Current Bridgestones (SF226) come from Indonesia, not Japan..
Dunlop LeMans were not bad either.. I've still got 2. So hard now they will never wear out!

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i like my falkens on street cars... my experience has been best wearing,
our yokies are better but don't like them in the wet.. depends what grade you get too...
a008, a008r or a039
just got some directional bridgestones from japan on 12's like bridgey f1's, if they bring them to australia would be nice

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Morris has these since we had him. Good around corners and in the wet. I Like to drive him hard but my wife also does and its a dialy drive

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These weren't 226's
some patern i'd never seen before but worked very well.
just came in on a car from japan

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Hey doc, thanks for that will take you up on that offer -
pm sent.

If youd rather introduce some FUN into your drving, buy some cheap nasty unpedictable tyres.... or better still, get some 14 inch rims and leave the tyres at home.... "forget neons - i got sparks"

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ive got yokis now, and had the Falkens previously. they both seem good. i'd say the Falkens probably look better on the car, but the Yokis feel better underneath you.

I have had

Hankook 145s - much better than the original cross plys

Kumho 145s - about the same as the hankooks, but in the wet are limited IMO

Bridgestones 165 - great except i chewed them out when the front end was misaligned so i know not how long they normally last

Falkens 165 - Best all rounder for a road car used every day i reckon because they last. The ones on the basher are 12 yrs old now, and were slippery as hell at the supersprint, but without any power it is not a real limitation.

Yokahamas 165 - the best feeling tyre of the lot, soft as all hell so they stick, but wear out quick. How quick does depend on which compound you get and how you drive. They are probably just a bit worse than the Falkens and Bridgestones in torrential rain because of the assymetrical trad design, but that is not often a problem. These are the best tyre for a weekend only car, because it does not really affect the budget if they wear out quicker, in fact they will more likely go hard before you can wear them out if you only use the car on a weekend.

I have also had Bridgestone and Yokahama tyres on other vehicles and i am strongly in favour of the Yokies for anything now.

michael

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Falken 165's here, a great tire that handles the wet and dry equally well