Cooper Zeon Sport review

TomsSVX · #1 01-23-2006, 08:57 PM

As many of you know I recently had to purchase tires with little time to wait for the ones I really wanted. i just made my trip to philly and I am very impressed. The wet traction is impressive and the dry traction is also very good. They are quieter than the Pirellis and have much more grip. I took a relatively sharp turn at or around 9(leave this digit open) and the tires did not skip a beat or even feel like they wanted to budge. I was weighed down with a couple hundred pounds of eg33 and R160's in the trunk but still, they performed above my expectations. I am very happy with my purchase and would like to share

Tom

SVXRide · #2 01-23-2006, 09:24 PM

Tom,
What size tires did you end up getting? 225/50 or something more "sporty"?
I take it they're on the RX-7 rims?
-Bill

Chiketkd · #3 01-24-2006, 07:15 AM

Also what's the tread wear rating and how much did a set of four cost?

TomsSVX · #4 01-24-2006, 08:38 AM

Stock size, 22550/r16 but they actually have a wider tread area than the Pirellis. They are mounted on the RX7 wheels and have a tread wear rating of 400. They costed me $109 each plus $50 for the mount and balance, all in all not a bad deal

Tom

Tim · #5 01-26-2006, 07:00 AM

Any news about hte township reinbursing you?

TN_fwdsvx · #6 02-01-2006, 10:05 PM

om;
How are the Cooper Zeons holding up? Still quiet? Handle well? Are they directional?

I will need to replace my tires soon and am considering the Cooper Zeon.
BTW, they will be on stock wheels.

Anyone else;

Any recommendations? Have checked the local Navy Exchange and they can get the Firestone (I know - Bridgestone) Fusion, BF Goodrich GForce Sport, or Uniroyal TigerPaw. Checked all three websites and Goodrich, Michelin, and Uniroyal all say they have no tire to fit the Subaru 1994 SVX!

I know that can't be right! Fusion looks ricey and I suspect the price they quoted was for the H speed rated model.

I commute 100+ miles per day on paved country (1/2), freeway (1/4), and city (1/4) roads/streets and need good tires but don't need street-racer tires. What will fit, run quietly, and run long?

Thanks for your help.

Tom

SSSVX · #7 02-18-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Stock size, 22550/r16 but they actually have a wider tread area than the Pirellis. They are mounted on the RX7 wheels and have a tread wear rating of 400. They costed me $109 each plus $50 for the mount and balance, all in all not a bad deal

Tom

Thanks for your reviews. What spd rating are they? H or V? I'm more impressed of your review after reading they're 400 treadwear.

If I can find the deal less than 80 a piece with Toyo or Falken, I think I'd go with them with no doubt.

As I told Tom and Chike at Jason's 4.44 swap on saturday, I got a set of 205-50-15 on my MX-3 V6. I love them, they're the cheapest I found in town and cheaper than any webs I searched but I'm really impressed with its dry, wet and snow performance. They look cool, they're "fate" tires made in Argentina, it's rated as H, temp is A, traction is A but amazingly the treadwear 280!!! Very sticky and soft. Compare to my former Toyo Proxes 320AA V rating, they handle as good or better but way cheaper, only less than 60 a piece. I would love to have them on my SVX but too bad they don't offer the size....