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Old 01-24-02, 04:40 PM
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Hey, my TII is in desperate need of new tires, but I'm not sure what to get. WHat would you guys say are the best tires for the money? I need some that I can hit the corners with that'll stick nicely I was looking at Kumho Supras, does anyone have experience with these? Also, can I put a slightly larger sze on my stock rims?

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Re: Favorite Tires

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Hey, my TII is in desperate need of new tires, but I'm not sure what to get. WHat would you guys say are the best tires for the money? I need some that I can hit the corners with that'll stick nicely I was looking at Kumho Supras, does anyone have experience with these? Also, can I put a slightly larger sze on my stock rims?

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I LOVE the pirelli asymetricos. I have had the best results with these tires as far as cornering! I definately recomend them if price is not really an issue
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I have Kumho's on my FC and they are a great tire for the money! I have no problems recommending them for the money.
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I got the Brigdstone Potenza RE930's
Very good tires..grip beyond what I thought it would be,
And Nice looking treads hehe
Sell for around $115 each and up but you can sometimes find them for like $80 each on like tirerack.com.
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I have Falken Azenis on my n/a. These things are awsome. I run the canyons with them and they stick like a ****. Discount tires sells them for about 80 dollars a piece.
Heres a pic of the tire:
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I've got the Z-rated nitto extremes 17". Extremely good tire but these bithes ran me $600. Love the way they look also.
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hey wan how r thoes falkens in the rain?
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Theyre designed for dry roads and I thought I'd be all over the road with them in the rain. As soon as it rained I went for a test drive. Car grips the road better than with regular all season tires. With my old tires (regular toyo tires) my back end would give out if I floored it in a turn. If I floor it during a turn with the Falkens, its harder to get the rear end to break loose and they stick pretty well while driving fast in the rain. I felt safer with the Falkens while driving in the rain
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Originally posted by Flyby116
I got the Brigdstone Potenza RE930's
Very good tires..grip beyond what I thought it would be,
And Nice looking treads hehe
Sell for around $115 each and up but you can sometimes find them for like $80 each on like tirerack.com.
Those are the tires I was looking to get. I am glad to hear about somebody who has them.
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Re: Re: Favorite Tires

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I LOVE the pirelli asymetricos. I have had the best results with these tires as far as cornering! I definately recomend them if price is not really an issue
I agree on this one!
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hmm

i just had a set of toyo proxies put on my beast.....

245s in the rear

225s in the front

180 dollars a piece for the rears

140 dollars a piece for the fronts

conclusion?? dunno, my car is still in the paint booth....
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i currently have bridgestone potenza re-730 215-45-17 they work real well in the rain (which we get a lot of here) and they grip pretty good in the dry. before i got these i had the nitto nt450 205-40-17 they gripped alright but when all the tread wore off and they turned to slicks they gripped awesome on dry pavement but it was like a death trap in rain. i would probably buy the re-730's again even though to buy them i had to sell an old honda civic i had, they cost like $145 each.
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The Yokohoma A520 were a great tire in wet and dryn conditions, but they only lasted me about a year. This included a season of Auto-X and weekend street racing. For the 225-50 ZR16 they were about $92 ea. I would launch just as hard as V-8's with Nitto Drag radials. Not too shabby i think.
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i have toyo proxies T1-S. The are super sticky, and not that expensive. Its the tire they use in the speedvision cup.
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Yeah, I have Yok. A520 as well. They grip well dry and very well wet (I had Pirelli P7 Summers before...), but damn are they loud- and supposedly get louder as they wear. Anyway, sooo much better than Nitto 450s, but then they do have half the treadwear rating.
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Originally posted by cymfc3s
i have toyo proxies T1-S. The are super sticky, and not that expensive. Its the tire they use in the speedvision cup.
This is the most affordable of the super sticky tires which to me would include Bridgestone S0-2/S0-3, Pirelli PZero Assimetrico, Michelin Pilot Sport.

I have run PZeros, Michelin MXX3 Sports, and Yokohama AVS Intermediates. The AVS's are not in the same league - they're more of a budget "ultra-performance". The PZeros are hard to beat for dry grip but they wear out FAST. the T1-S Proxes does what the PZeros do and the Pilots due, do it better in the rain, last longer and cost less.

I have 225/40/18's at all fours and the tires ran about $720.
the Toyo Proxes T1-S offers the most for the money. If you want to save a few bucks get some Nittos or Kuhmos. You'll probably be satisfied but if you step up for better rubber you'll know where it went...
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Originally posted by wan
I have Falken Azenis on my n/a. These things are awsome. I run the canyons with them and they stick like a ****. Discount tires sells them for about 80 dollars a piece.
I have them on my MR2 and I am very impressed. they're definately going on my car when/if I get new wheels/tires. I've got other problems to fix right now....
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firestones, those go on the craporos.

I always use BFG for some reason.
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I also use Kumhos because is the best bang for the buck. They also last, they have a high tread wear. Still using mine after 2 years.

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Originally posted by West TX RX-7
I have Kumho's on my FC and they are a great tire for the money! I have no problems recommending them for the money.
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I recently put some ADVANs on my turbo II, very good for drifting turns and such
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i am very pleased with kuhmo products.

v700 on the track is a great inexpensive solution. i prefer them over hoosier since you get just about the same traction for the life of the kuhmo where the hoosier tends to decreace in traction as the tire wears. at max friction coefficient however, when the kuhmo lets go its gone. i am rerely able to gain control in a slide on the v700.

ecsta for the street. good grip, low noise, good wear, and cheap for a z rated tire. i like their forgiveness in a drift as well. i can drift on these tires accurately and consistantly as they ease into and out of drift conditions.

i tried kuhmo because of price and was very pleasntly suprised at their quality, both for a street and track tire.
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Potenza?

If it rains or snows were you live dont get theses tires. I was all over the place in the rain, $428 and after two weeks I sold them and went back to BF Goodrich Touring T/A VR4's $89 a tire at Sams Club.
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Re: Potenza?

Originally posted by thomasmeisch
If it rains or snows were you live dont get theses tires. I was all over the place in the rain, $428 and after two weeks I sold them and went back to BF Goodrich Touring T/A VR4's $89 a tire at Sams Club.
Not so true... depending on which model you have them in they are great.
Like said above I have the Potenza RE 930's and they are the best tires I have ever drivin on.
And they also have the Aqua treadnot sure the right name but something scientific sounding lol
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Re: Re: Potenza?

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Like said above I have the Potenza RE 930's and they are the best tires I have ever drivin on.
And they also have the Aqua treadnot sure the right name but something scientific sounding lol
I've got the Potenza RE 930's too, they are great tires. They perform very well in the rain (I should know...I live in Western Washington..)
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