Current Tire Thread

[regis101]

I just mounted some kumho solus kr21's (195 65 14's)
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The 250 reviews on tirerack put the KR21's at 8.42

Not too bad, huh?

[jflip2002]

sometimes tire shops have used tires in good shape out back they can give you cheap.

Mmmm hmm. I got some Dunlop FM901 for like $100 per with less than 500 miles on them. Customer kept changing tires because of "road noise". Turned out to be the ball joints IIRC. If you're cool to em, they'll hook you up.

[rwh11385]

thanks, I'll pass it on.

[Mystikal]

HIII

what if your building was attacked by an immature punk and 7 cars each had 1 tire stabbed each, and now you have 3 good RE950s...? Are they still high quality and all the rest got better or what?

I'd like to give advice for the new owner for buying a new pair that would work well with existing 950s that probably have less than 6K on them (because of Europe). Sold car on two different pairs of tires.

950's and 960's are actually really different, performance wise. For something close to the 950, I'd say BFG Traction T/A.

[nando]

sometimes tire shops have used tires in good shape out back they can give you cheap. I did that with my old Toyos - ran over a nail, got it replaced for free with an extra one they had lying around out back. was in better shape than my old one too.

[rwh11385]

The RE960 is actually rated pretty low in its class now (placed 12th out of 15 tires). The Falken ZE-912 dominated the rankings, try them.

Jay

HIII

what if your building was attacked by an immature punk and 7 cars each had 1 tire stabbed each, and now you have 3 good RE950s...? Are they still high quality and all the rest got better or what?

I'd like to give advice for the new owner for buying a new pair that would work well with existing 950s that probably have less than 6K on them (because of Europe). Sold car on two different pairs of tires.

[newfiebimmer]

^^^wow super way undersized i need bigger tire!

[newfiebimmer]

just got my sportmax 002.........i picked up some 205x40x16 tires. they still going to rub like a skank? my fenders are rolled a little but do you think i'll have to beet the crap out of them? the car is lowered about 2". i know this topic has been beet to death...........

(woops, i think i posted this in the wrong section)

[lovnbmws]

I have a set of style 135 17x8 wheels with a e36 5lug conversion. I’m thinking of running 245/35/17 Toyo Proxes T1s The car is geared mostly towards track use so I want the widest tire possible. I've heard of people running 245’s but I'm not sure how much modification is required or how much steering loss to expect. Any first hand experience?

[SchnellerVert]

less than 2 remaining, damn.

[silversleeper]

In case anyone is interested in runnin a 245... TireRack has 245/45/16 Kumho V700s at a closeout special of $50/tire.

[eric (^__^)]

I just mounted some kumho solus kr21's (195 65 14's) on my 318i, along with some bilstein touring shocks

I had some shocks from venezuela and some really (at least 5 years) old, crusty toyos on there. Ugh. Not good in a city full of rough streets... will report soon

[Mystikal]

I'm still on some 195/65R14 Bridgestone Potenza RE950's that I put on some time in early-mid '05. Unfortunately theyre NLA in that size or I'd buy them again. I should have had them flipped but never did, so they're due for replacement. I have a little bit of tread left on the outside but the innermost tread block is smooth all the way around. Still no real hydroplaning to speak of though. Very effective tread design. I drive quickly and they're also very forgiving tires. Not overly grippy but not junk either. I think I'm going to stay with Potenza's and get the RE960AS's in 195 60 14. I'm kinda looking into it now though since they're a little undersized.

The RE960 is actually rated pretty low in its class now (placed 12th out of 15 tires). The Falken ZE-912 dominated the rankings, try them.

Jay

[straight6pwr]

I'm still on some 195/65R14 Bridgestone Potenza RE950's that I put on some time in early-mid '05. Unfortunately theyre NLA in that size or I'd buy them again. I should have had them flipped but never did, so they're due for replacement. I have a little bit of tread left on the outside but the innermost tread block is smooth all the way around. Still no real hydroplaning to speak of though. Very effective tread design. I drive quickly and they're also very forgiving tires. Not overly grippy but not junk either. I think I'm going to stay with Potenza's and get the RE960AS's in 195 60 14. I'm kinda looking into it now though since they're a little undersized.

i think i may have posted earlier, but the last set of tires i had were potenza re950s. like you said their grip isnt out of this world, but they gave me great performance and no noise for 60,000 miles.

[Justin B]

I'm still on some 195/65R14 Bridgestone Potenza RE950's that I put on some time in early-mid '05. Unfortunately theyre NLA in that size or I'd buy them again. I should have had them flipped but never did, so they're due for replacement. I have a little bit of tread left on the outside but the innermost tread block is smooth all the way around. Still no real hydroplaning to speak of though. Very effective tread design. I drive quickly and they're also very forgiving tires. Not overly grippy but not junk either. I think I'm going to stay with Potenza's and get the RE960AS's in 195 60 14. I'm kinda looking into it now though since they're a little undersized.