost as much tread on the Firesone partly worn's that I have been running for around three months as on the Kumhos.

Checked that actual tyre and the designation is the same. Did notice that they are Chinese, not that that worries me. I have a fair bit of Chinese stuff and no complaints about it.
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Tyre widths do vary a lot between brands, so a 205 of one make will be a slightly different width to another make. So some brands appear chunky and have a bulbus sidewall and others look skinnier and sit more flush with the wheel rim. Others have rim protecting ribs and others dont. Tyres vary a lot even in the same size.

Firestone TZ200s tend to be fairly wide. My C5 had those on in its bigger 16" and they looked very chunky. Certainly performed well though. My front Toyos are very flush looking, i like that.
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