Which of these 3 tires would you guys recommend for a street car. Road noise to me doesn't matter.... ultimate handling and grip is what I'm after.

Size I'm looking at is 245/45/16:

Kumho Ecsta Supra 712

BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW (the standard KD doesn't come in this size)

Yokohama A032R

I have Potenza S-02 Pole Positions up front but too cheap to spend the extra money for them out back.

Thanks,

GNX7

 

Also the S-03's as they are about $20 more than the AO32R.

However Bang for the buck the G-Force T/A KDW tire seems to be the best.

 

Why are you comparing the Kumho 712 to a Yokohama A032R Drag Radial? I have the BFG KDW's on mine in 245/45/16. They work great for street tires. I race with them and they hook up pretty good. But the new S03's are the ****. We sell the **** out of them, they hook up better then the S02's. Don't be cheap. Get the best. I had the Kumho's on my GSX and they worked ok on it but they would still spin. Everyone with a RWD that I know is not a big fan of the Kumho's other than the price. I went BFG's as a happy medium and 555R's for racing. The A032's just don't wear very long.

 

When you say 555R's for racing..... do you mean drag racing or road racing? I have these already.

I want a handling tire.... and the AO32R is a road race tire... not a drag radial anyways.

I also agree that the S-03 is probably the best choice.... but costly!

I would like to run Mariah front fender flares and then do 245/45/16's all the way around on stock '89-91 T2 rims. Wonder if this is possible?

GNX7

 

S-03s...no contest...A032Rs will wear too fast, even though they're cheaper by $20...

 

I meant 555R's for Drag Racing. Get a set of Advans if you want a good road race tire. I've heard that they perform awesome. Never had them though so I don't know. The Kumho V700 are descent road racing tires as well. The Kumho 712's with knifedge really bad while road racing. Plus their traction is not that good so I hope you know how to Drift well.

 

I'd go Kumho V700's or vicotracers for the budget DOT approved tire. I hear poor remarks on the A032R's, other than they're surprising in the rain.

Heard much better about the Kumhos at the track.

Rishie

 

thanks for the replies guys. I might as well bite the bullet and get rear S-03's.

I am running 205/55/16 S-02's up front.... looks like time to upgrade to some 225/16 S-03's

-GNX7

 

i wouldn't give up on the BFG KDW's so easily. they're really friggin' cheap right now ... $119/tire for 245/45 16's at tirerack.com vs. $173/tire for the S03's. i know someone posted not too long ago about being able to get the KDW's for $108/tire also.

i use the KDW's for regular use and auto-x and i think they're great on dry road. i know the s03's are the ****, but for the price, the KDW's are a damn good deal. i've got half a season of auto-x on these tires and i'm pretty satisfied with them. and if you're relatively new to auto-x, road racing, or time trialing; then, you're not going to notice the difference anyways. that's essentially what i'm doing ... i know i haven't gotten good enough as a driver; once i do, then get the really good tires and put down some kick-*** times ... at least for tire class.

 

I think I'm just going to get the BFG KDW's.... as they will handle good enough for me and I'm no pro driver on the twisties..... yet! This is mostly a street car anyway but will do some autoX'ing.

Down the line within 6 months I plan to get Mariah Motorsports front flares and then some cheap rims and mount 255/17's all the way around with Hoosier road race tires.

GNX7

 

FYI, Hoosier R3S03s don't come in 255/40-17...245/40-17, 245/45-17 or 275/40-17, but not 255/40-17...they are available in 255/45-17, but that's too tall for our Rx7's tire fitment!

 

just a little FYI Yokohama A032R are not Drag tires they are road race tires.


any way I would recommend the A032R for hard street driving and road race.

and get a set of slicks on some cheap wheel when you goto the drag track.