need some professional opinions

[r34 gtr]

figured i would go to the guys whos opinions are the most respectable...

and before i get started im sorry i havnt been on the boards recently, but school is killing me this semester! its like working a full time job but without the whole money thing...

ok, so ive got to get new tires. i was just wondering what everyone had tried and what will give me the best bang for the buck on a CA powered 240sx. i was going to go with some michelin pilot sport ps2s but theyre sooo expensive! the advan ad-07s are actually cheaper by one dollar! anyway, im looking for something in the max performance summer category since i live in alabama and the coldest it ever gets is 95, with 100% humidity. i hear good things about the kumho ecsta mx and the hankook ventus r 212 or whatever they are. anyway, i would like to get more than about 15k miles out of them and it would be nice if they have pretty good wet traction. size wise i need 225/45-17 and 245/40-17, preferably v, w, y or z rated. ive had the falken azenis sports and loved them but they are too sketchy when wet, plus i only got about 6k out of them before they were toast. have bridgestone grid-IIs right now but they are a little bald, and were not quite sticky enough to begin with. thanks!

- Tim

[capwred]

i have the yokohama avs es 100's and i love them.i runn 235/40/17 and 245/40/17 and they hook nice.and not bad priced either.

[originalsin]

falken azeins (sp?) my friend rocked them on a 500hp rb26 setup, the difference between those and the es100's was night and day, he still spun like a mofo in 1st and 2nd but 3rd was sooo much better

[jt15833]

im on avs es100's in the front and whatever i can find for the back but right now im on 205/55/16 and they spin quite easily in 1st and 2nd on stock ca so maybe something wider

[r34 gtr]

ive had es100s, they were shot after about 7k miles. as far as grip goes theyre okay, but after having those azenis sports on it i dont think i could go back. the falkens were just better in every way, and soooo cheap!

anyone running the kumho ecsta mx's? i hear they wear like rocks....

oh, and for the record im not concerned with spinning them or anything, as i never launch the car hard. i just want something that will stick like glue and last me a reasonable amount of time.

- tim

[mikesim]

don't buy the MXs. i run 225/50/16 in the back and the grip is pretty poor, and wet traction sucks.

the Hankook Z212's were rated #5 out of the 11 best max performance tires. the MXs were 11th.

December 2005 Car and Driver: http://www.caranddriver.com/ar...ber=1

[Boostin_S13]

Try the new azenis RT-615 I believe they are they have tons of sizes so you should be able to find somthing are are supposed to be like 45% better in the wet than the old ones. I run the older style azenis and dont have any problems in the wet I dont see why people always say they have problems, What was so sketchy about them in the wet?

[redamnavit]

I had the Pilot Sports on my '96 M3 but I switched to Pirelli P Zero Asyms (sp?) when I tore out both right side sidewalls in a pothole. don't think the Pirellis are much cheaper than the Michelins but for what its worth I felt the Pirellis had a better handling feel.

[rexhunta]

Ever tried Goodyear Eagle F1 ? very aggresive tread pattern, i run them on my track rims for sprints.. pretty darn sticky !

[Kouks]

They make tons of models of the eagle F1's you will have to make a more clear model of the exact tires you are talking about.

[r34 gtr]

boostin, those falkens will stick like glue until they wear down. mine owned wet or dry weather (provided i heated them up first - they dont even work when cold) but noce they wear down a bit youll see the downside of having such huge tread blocks.

- tim

edit: i totally forgot to mention i got a set of BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW2's. they are rated almost as highly as the pilot sports, and at 120 bucks a tire i couldnt say no. gotta love those costco specials!! wholesale 0wnz j00!

[Boostin_S13]

Really? I ran mine till they were damn near smooth all around and still have good traction in wet

[rexhunta]

They make tons of models of the eagle F1's you will have to make a more clear model of the exact tires you are talking about.

Arh i did not know this !! lol, acording to the work pc catalogue we only carry 1 sort ( work at a goodyear outlet).

[float_6969]

BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW2's

That is exactly what I plan on running for my next street tire. I've read nothing but great reviews about them.

Good choice IMHO Tim!