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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 02:03 AM
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What tires are you running on your FC?

Mabey poll is needed, but I dont know every tire....

I dint post this in the suspention/tires section because no ones ever there.
So please- post your tries, what you paid, and your experiance with them.
Also mabey where you got them.

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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 02:06 AM
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Original equipment Bridgestone Eager 205/60/15. I pay roughly $48 each plus installation. But now I have 16x7 rims and I plan on using Sumitomo's because they are cheap and every set I've owned had awesome grip.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 02:17 AM
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Falken Azenis ST115 215/45/17 front, 245/40/17 rear, paid $279 for a set, special deal.

Toyo Proxes RA-1 235/40/17 front for track days. Came with a set of rims I bought.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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On my '89 TII since new:
Goodyear-Original-unusual wear pattern
Bridgestone-Too hard
Dunlop-Too hard
Michelin-Great all around, but not a very aggresive tread
Nitto-Too much tire noise
Falken-Great for the money. Thought traction limited
Presently Toyo Proxes-Best yet. Think price was about $600 for everything. Local tire shop.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 10:35 AM
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I have Yokohama AVS ES-100s all the way around, 225/50-R16.

Done some auto-xing with them as well as daily driving, and they do very well at both.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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goodyear eagle gt hr's(215/60/15), paid 280 shipped from tirerack.com installed and balanced myself. these tires suck, the sidewalls are way too flimsy. wouldnt recommend them to anyone. only advantage is that they are decent in the snow.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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lol u r gonna laugh at this one i have the factory phone dile rims... enough said HAHA i hate those rims.....
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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Falken Ziex 512 $48 each. Good tire, great grip when new, but they wear very quickly. I was looking for an all season high performance tire. I want something with good grip in dry weather, but wont put my car in a ditch if it rains. Falken Azenis were good, but they definately dont keep traction at all when its raining.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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Toyo Proxes T1S 225/45/17 and 255/40/17. Super grippy tires with a very aggressive tread pattern.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 03:25 PM
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My cheap tires Kuhmo 711's 225x50-16.
<$300 out the door.
Dry traction - good.
Wet traction - better.
Tread wear - fair (which is good for my driving)
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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i use the khumo's 712's , and nitto 555r's on the back
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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Originally posted by BlackR1
Falken Azenis ST115 215/45/17 front, 245/40/17 rear, paid $279 for a set, special deal.

Toyo Proxes RA-1 235/40/17 front for track days. Came with a set of rims I bought.
Where did you buy the Azenis from? A tire place or a hookup of sorts?

David
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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Kuhmo 712's. They're decent.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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I have tires that look like rubber, but they are actually made out of poop. When I get new rims I'll be getting Falken Azenis or Kumho MX's
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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yokohama avs db decible s2 can be had for 103 a piece at tire rack. great gripping even decent grip in light snow (stated by company) tires look good and size is 225/50 r16 i believe. (not sure about the 50 have to check) work great and those are on all 4 corners.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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Razor, I have the same Yoko's. $75.00 each at Discount Tire.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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BF Goodrich 215/50-16 (Y Speed Rated) g-Force KDW

They are a great set of tires for dry and wet. I'm sure they suck on the snow. I got them from The Tire Rack for about $120 each (Ultra High Performance Summer Tire).
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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Originally posted by Jodoolin
Razor, I have the same Yoko's. $75.00 each at Discount Tire.
thanks. i bought mine a year ago so now somone else has some new business

great tires.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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I have Front and Rear Falken 512 Ziex H for less than 2 bilss Awesome deal
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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I'm running Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's, 225/50ZR16 all around.

Don't remember cost, got them from discount tires mounted on rims I bought from bigwheels.net (there are pictures there in the gallery of some shots of the rims and tires).

Impressions, these tires are so awesome. They grip like no other, I love em.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:56 PM
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imo my bridgestone potenzas are suxors
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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Im feeling Ya. I have Goodyear Eagle F1 235/45/17
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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people actually have very bad review on kumho 712
do a search on the susp / tires forum

well i am using them i didnt know until i do a search ...
they are ok for the price
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:26 PM
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Originally posted by rmills1276
imo my bridgestone potenzas are suxors
Which potenzas are you talking about? I know some people who swear by the s03s.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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