99 Elise Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 So yesterday I got rid of the (almost) original Pirellis on my 1999 Elise S1, the oldest one was 19 years old 😮 After reading everything I could find on here and on seloc I decided on a set of Yokohama AD08R in the larger 195/50/15 225/45/16 sizing. Based on more reading on tyre pressures I've set them at 23psi and 25psi cold. (Jefferies Tyres, Bromsgrove, £340 for all 4 fitted and balanced) The car is transformed — absolutely solid, much smoother ride than before and soooooo much grip. I drove it across from South Birmingham to Warwick around the lanes, even with the road being greasy and wet I couldn't upset things. I tried a couple of emergency stops to get a feel for things and couldn't get anything other than a totally reassuring straight line stop with no lockups. Driving home in the dark and the rain was a little more stressful, not because the car or tyres did anything unexpected, but because I'm new to this. I did arrive at some bends that were tighter than I expected going faster than I would have liked and, well, the elise just went round them. No drama. As a newbie to the Elise I just want to say a huge thanks for the forums and wikis and everyone's contributions — it's so helpful!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Good stuff. A word of warning though, (from one who has the unfortunate experience) especially on damp roads, it is very very easy to lose the rear when turning in to corners off-throttle. And when they go they go bloody quick. Slow in - fast out should be your mantra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWill Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I know what you mean. I got rid of all 4 original pirellis from my 2001 car in 2017. Transformative. 😎 Driver training aside you've made the most (cost) effective performance mod to your car... Its the law of dimishing returns from here on in. 😜 Happy driving  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin R Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I also use Jefferies in Bromsgrove after a tip from Dan Webster. They are top class and really careful with alloy wheels  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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