Current Tire Thread

[Mystikal]

What? I just posted it.

[madjurgen]

so whats currently the best street tire in 225-x-15 size?

[Mystikal]

for both 205 the biggest in 15

225/50/15 and 225/45/15 R-S2's are coming in April.

[Hick]

Tire: Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's, 82v

Size: 195/50-15, undersized yes. At $88 each they are not cheap, but at the time i worked for Goodyear and got them for around $56 each.

Tire life: So far i have rotated them once, should of rotated more often. After ~9k i have two at 8/32s and two at 6/32s [new is 10/32] I plan to run them until is see cords, thats just me.

Grip: NOTHING compairs! Ive gone thrrough some good tires before with my e30; Dunlop SP Sport 8000s, Yoko AVS Intermediates, all 195's. The dry grip is insane, turn in is instant as the tires have a continuous shoulder. Wet traction is still good even with 'low tread' up front. I cannot describe how well these grip in the wet. Snow, obviously is no good.

Feedback: Sadly, this is the only size they make them in 15", so i will not buy them again as it is way undersized.

[madjurgen]

yeah, with the RS2 as a close second. the RS2 comes in way more sizes though..

for both 205 the biggest in 15



bfg g-force sport autox-worthy?

[nando]

yeah, with the RS2 as a close second. the RS2 comes in way more sizes though..

[madjurgen]

best tire for auto-x street class (non-R)????
615s?

[Mystikal]

ZE-512's have an insanely soft compound for an all-season. They stick like glue, but also wear out as fast. Mine were literally wearing exactly the same as my RT-215's did the year before. The sidewalls are also pretty flimsy (now those are actually like an all-season tire), but good enough for street use. Adds to the comfy ride.

Perfect street tire IMO. Extremely cheap, great grip, 8439 different sizes. The treadwear sucks and the sidewalls could be stiffer, but then again they are all-seasons.

[MikesJo]

I had the Falken Ziex 512s on the 318is I just sold for the last 4 months. Great all season tire imo. Great in the wet too, it always rains in Vancouver :(. I could drive just as fast in the wet and grip just as well as if it were dry.

[rwh11385]

fine/good.

[nando]

oh yeah, my Hankook W404 snow tires from Discount tire ($50 each, and free shipping) are actually doing pretty damn well.

how are they in the rain? My yoko's kick ass in ice/snow but it's like driving on bars of soap when it's wet out. but I can do mad doriftos y0h!

[rwh11385]

oh yeah, my Hankook W404 snow tires from Discount tire ($50 each, and free shipping) are actually doing pretty damn well.

[onenicebimmer]

For drifting everyone in my region swears by the Falken ST115. I havn't had a chance to try them since I run 14" for drifting and the ST115 I think start at 17". I run 195/60/14 Ziex for drifting, they are a descent cheap tire.

For daily driving I run 225/50/15 Falken Ziex. I like them a lot, they seem to grip very well, and the wet traction/hydroplane resistance is unmatched for a tire in this price range.

For AutoX I run 225/45/15 Hoosier R-compounds. They are amazing! Now my car will get up on three wheels coming out of a turn! To me, it seems like they are worth the money.

Has anyone done a DE on Falken Ziex? Last year I had Falkens in the back and Khumo 711's up front. The Khumos would get greasy after a couple laps, so I never really could feel the how the Falkens were handling.

I'm planning on running 205/60/14 for daily driving pretty soon now and I will be attending about 4 DE's this season, and I was just wondering if the Falken Ziex would be a decent choice (tire money is starting to become tight now :))?

Thanks

[Mystikal]

Oh man, those RE92's have been out of production since almost before you got them in '99! Old school tire for real.

Just about any modern tire in the same class will blow them out of the water, BTW. You're probably loving the T1-R's, the only thing I'd see the RE92's having an edge on is sidewall stiffness.

[straight6pwr]

Okay guys, here is exactly what I'm talking about. Go out and read some reviews on the RE92. It is an extremely unaggressive highway tire, and every car owner whose ride came with them from the factory is SHOCKED when they replace them for better rubber. However, to this driver, they were compltely within and even surpassed his expectations. If he dared put on something like P-Zero Nero M&S's (just to name another all-season, keep it fair), his perception of the RE92's would drop to dismal.

And anything that lasts 57,000miles is wayyyyyyyy to hard of a compound to have good traction (relative to high performance tires). Sure, good compared to $40 Coopers and Sears specials, but downright scary driven back to back with real rubber.

you must have something mixed up, because the bridgetone RE92s i had are summer tires bought from tirerack. maybe theyve switched things up since 99, because the treads are not even close to the 92s that are on tirerack right now. they are not all season, and they do grip like hell. i suspect that they only lasted that long because the PO was an older guy with a feather foot.

o yeah, and i have new toyo t1-r tires now, so ill post up a comparison after i get some time behind them.