help chose my tires
So I'm looking for good tires at a reasonable price. I think I've narrowed it down to tires would be 205/50/15 on an '85 GSL with ReSpeed Race coil overs and swaybar. Car is used for aggressive canyon driving and Auto X type fun. also some commuting.
(a.) Falken Ziex ZE-912 from Discount tire (B.) Sumitomo HTR 200 from The Tire Rack (c.) some thing else both tires come with in $6 of each other shipped |
I'm curious too, what rims you got?
I got a 85 GSL with stock 14" 4x100, I want to get beefier tires. |
You might consider the BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S. There is a 50 rebate. The General Exclaim UHP might also be worth looking at in that price range.
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rims are
15X7 Konig Rewinds with 20 offset |
The Kuhmo XS will be worth the $15/tire price increase. Its in another league compared to that junk. I was also really impressed with the Ecsta ASX when I test drove a car on them.
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I'm considering the XS for my 400+ rwhp FD. Supposed to be great all purpose street/autox/road race tires based on all the reviews I've read on various forums on the net.
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The Ecsta ASX didn't get as good a review on the tire rack as the Sumitomo HTR 200. and the xs at $15 per tire is out of my price range at the moment if it were $15 over all and substantially better then I could possibly squeeze it in. what didn't you like about the Sumitomo as compared to the XS ans ASX?
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Maybe wait a month and save up the extra 60 bucks? Up to you really, but quality tires are definitely worth it with these cars :)
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Sumitomo HTR+ 9/10 (Great tire, doesn't last long but at least the price is great!)
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 8/10 (Great tire, just the high price drags it down) Kumho Ecsta ASX 7/10 (Great price, good tire, but it's too noisy at the limit for me) It's funny how independent tire satisfaction is of price these days... |
Its hard to beat the Sumis for $48.00 a piece. Results of last three autocrosses:
1. Finished 2nd place by 2/10ths of a second behind a highly modified Miata on Hoosiers. 2. Finished 2nd place by 3/10ths of a second behind the same damned car. 3. Finished 2nd place by 4/10ths of a second behind a '75 RX3 on Hoosiers (85 second course). Always beating other very nice cars on race rubber outside of my class too. Vipers, Porsches, RX8s, and lots of Miatas (yumm).. :) These are 215/50/13s on 13x8 wheels. Rest of the specs are in my sig. . |
Falken Ziex ZE-912 are hands down my favorite set of tires over the past year, so they have my vote.
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go with the falkens
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