Best tyres for wet grip to stop car slipping

[Deleted User]

What are the best tyres for wet grip to stop my car from under/over steering on bends and roundabouts when it is raining?

I'm almost always expecting it to happen every time unless I go really slow even though other cars seem to manage the same bends even faster then I would have without a problem.

I currently have 'Runway Enduro HP' on the front and 'Kenda Komat Plus' on the rear. All tyres have near full tread and have done under 5K miles since new.

My car is a 2008 Peugeot 207 tyre size 185-65-15.

neilmcl

Start by driving to the conditions. If you want better wet grip then stop buying budget tyres.

BoGoF

How much did you pay for them?

Any reason why different tyres on front/rear?

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BoGoF wrote: »

How much did you pay for them?

Any reason why different tyres on front/rear?

Under £50 a corner.

They were put on at different times. Front went on first and would have liked the same on the rear but garage couldn't get hold of them/couldn't be bothered to try.

[Deleted User]

neilmcl wrote: »

Start by driving to the conditions. If you want better wet grip then stop buying budget tyres.

Already do and it still happens hence asking for advice.

neilmcl

Deleted_User wrote: »

Already do and it still happens hence asking for advice.

Clearly you don't. If you're losing grip almost everytime you encounter a roundabout in the wet on fairly new, albeit cheap, tyres then I'd put that down to driver error.

Are the tyres inflated to the correct pressure?

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neilmcl wrote: »

Clearly you don't. If you're losing grip almost everytime you encounter a roundabout in the wet on fairly new, albeit cheap, tyres then I'd put that down to driver error.

Are the tyres inflated to the correct pressure?

Pressure checked every few weeks.

Sea_Shell

Don't skimp on tyres...they are the only things holding you to the road.

Cut back spending in other areas if needs be.

If genuinely all you can afford are the budget ones, then you'll just have to slow down further.

uknick

Sorry OP you must be driving too fast for the conditions. Many many years ago when cash was tight I'd wear my tyres to the legal limit, and never ever had problems driving in the wet.

Apart from one time in the mid eighties when I borrowed my brother's MG Metro (remember those). Entered a roundabout at about 30 mph, the speed limit, in heavy rain. Took the first exit and next thing I knew I was doing a lovely impression of an ice skater and ended up nose down in a 10 foot deep drainage ditch. By sheer luck, as I was thinking, how on earth do I get it out, a road work crew came over with their JCB and pulled me out. The only damage was some foliage in the grille and a massive dent in my ego.

A year or so later I saw a Watchdog type show which highlighted the Metro had problems going round left hand corners. At a certain speed the fuel could flood out of the filler cap and cover the rear wheels causing loss of grip. I'm pretty sure I'm not imaging the article I can't find anything on the internet to confirm my memory apart from a comment on Wikipedia saying in 1989 the car was given a raised fuel filler cap.

EssexExile

All tyres have ratings for wet grip. Drive slower, I can't remember the last time I lost grip whilst driving. If you are anywhere near the limit on public roads you are driving too fast.

AdrianC

The tyres themselves are part of the conditions you're driving to.

And if you're losing grip, then you clearly aren't.

But, yes, "almost anything that isn't a horrible cheapie ditchfinder" would be a good upgrade to what you have now.

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m53b0s417p0/
Notice just how low down the price range your ditchfinders are? Cheap and nasty. You don't say what speed or load rating you need, but I'd be looking at the Avons, Vredesteins, Uniroyals in the low-mid £40s, if budget's a major factor, but for a few extra quid, I'd personally be going for Mich or Conti.