Tire Preferences

[fcastle]

Well I need a new set of tires. Any suggestions? I need the tire to handle well in wet and dry conditions. I'm also hoping to avoid the 800 dollar price tag of the Michellin Pilots I've got now.

[Paul]

Toyo T1S (great dry/wet traction, not the cheapest tire, not the best treadwear)
Toyo Proxy 4 (Decent dry/wet traction, cheaper than T1s)
Falken Azenis ST115
Falken FK-451

Goodyear F1 GS D3 great dry/wet traction not a cheap tire

http://www.socaleuro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161 <--- check this thread

[paultakeda]

Kumho Ecsta MX. Neat.

[84rabbitchick]

<~~MARIO (not pia)

well, stay away from falken zeix...they are shit in a bucket...

kumhos are cheap and good for an all-season, all-around tire...

another very underrated tire is the continental contisport...should be somewhere in the low to mid $100's/tire...the slk 350's i drove around this week had 'em...good tires, very predictable and relatively sticky.

i've also heard good things about avon but have never driven on them.

[84rabbitchick]

Kumho Ecsta MX. Neat.
neat sidewall pattern :hitit:


oh yeah...for "summer" tires, i've had great experiences with dunlop sp sports

[RobertZ]

Bridgestone Pole Position S-03 great stick
Pirelli Russo Reds very quiet
Kuhmo MX cheap, good gripping

[sittinpretti]

yeah the kuhmo s are fantastic but toyo proxys if you can get the cash go with nittos

[fcastle]

Thanks for your help everyone. I'm leaning toward some Kumho KH11's in 225 45 17. The reviews I've read so far are encouraging. Especially since our weather is a little different up where I live (it'll snow a little, but the roads are usually plowed).

[paultakeda]

Yeah, the Kumho MX's flame pattern sidewalls are just about the only thing I can call bling on my car. :D

On a practical note, I haven't seen my ASR light blink on more than, oh, three times in the last year I've had the tires (and just this morning I definitely gave it the old college try on an off ramp curve). Of course, my only comparison were the Michelins that came stock with the car... and those I could get the ASR blinking easily with a quick blip on the accelerator.

[JoeVeeDubber]

yeah the kuhmo s are fantastic but toyo proxys if you can get the cash go with nittosNitto, yes, the first aftermarket tire I ever purchased with the wheels for my vanagon. I got some NT450s, pretty wild tread pattern, more so that the latest NT555s. I'm not sure if that tire is offered in 225/45/17 though, but it's a great tire.

How much were you looking to spend for just tires Harry?

[bugzy]

if you got snow/cold weather, be careful of performance tires ... id look into all-season performance

ContiExtreme are good all-season

[fcastle]

Nitto, yes, the first aftermarket tire I ever purchased with the wheels for my vanagon. I got some NT450s, pretty wild tread pattern, more so that the latest NT555s. I'm not sure if that tire is offered in 225/45/17 though, but it's a great tire.

How much were you looking to spend for just tires Harry?

Hopefully 500 or less.

And I was thinking about the weather issue, Bugzy, but I figured, eh, they plow the roads and if it gets to crazy, I'll call in sick. lol

[JoeVeeDubber]

Hopefully 500 or less.

And I was thinking about the weather issue, Bugzy, but I figured, eh, they plow the roads and if it gets to crazy, I'll call in sick. lol
500 or less, Kumho's will most certainly fit in there. Falken FK-451s are around that. Hankook can be done for that pretty easily. For a good all season high performance tire, you're gonna pay a little more. I think the top two are the Conti's and the Pilot Sport A/S and possibly that new kumho tire you suggested, kuh11?? Anyways, 500 will fetch some decent tires.