Tyres Kona N Tyres Discussion

[Terry67N]

Mine are being changed this morning, got 7,000 miles out of the pirellis ( shocking)
Gone for Michelin ps4 good price and £100 cash back when you send the receipt off.

 

[Terry67N]

Mine are being changed this morning, got 7,000 miles out of the pirellis ( shocking)
Gone for Michelin ps4 good price and £100 cash back when you send the receipt off.

Quick update:
Been out for a good drive on the new rubber.
WOW! What a difference night and day and no noise when turning should have done it months ago.

 

[BigBill]

My Kona N has just covered 5300 miles and the front tyres are already almost on the tread depth indicators and are needing changed. Although the rears have a bit more wear left I'll be changing all four. I've found the Pirellis to be a fairly good tyre but I've never before experienced such a high level of wear.

As I live in Scotland and we are approaching Autumn/Winter I'm looking at replacing with all-season tyres. I'm considering Michelin CC and I would be interested on hearing anyone's experience of these or any recommendations for alternatives.

So I went for Michelin Cross Climates as they consistently scored highly in all the reviews I read for All Season tyres. A bit pricey, even with the 10% offer I managed to find, but it's a powerful wee car so I've got no issue paying a bit extra for the best tyres. It's already in single figure temperatures here with a few days under freezing and I wouldn't like to try the stock Pirellis in these conditions especially part worn ones. It will be interesting to see what the wear rate is on the Michelins.

 

[Alberto6439]

Hello there,
I managed to get 8,000 km out of the Pirelli P zero that comes with the Kona N so I’m hunting down a new set of tyres but want to fit wider tyres, what are your recommendations?
I’m eyeing 245/40r19 is that the max or 255/40r19 might fit ? Thanks
Appreciate the feedback
Cheers

 

[nicosp]

255 on an 8" wheel is outside the recommended max width for the rim, especially in such low profile tyre.
Said that, because not all tyres are created equal you might find some that fit but you will better off with the 245 or get wider rims too.

Note that while increasing the width of the tyre you should also drop the sidewall otherwise your speedo will be off.
There are online wheels and tyres calculators to help you understand the changes and fitment between stock and other options.

 

[greg78]

Hello there,
I managed to get 8,000 km out of the Pirelli P zero that comes with the Kona N so I’m hunting down a new set of tyres but want to fit wider tyres, what are your recommendations?
I’m eyeing 245/40r19 is that the max or 255/40r19 might fit ? Thanks
Appreciate the feedback
Cheers

I have winter tires 245/40R19 XL, cold pressure 2.4 bar. They are a bit wider and have a larger rolling circumference. For the summer I will throw away the OEM Pirelli tires and also install 245/40R19.

 

[ian1244]

Hi guys,

The question regarding tyres is obviously an ongoing discussion and a personal choice at the end of the day. Getting rid of the P zeros when they are done is the sensible thing to do. On hearing quite a few owners have picked Michelin cross climate, I assumed this is the route I will go down, however I have now read on the FB page there's an owner that has fitted Bridgestone all season A005 EVO's and is due t replace them at 16000 miles, which is a vast improvement over the stock tyres.
I would be interested to hear from the Michelin owners what sort of mileage they are getting from the front tyres ? I have know knowledge of any other all season tyre other than Michelin which I have experience of, all be it on a much lower powered car that covered over 45000 before being replaced due to age rather than ware.

your thoughts please.

 

[V00D00]

I have crossclimate XL on my 2010 IX35(Tucson) diesel 4x4. Big tires, very solid. In general, I am satisfied, especially during summertime. I mostly avoid snow, do not go skiing, but after 3-4 years I got some really serious scares in the city on thin snow/ice, while watching other cars not look very affected. Read some similar crossclimate complaints, tires losing some chemicals after 3-4 years and becoming hard/slippery in cold. Anyway, 30000 km and still ~4 mm of "meat" left. If you do not get much snow or ice, single tire set(all season) could save you some cash. I went with two different sets(summer and winter on my I30N).

 

[ian1244]

I have crossclimate XL on my 2010 IX35(Tucson) diesel 4x4. Big tires, very solid. In general, I am satisfied, especially during summertime. I mostly avoid snow, do not go skiing, but after 3-4 years I got some really serious scares in the city on thin snow/ice, while watching other cars not look very affected. Read some similar crossclimate complaints, tires losing some chemicals after 3-4 years and becoming hard/slippery in cold. Anyway, 30000 km and still ~4 mm of "meat" left. If you do not get much snow or ice, single tire set(all season) could save you some cash. I went with two different sets(summer and winter on my I30N).

It's unlikely they will do big miles on the Kona N due to the LSD on the front, but mileage anywhere into the teens has got to be an improvement over the stock Pirelli's.

 

[greg78]

My front Pirellis have done 5,000 km on the streets and have 4 mm of tread. They have many disadvantages, but they hold corners like crazy when temperatures exceed 20 degrees Celsius. Michelin Crossclimate and other all-season tires will not give you this fun and sharpness in the corners. For the summer you can buy Mich. PS4S - they give the best mileage and are better than oem in everything. I'm looking for a Micheli Pilot Sport EV, but I don't think they make them anymore in 19'', same problem with Hankook Ion Evo. For winter, Goodyear has the quiet UG Performance+ SCT tire

 

[Macw59]

Hi can anybody suggest a reasonably good alternative to the issued tyres on a Kona N please

 

[Maverick]

Merged all similar threads and pinned it to the top for easy access.

 

[greg78]

Hi can anybody suggest a reasonably good alternative to the issued tyres on a Kona N please

More expensive or cheaper? Write what you expect from tires and what air temperatures you have in summer. Are you satisfied with Pirelli tires?

 

[Kempo-Maximus]

I switched to Bridgestone Potenza Sport after the original PZERO˙s and boy is it a difference - especially in the wet. They grab and hold noticeably better. I did that after I changed from PS4S on my other car to POTENZA SPORT, and the results are fantastic. Right now - this is the best sports tyre to have. I will try Consti SPort contacts 7 once I destroy these.

 

[Tintinfan]

Can anyone advise if a 45 profile tyre will fit on kona n?

 

[Alberto6439]

I changed mines to a cheap ones as I don’t do racing winrun 245/40r19 wider makes the ride more comfortable
I have done 3k kilometres with these tyres and no problems still doing zero to 100 under 6 seconds though

 

[Kempo-Maximus]

Good tyres are about safety - not racing. By putting such cheap POS on your car, you put yourself and others on the road in danger in critical moments. You will soon learn that - especially in the wet.

 

[Alberto6439]

Agreed if this was the first time I’ve done it and
I didn’t now this brand so is been roughly 5 years using this brand for my daily driving on wet and dried and I have zero issues or safety concerns!!
Will I learn that soon ?? Allow me to laugh

 

[Kempo-Maximus]

Agreed if this was the first time I’ve done it and
I didn’t now this brand so is been roughly 5 years using this brand for my daily driving on wet and dried and I have zero issues or safety concerns!!
Will I learn that soon ?? Allow me to laugh

Yeah - I guess you will be laughing from a hospital bro:

2024 Sports Car Tyre Test

Every year Autobild Sports Cars aims to go big, and this year they've literally have, testing UUHP summer tyres! In search for the sportiest performance tyre, they used a Mercedes AMG test ...

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-Nobody in his right mind would drive that on his car, much less an N car. Do you also use olive oil from Aldi in the engine and old pizza for disc brakes?

 

[Alberto6439]

Yeah - I guess you will be laughing from a hospital bro:

2024 Sports Car Tyre Test

Every year Autobild Sports Cars aims to go big, and this year they've literally have, testing UUHP summer tyres! In search for the sportiest performance tyre, they used a Mercedes AMG test ...

www.tyrereviews.com

-Nobody in his right mind would drive that on his car, much less an N car. Do you also use olive oil from Aldi in the engine and old pizza for disc brakes?