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Many RER enthusiasts favour 13" wheels. I don't but that's mostly another story. One of my objections was that there wasn't any more anything much good in the standard 175/70 size & nothing much at all in larger sizes except for a couple of "track day" tyres which have their concerns as normal road tyres in cold conditions & in anything but merely slick wet conditions.
Things have, however, just got better (at least for those with fat wallets).
Another frogger in another thread brought to froggers' attention a recent expansion to Michelin's "Classic" range. One of the tyres involved was the Pilot Exalto PE2. Mostly familiar in this country as OE on 205 GTI Peugeots, it is best thought of as the immediate predecessor of the PilotSport PS3. Like the PS3, it was a good wet tyre but not as responsive as, say, the PS2. So: sportyish. In some other sizes (including 205 GTI ones), there are better contemporary options available at much less cost. Not in 13" though.
The PE2 is a good thing & available in some attractive sizes (although at least 5" rims would the mandated, not an issue for most with RERs on 13"). These sizes are 175/60, 185/60 & 195/55.
In my view, 5" fronts with 175/60 & 5.5 or 6" rears with 195/55 would be able to be pressure tuned to give nicely balanced handling behaviour. These sizes are near identical in circumference.
Of course, apart from RERs, there is the set of R12 & R12-derived front drive vehicles using 13". Subject to the 5" wheel width requirement, the PE2 is worth their owners' consideration too.
From Longstones, the cost for 4 tyres delivered here would be around £550.
cheers! Peter
Things have, however, just got better (at least for those with fat wallets).
Another frogger in another thread brought to froggers' attention a recent expansion to Michelin's "Classic" range. One of the tyres involved was the Pilot Exalto PE2. Mostly familiar in this country as OE on 205 GTI Peugeots, it is best thought of as the immediate predecessor of the PilotSport PS3. Like the PS3, it was a good wet tyre but not as responsive as, say, the PS2. So: sportyish. In some other sizes (including 205 GTI ones), there are better contemporary options available at much less cost. Not in 13" though.
The PE2 is a good thing & available in some attractive sizes (although at least 5" rims would the mandated, not an issue for most with RERs on 13"). These sizes are 175/60, 185/60 & 195/55.
In my view, 5" fronts with 175/60 & 5.5 or 6" rears with 195/55 would be able to be pressure tuned to give nicely balanced handling behaviour. These sizes are near identical in circumference.
Of course, apart from RERs, there is the set of R12 & R12-derived front drive vehicles using 13". Subject to the 5" wheel width requirement, the PE2 is worth their owners' consideration too.
From Longstones, the cost for 4 tyres delivered here would be around £550.
cheers! Peter
