Which reasonably priced tire?

[MR 325]

Going to buy some tires for the Hartge wheels soon and looking for something decent but affordable. I personally am not a fan of the super sticky tires that only last 6 months so please rule those suggestions out, this is not a track car!

The size in question will be 205/50/16.

Here's the tires I was considering:
Falken ZE502
Falken ZE512
Nexen N3000

Anything else in that price range to consider? Are any of the cheaper Hankook tires any good?

Mystikal? <3

[e30 gangsta]

ive used both the 512 and the n3000. N3000 has more grip, but the road noise is louder. I like both though.

[Mystikal]

I placed third in an auto-x championship on 512s once. Their only downsides are a softish sidewall (which evidently doesn't hurt performance much, just feel) and they wear quickly for what they are. I'd recommend them.

502s are really dated, and 3000s offer decent performance but are LOUD and run very wide (can be good or bad depending on your fitment).

MR 325 <3

[MR 325]

Jay, do you recommend any of the cheaper Hankooks?

How about the Fuzion ZRi? They're on sale at Tire Rack.

I also have had the 512 tires and liked them but I agree they wear way too fast.

[akorcovelos]

I really like my T1r's, for a 280 wear rating they handle excellent, and after a season and a half are still left with decent tread. Great on the street to, not noisy at all.

[e30 gangsta]

^ if they still make the k106 it was a good tire when I ran it. Good grip and nice sidewall.

[E30 331is]

Is there a reason why your going with 205/50 rather than 225/45? Just curious, I am due for tires as well and just wanted some schooling.

[dude8383]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+Sport&partnum=05ZR6GFSPV2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

This is a great tire that won't break the bank... and last too.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Direzza+DZ101&partnum=05VR6DZ101&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Those ain't too shabby as well, my buddy has these on his e36 m3 and loves them.

[Jean]

N3000 are crappy tires, noisy and aren't quality. but CHEAP

[BoxDriver86]

How about the Fuzion ZRi? They're on sale at Tire Rack.

Don't do it. They get insanely noisy after not much wear and aren't that great in the rain. I bought them once when I was in a financial bind and will never do it again.

However, I am currently running the Sumitomo HTRs and love them. Not sure if they are available in the size you want, but if so they are a great bang for the buck tire. I've put about 12K miles on them so far (4 rotations) and they are still going strong...I'd say 60% tread left on my camber-crazed car.

edit: They are available in your size and are $30 cheaper than the ZRi. Not to mention they have the same user rating.

[RobertK]

I would look into Maaxis tires. They have pretty good reviews and so far I've been nothing but impressed with them for the money.

Maaxis Victra Z4S - Great all season performance tire, good treadwear, and quiet. My wife has these on her 02 325i. For the money they are awesome and ride just as nice as her Michelin's did. She's had them for a year with no issues.

http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...ictra+91v.html

OR

Maaxis MA-V1

205-45-16 or 225-45-16 (45 is the actual correct size for a 16 on an E30)

I run the 225-45-16 on my 16x7.5 ACS Wheels. They look the part and they handle great for the price. Worn them on the Tail of the Dragon 3 times now and they are hard to break loose in the summer and still not that easy in cooler conditions. Had mine for a little over 18 months with no issues.

http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...1+83v+bsw.html

http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...ma-v1+89v.html

[E30 331is]

225-45-16 (45 is the actual correct size for a 16 on an E30)

I run the 225-45-16 on my 16x7.5 ACS Wheels.

I have 225/45s on my ACS type Is as well, just wanted to know what the reasoning behind his size were.

Car looks sweet!

[RobertK]

I have 225/45s on my ACS type Is as well, just wanted to know what the reasoning behind his size were.

Car looks sweet!

205/50 is a much more common size to find so many tire sites list it as the "+2 wheel size tire"

If you follow progression its 195/65/14 205/55/15 then 205/45/16

[einstein57]

I like the hankook hrIIs that i have on my turbo car. Its amazing how hard it is to break the tires even with 15lbs of boost. They have them in a 45 and a 50 series. I use onlinetires.com and they are local.

[M42Stephen]

I've had the Ziex 912 and they lasted about 30,000 miles of hard street driving. They were very good daily driver tires with a reasonable amount of noise (in a good way), and were inexpensive.