Looking for tire reccomendation for 245/45/16
2 of my tires are about worn out and I want to get some 245/45/16s. Unfortunately, this is not a very common size. I was thinking of Nitto 555 or 555rs (ive heard great things about these) or maybe the Yoko EVS sport of Bridgestone S03s PPs. Pirelli does not make their P-zeros in 245/45/16s are far as I can tell.
What are the best summer tires for this size? thx |
i'm partial to SO3's, great in the rain too! I was going to try KDW's in that size but it was discontinued.
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Yes, ive heard very good things about the S03s. thanks for your input
Ive been looking at the Nitto 555rs, and although they are only avail. in 245/50/16, I might try to go with them. However I prob. put 6-7000 miles on my FD per year, and Ive heard that the 555rs only last about 10,000 miles. scott edit: 2000 posts, w00t :D |
I keep reading on this forum that the KDWs are discontinued but I don't believe that they are. They are still on BFG's site and places like the tirerack still have them in stock and do not list them as a closeout tire.
I'd go with the KDWs or maybe Toyo. |
I have Toyo T1-S in that size on my FC. Great tyres on the road.
Can get a little squirmy on the track once hot but still good under braking. |
I meant that the KDW in that particular size was discontinued.
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I've got the Yoko AVS Sports in that size and have about 3000 miles on them. They have great warm grip but take a bit in the winter to get sticky. I was able to get them greasy on the track after 3 hard laps, but they recovered well.
They're also very quiet at highway speed, and no hydroplaning problems cruising in a downpour at 75. I haven't tried them in the snow, but expect they'd be terrible like any other performance tire. |
Originally Posted by DrPJM1
I meant that the KDW in that particular size was discontinued.
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A-spec was not able to get that tyre through BFGoodrich nor through Tirerack, and that's what they were told and relayed to me. I was going to try the KDW's but had to get SO3's again.
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The Toyo T1-S is an excellent summer tire that can be purchased for $118 each.
http://www.ec-securehost.com/OnlineT...Toyo_T1-S.html |
Thanks for everyones input.
$770 is more than I want to spend for 4 tires, so I dont think the S03s are worth it. The nittos seem to last maybe 10,000 miles at most, so it looks like I'll be going with either: BFG Gforce KDW Yoko EVS sport Toyo T1-S |
I use Bridgestone RE-750's and have been very happy with them. I've had them for almost a year now and they still show little wear. They're $127 a piece ($508 for 4) from Tirerack.com. If you don't want something that's going to be bald in 6 months ( Pole Position S03's) then these might be a good compramise. I've put about 9,000 miles on them, and still have tons of tread.
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ES100 is also a low priced tire, not sure if they have 245 size but tirerack will tell u that. 750 is similar to ES100.
Key to tire life is tire rotation every 5-6k mi and proper air inflation checked every month. |
A note on Nitto 555R's. You are aware these are drag radials correct? I got over 15K miles out of mine and the more they wear.... the stickier they get. Drop the tire pressure to 18-20lbs and do a healthy burnout at the track to get them sticky.
I did probably 40 passes at the drag strip and easily (20) 150+foot long burnouts on the street in addition to the 15K miles and they wore well. I wouldn't aggressively corner with this tire but for a dual purpose street/drag tire they work very well. I daily commuted on them to work for 300miles/wk for nearly a year on them rain/shine. Towards the end of their life I would only drive on them in the dry. S03 is a great all around tire. A friend of mine had them on his Porsche C2 and we went to an AutoX day and he was doing very well on them. They wear well and have a great wet weather rating as well. KD's are supposed to grip awesome.... So are Toyo RA1's..... Toyo T1S's are supposed to be very good as well and good price. I liked my RA1's a lot and at the track (road race) they work very very well. You get what you pay for remember in most cases. -GNX7 |
Originally Posted by djantlive
ES100 is also a low priced tire, not sure if they have 245 size but tirerack will tell u that. 750 is similar to ES100.
Key to tire life is tire rotation every 5-6k mi and proper air inflation checked every month. |
Originally Posted by gnx7
A note on Nitto 555R's. You are aware these are drag radials correct? I got over 15K miles out of mine and the more they wear.... the stickier they get. Drop the tire pressure to 18-20lbs and do a healthy burnout at the track to get them sticky.
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Toyos all the way for that price
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