need tire recomendations Options

[illneversellmyce...]

hey i have some old 17" rims i'm putting back on my car but need tires, the size is 215/40/zr17, i think i'll get 45 this time, those 40's wore out kinda fast with the amount of driving i do. I'm not racing but i'm very harsh on tires lol, i orginally had kumho's on, ddin care for the mtoo much. well you guys are the experts let me know what you think?

[creis]

I got TOYO Proxies, 215x17x40's (I tired to get 225 but they did not have any avalible )there very nice tires, very good traction in dry and wet (not perfect in wet though) I had kumhos (215x17x45) but there a little soft for my taste because of that they ware out easy and you lose all traction because of it.

the toyos I got are a little pricy ($700 ish) but I race autocross on em so I needed something that would keep me glued to the track

[illneversellmyce...]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

i searched for them on ebay and i think i'l lget these, i also read a lil about the goodyear f1 on here you guys say are good, well i'm stil lgonna research a lil more, thanks for the recommendation

I got TOYO Proxies, 215x17x40's (I tired to get 225 but they did not have any avalible )there very nice tires, very good traction in dry and wet (not perfect in wet though) I had kumhos (215x17x45) but there a little soft for my taste because of that they ware out easy and you lose all traction because of it.

the toyos I got are a little pricy ($700 ish) but I race autocross on em so I needed something that would keep me glued to the track

[creis]

Thoes arnt my tires. I got proxies FZ4s, little higher up then thoes, but I hear good things about thoes as well.

[Bitter]

why do you need Z rated? H rated are speed rated up-to 130MPH which is wayyyy faster than your ST can go

[gt_driFFter]

go with 235/40/17. It's sweeeet

[bufferdan]

go with 235/40/17. It's sweeeet

Yea! Works best on 8in wide rims though... you can still pull it off with 7in

[presure2]

i just got a set of 225/45's installed on my 17's, and i LOVE them....the diffrence in ride quality is HUGE, even over the 215/40s i had before.
and they look awesome, filling up the wheelwell more, gives the car a nice beefy look.

[Culpable04]

^^ how off is the speedo now ?

[presure2]

3mph.
when the speedo reads 60, im doing 63 no biggie.
IMO WELL worth it for the improvment in traction, ride quality and looks.

[illneversellmyce...]

man i love this forum, thanks for all the input and believe i'm taking them all in consideration, i still have a couple weeks to decide i'll let ya know, but for this week i'm painting my interior trim thanks to pressure2's how to, my practice peice turned out great!

[beastman]

I have BFgoodrich T/A KDW 2's on my car and they have great traction in wet and dry. I have not lost grip once in the rain with these tires! I highly recommend them. Just my .02

[illneversellmyce...]

hmm well duh i need to measure the width of my rims tonight lol, also about the z rate thing, good point about the Hrate 130mph, i've had my car at 125 b4, like 128 down a big ass interstate hill lol, so it's good to know you have more then you need i guess, better safe then sorry lol

[laff09]

hmm well duh i need to measure the width of my rims tonight lol, also about the z rate thing, good point about the Hrate 130mph, i've had my car at 125 b4, like 128 down a big ass interstate hill lol, so it's good to know you have more then you need i guess, better safe then sorry lol

wtf, my 94 ST is governed at 115.

[illneversellmyce...]

i'll have to try to take a pic of it one night then but i know i've hit it on more the none occasion, it does take a while once you get around the 115 tho

hmm well duh i need to measure the width of my rims tonight lol, also about the z rate thing, good point about the Hrate 130mph, i've had my car at 125 b4, like 128 down a big ass interstate hill lol, so it's good to know you have more then you need i guess, better safe then sorry lol

wtf, my 94 ST is governed at 115.

[laff09]

hmm, mine hits 115, then rpms and mph drop to zero and bounce back up.