help on picking tires
05-18-07, 02:46 AM
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help on picking tires
i have 17x8 +50 offset and 17x8.5 + 50 offset (current tire is bridestone potenzo Re o1, 235/45 and 255/40 ). I looking to get new tires for it. anyway, can someone please tell me which brand and tires you guys recommended? (i'm looking for good/ best tires that deliver => performance, comforable and light weight ). Thank you. please help 
05-18-07, 07:50 PM
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i do care about rain performance...dont want to lost control. I think it is RE 010. however, it doesnt make a defferent cause i will get new tires anyway. and for the amount. dont really have a limit. IF it good, i will get it. know what i mean? like worth for the money. u know. Please help.
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Any of the Max Performance tires at Tire Rack will do the job. Also the Falken RT-615. If you care a lot about wet traction (I wouldn't, even if driving in rain), then you might want to also consider the Goodyear F1-GS3 and Toyo T1-R.
05-18-07, 08:58 PM
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do you know if out there have any tires /brand that have light weight? cause i'm looking for light weight, performance and comforable tires. willing to pay for it too. so help.
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05-18-07, 11:04 PM
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If you only care about dry performance, I would go with rynberg's recommendation of the Falken RT-615.
05-19-07, 12:51 AM
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If you're looking for light weight and outstanding rain performance check out the Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2. Read the test results and charts at the Tire Rack website. In addition to light weight and just about the best wet performance there is the PE 2 has another advantage. Michelin has come up with a special rubber compound that helps to maintain performance throughout the tire's life. Tires harden as they age and lose their grip. Michelin has come up with a way to minimize this.
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Toyo does a lot of advertising and apparently these tires sell on "image." Car and Driver conducted comparative testing of performance tires and the Toyo didn't come out well. In fact, they were the dogs of the test. Here's what they said:
"Toyo says its new T1R has "high-modulus bead apex rubber." You probably don't know what that means, and neither do we. This wasn't much more clear: "Spiral-wound, jointless edge and capplies." If this test were based on no comprendo engineer-speak, Toyo would win.
In fact, the Proxes never placed higher than eighth in any test, and in two dry tests, the autocross and the skidpad, the Toyo finished last, trailing the top finishers by significant margins. In some tests it felt better than it actually was performing, but overall, Geswein noted it was "soft and imprecise" and didn't "feel like a sport tire."
In the end, the Toyo has its high wear grade (280) and attractive price ($135) to thank for its eighth-place finish. In performance terms, there are lots of tires that do better. Perhaps a new set of "capplies" would help."
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money: I would stop worrying about trying to find the lightest tire, especially for street use. Lighter tires require a softer sidewall. If you'll notice, the top performing tires in terms of grip and steering feel are also the heaviest at their size. If you can't let this go, then the Toyos and Pirellis generally make the lightest tires in each size.
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noooooooo, falken Rt-615 don't have my wheels size (235/45 and 255/40). is this tires give a comforable ride also? or it just good in handling and performance?
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That is an all-season tire! Dry performance will be severely lacking compared to any "summer" tire.
money: I would stop worrying about trying to find the lightest tire, especially for street use. Lighter tires require a softer sidewall. If you'll notice, the top performing tires in terms of grip and steering feel are also the heaviest at their size. If you can't let this go, then the Toyos and Pirellis generally make the lightest tires in each size.
money: I would stop worrying about trying to find the lightest tire, especially for street use. Lighter tires require a softer sidewall. If you'll notice, the top performing tires in terms of grip and steering feel are also the heaviest at their size. If you can't let this go, then the Toyos and Pirellis generally make the lightest tires in each size.
. But i know maybe, there isn't any huh?
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it hard to find the size for 235/45 and 255/40. i checked on those tires that recommended but on their own website and tiretrack. they don't have it. some have it for 255/40 but some don't have 235/45. if not then the oppiste way. 
. Help fellows.
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05-19-07, 01:17 PM
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Performance and comfort do not go hand-in-hand.
Don't know what you typed in, but Tire Rack shows a few tires available in that size combo, including some good choices:
Kumho MX
Michelin PS2
Goodyear F1 GS-D3
Yokohama Advan Sport
The Toyo T1-R is also available in those sizes (not from Tire Rack). The Falken RT-615 is available in 225/45 and 255/40.
Don't know what you typed in, but Tire Rack shows a few tires available in that size combo, including some good choices:
Kumho MX
Michelin PS2
Goodyear F1 GS-D3
Yokohama Advan Sport
The Toyo T1-R is also available in those sizes (not from Tire Rack). The Falken RT-615 is available in 225/45 and 255/40.
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Personally, I'd pounce on the RT-615s.. but I like my tires to do different things for me than you do.
I hear really good things left and right about the BFG G-Force KDW2s--those are the ones with the goofy looking tread pattern. Everyone who has them praises both their dry and wet performance. I drove a '96 383 stroked LT1 Corvette with them and they held the torque adequately and were also pretty predictable in cornering.. unfortunately I didn't get to drive the car in the rain. :P
You should toss out the light-weight thing and focus in on the performance of the tire.
-Mark
I hear really good things left and right about the BFG G-Force KDW2s--those are the ones with the goofy looking tread pattern. Everyone who has them praises both their dry and wet performance. I drove a '96 383 stroked LT1 Corvette with them and they held the torque adequately and were also pretty predictable in cornering.. unfortunately I didn't get to drive the car in the rain. :P
You should toss out the light-weight thing and focus in on the performance of the tire.
-Mark