Tire choices...

[Gonad]

Hi, Ok so I got winter tires on right now and for the summer I want summer tires.

Unfortunately, I don't think I could afford new rims, so I might have to stick with the OEM 15"...

Question is, I was looking at some possible tires and I was considering getting P205/50/15 tires such as the Yokahama AVS ES100 or the Kuhmo ECSTA 712, or Falken Azenis...

I was quoted like $150/tire on the Yokohamas, as well the dude on the phone said 205/50/15 would be really bad for the car and recommended not getting it.

What do you guys think? (and yes, I've used the Searchfeature on NICO)...

Bye!

[krazy skwerel]

go for the falken's they are a good price and a nice tire. :alcoholic

[Nismo1182]

Hi, Ok so I got winter tires on right now and for the summer I want summer tires.

Unfortunately, I don't think I could afford new rims, so I might have to stick with the OEM 15"...

Question is, I was looking at some possible tires and I was considering getting P205/50/15 tires such as the Yokahama AVS ES100 or the Kuhmo ECSTA 712, or Falken Azenis...

I was quoted like $150/tire on the Yokohamas, as well the dude on the phone said 205/50/15 would be really bad for the car and recommended not getting it.

What do you guys think? (and yes, I've used the Searchfeature on NICO)...

Bye!

Hey buddy, Discount Tire Direct has those Yokos for 92 bucks each. And im sure other places have the cheaper. $150 is ridiculous so watch out.

Im running 205/50/15 on my car right now. They are Falken 512 Ziex. Super sticky in dry and wet weather and the wear isnt that bad. I got them for 60 bucks each installed.

Aries, in another thread, had said the widest you can go on the stock 15" rim is 235. So next im buying 2 225/50/15 for the back of the same Ziex 512. I kinda went thru the back tires pretty quick in 3 months ive had them:( But that was because i was excited i had the car and i was doing burnout and drifts like crazy.

I had bought the Falken Azenis for my civic (195-50-14) but i crashed the car before i put them on. I sold them to my friend and the tires are awsome in dry weather and suck in wet weather. They also wear out quicker than my Ziex 512's. I wish i had the money to drop on the 502's.

The Kumho 712 are awesome too. Perfect for wet and dry weather and the wear isnt bad. I recommend theses too.

Id get something wide all around. Like 225-50-15 all around. 205 still seem too skinny. Only down side to the 50 series, is it increases fender gap. I wish my car was dropped like 2":(

[Gonad]

Hi,I should probablly change my profile to show that I'min Canada. So $150CDN is roughly $100US...

So is there anything real wrong with 205/50/15?I know it'll drop the car like 1" so is that anything toworry about?

I could go 205/50/15 up front and 225/50/15 outback. What's your take on all this?

Bye!

[BB Turbo]

I like the falken azenis, but unless your going with the parad spec 2s, yokohamas shouldnt be that expensive, especially for 15s. The azenis are sexy. get som BFGoodrich KDWs, expensive

[tex240]

i have the es100's on 17 and i love them they are really sticky and are pretty good in the rain and have better sidewalls then the khumo's and they were only like 15 bucks more for me

[Nismo1182]

Hi,I should probablly change my profile to show that I'min Canada. So $150CDN is roughly $100US...

So is there anything real wrong with 205/50/15?I know it'll drop the car like 1" so is that anything toworry about?

I could go 205/50/15 up front and 225/50/15 outback. What's your take on all this?

Bye!

My car still sits too high on the 205-50-15's. And the fender gap got worse. Since my front tires are still good, im still going with 225-50-15 on the back. I should be ordering the tires next week.

$100 is still too much though.

[KoukiS14]

I have the Kumho Ecsta, so far the BEST tire I've had on my car (3 sets. . Toyo Proxes [forgot exact model], Yoko AVS-i, and these. . ) by far the best, and have nice tread wear. . (don't know how they'd do in snow, prolly not good)

My only *****. . . . they have a tendency to grip ruts and raingrooves on the road, and kinda pull you around. . kinda pain in the ***. . but, okay. . the Azenis are supposedly AWESOME. . .a friend with a Miata has them, and he's been happy so far. . from what I can tell. . .

I'd love to find out more bout the new Yoko tho. . .

I'm all about cheap performance tires

[Nismo1182]

I have the Kumho Ecsta, so far the BEST tire I've had on my car (3 sets. . Toyo Proxes [forgot exact model], Yoko AVS-i, and these. . ) by far the best, and have nice tread wear. . (don't know how they'd do in snow, prolly not good)

My only *****. . . . they have a tendency to grip ruts and raingrooves on the road, and kinda pull you around. . kinda pain in the ***. . but, okay. . the Azenis are supposedly AWESOME. . .a friend with a Miata has them, and he's been happy so far. . from what I can tell. . .

I'd love to find out more bout the new Yoko tho. . .

I'm all about cheap performance tires

Is your alignment good? My car does this too. When i got the new tires and had an alignment done it wasnt so severe. Now my alignment is off again and the rear end catches the uneven grooves on the road.

[Bubba1]

I have Dunlop SP5000. Nice all weather tire, reasonably priced, good grip, wearing very well. I used them at the track too.