Pirelli Cinturato CN36 Tires

[NickVyse]

Tour Provence finished mine off - not a tracking issue, it's a driving hard, never going in a straight line issue ?

 

will be replacing with the same (fitted may 2018, rotated once, rears have a bit of life left)

 

[Longstone Tyres]

yes that uneaven tyre wear is either the symptom of

• wrong tyre pressure
• wrong size rims
• tracking
• or thrashing  the  crap out of yuour car round a series of corners. 

I know what i would prefer. I might point ou, thatt if that had been on  a modern tyre with squarer shoulders  that would have been considerably worse, and you wound have had some worrying sudden loss of grip instead of beatiful progressive drifting it appears you have been doing.

 

I might recomend if you are goiing to chuck it intoreapeated corners like that again then a bit more tyre pressure wouldn't be a bad thing. and if you were going to take it seriously on the track you might add a bit of adverse camber.

 

However it looks like you have had an ace time. well done!

 

I get through 3 pairs of rear tyres a year in this safety testing machine 

 

[NickVyse]

37 minutes ago, Longstone Tyres said:

yes that uneaven tyre wear is either the symptom of

• wrong tyre pressure
• wrong size rims
• tracking
• or thrashing  the  crap out of yuour car round a series of corners. 

I know what i would prefer. I might point ou, thatt if that had been on  a modern tyre with squarer shoulders  that would have been considerably worse, and you wound have had some worrying sudden loss of grip instead of beatiful progressive drifting it

 

appears you have been doing.

 

I might recomend if you are goiing to chuck it intoreapeated corners like that again then a bit more tyre pressure wouldn't be a bad thing. and if you were going to take it seriously on the track you might add a bit of adverse camber.

 

However it looks like you have had an ace time. well done!

 

I get through 3 pairs of rear tyres a year in this safety testing machine 

 

 

I run 2 bar all round.

7" rim for 185x70 14" - wheels are why I bought the car and I can't fit a bigger tyre under the arches

zero toe in - it's what I've done on 02s in the past (this is an NK) - thoughts anyone?

I live in the alpes-maritimes mountains and make the most of the roads ?

 

Also has some negative camber strut mounts, not a lot, but nice for a road car.

 

 

[Longstone Tyres]

Thats cool

[zinz]

Longstone Safety Patrol Group!  
 

Awesome!!! ??

 

Ed

[Longstone Tyres]

Hi

 

Glad you like it

 

This is our Vintage Top Gear film  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jFqB4M8_1c&list=PLORxf0xWk2NBYrKx1W4HE7_ZSWsg0qkkh&index=2

 

Just for fun

[zinz]

“Let’s go for a burger!

But I want steak!!!!”

 

Good stuff. I laughed until I stopped ?

 

Ed Z

 

[Longstone Tyres]

ah yes that is the subtle Jeremy Clarkson reference.

 

here is episode 2 

 

[zinz]

I'm buying from Longstone simply because of these shenanagins.  Hilarious...

 

Ed Z

[SydneyTii]

Lunatic..... but entertaining!

There really is something wrong with the British....... and I like it! 

[Longstone Tyres]

you don't think this type of marketing presents an image that is too corporate?

[Lengrep]

Joined the club. These tires are better than the Michelin’s I managed to wear out. Better grip, and reduced cornering effort. Slightly softer ride. Very quiet.

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[Conserv]

2 minutes ago, Lengrep said:

Joined the club. These tires are better than the Michelin’s I managed to wear out. Better grip, and reduced cornering effort. Slightly softer ride. Very quiet.

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And were the Michelin’s XDX’s (185/70), XAS’s (165/80), or some other (modern) Michelin model? What sort of mileage did you have on them at the time of replacement?

 

Thanks and best regards,

 

Steve

 

[Lengrep]

And were the Michelin’s XDX’s (185/70), XAS’s (165/80), or some other (modern) Michelin model? What sort of mileage did you have on them at the time of replacement?
 
Thanks and best regards,
 
Steve
 

I replaced XDX 185/70’s. Really liked them until I drove my car with the Pirelli’s. The comparison might not be completely fair—my Michelin’s probably got a little hard after 6 years. I was slipping on mountain roads which never bothered me in the past. I had about 15,000 miles on them. Rears wore quite a bit. Evidently, I neglected the forgotten art of rotating my wheels...

My Turbo has CDX’s on it. My tii tires were French manufacture. The Turbo tires from a new factory. My alignment guy said they are out of round, although they seem to drive fine. Perhaps because they were bound up in shipping tape for almost a year before I mounted them. Who knows...

I bought the set of Pirelli’s from Longstone. Great service and best price. (They discount for four or five tires) Arrived in California in 10 days or so with no sales tax. Only gripe is that they were manufactured a year ago. I don’t suppose the have monthly production runs...

Greg


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[Conserv]

24 minutes ago, Lengrep said:

I replaced XDX 185/70’s. Really liked them until I drove my car with the Pirelli’s. The comparison might not be completely fair—my Michelin’s probably got a little hard after 6 years. I was slipping on mountain roads which never bothered me in the past. I had about 15,000 miles on them. Rears wore quite a bit. Evidently, I neglected the forgotten art of rotating my wheels...

My Turbo has CDX’s on it. My tii tires were French manufacture. The Turbo tires from a new factory. My alignment guy said they are out of round, although they seem to drive fine. Perhaps because they were bound up in shipping tape for almost a year before I mounted them. Who knows...

I bought the set of Pirelli’s from Longstone. Great service and best price. (They discount for four or five tires) Arrived in California in 10 days or so with no sales tax. Only gripe is that they were manufactured a year ago. I don’t suppose the have monthly production runs...

Greg


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Very helpful, Greg!

 

15K is really “all the miles” on a set of XDX.  That whole XWX family of tires was designed for supercars of the late ‘60’s and ‘70’s (Ferrari, Maserati, et al) and grip was their goal — to hell with cost or mileage. I’ll be curious to see what sort of mileage we, collectively, wring out of the Pirelli’s.

 

Thrilled also to hear how favorably the Pirelli’s compare to the XDX’s!

 

Thanks and best regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Conserv