Need help choosing tires, can't decide |
Need help choosing tires, can't decide |
Jan 31, 2008 - 2:39 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
so, I'm looking for people who have tried any of these tires so I can get some input on them. I'm looking for something that offers a ton of grip for not too much money. ride quality and noisiness don't concern me as I won't be able to hear them over my engine, and my ride is bumpy as hell as is. lol. in terms of longevity, they don't need to last forever, but don't want to replace tires every 4 months! hopefully something that'll last around a year, assuming I keep them properly inflated and get a rotation every few thousand miles. anyway, some I was considering:
Kumho Ecsta SPT 94Y 320 AA A Hankook Ventus HRII H404 Dunlop Direzza DZ101 94W 300 A A Yokohama AVS ES100 94W 280 AA A BF goodrich G-force sport 340 AA A now, before anyone even says it, I'm not getting toyo tires. I know, I've heard plenty of great things about them, but they're made by les schwab, and I work for America's tire... so I can't get a discount on them. lol. anyway, there was also some Falken Azenis and Falken Ziex tires I want to add to that list, but I don;t know the exact model numbers and what not. anyway, I don't want to spend more than $450 on tires. and after spending over $600 on wheels, I think that's fair seeing as that's more than a grand. anyway, for the size I'm looking at (245/40/17) I can get those kumhos and hankooks for about $75-80 a tire, which is the only reason they're on the list. I could afford to go through them real quick if they're only $300 for the set. plus I heard the hankooks are really soft tires, which should grip better than a stiff tire. I can get both falken's, the yokohama, and the dunlop for for about $90-95 a tire, and the BFG for about $105 a tire. of course, I'm still not sure if I'll be able to fit that size. if not, I'm 90% sure I can fit a 235/40/17, and the prices are cheaper for those, and if not those, then 225/45/17, and the prices are cheaper yet for those. but I really want grip here, which is why I want a wide tire. sure, a top of the line 225 could probably grip better then a bottom of the line 245, but the way I see it, a lower-mid-range 245 could out-grip a upper-mid-range 225. just going from 205's to 195's, even though I got a better tire, I've lost a lot of traction. anyway, if anybody could give any advice on those tires or even recommend some others, I'd appreciate it. -------------------- 94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
Jan 31, 2008 - 11:31 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 11, '06 From Sefner, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 24 (100%) |
i ahve nitto neo gen 215/40/17 they are the first tire i ever had that lasted all the way through their thread life with no problems what so ever. great in rain and dry and cornering and grip. Plus reasonable priced , i can usally get them for 330 a set new on ebay. I had these tires for two years and rotated twice, im down to 2/32's on the thread and they still grip lol. im buying a new set in two weeks.
i orginally had kumho ectsa, they were decent but one blew out on me, and the thread didin last long anyway. also have had falken too, dont even get me started i hated those tires, problems from the start hope i helped a lil bit -------------------- |
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