tire selection help

[flight1001]

hi guys, i have posted similar thread in the rims section but didnt get much response

i am currently waiting for my rims to arrive and shopping for new tires

some tires i have in mind are Nitto Invo, Kuhmo SPT and Yokohama S Drive

which one do you guys recommend? and also any other summer performance tire options are welcome

thanks!

[Ranga14]

Yokohama's are decent, I hear from a friend that Kuhmo's are good and sticky but read some bad reviews.

I have Falken FK 452's and they're great, stick good and provide a lot of traction.

[el_blacky06]

you also gotta see on the tire wear. if the tire wear is a low number, the tires will stick to the ground performance wise but it will wear out faster.

it just depends on what you really want performance or more tire life

i personally felt the performance of the nitto nt05 tires and it makes a huge difference performance wise on any car

[flight1001]

sorry for the noob question, but how do i check the tire wear?

[el_blacky06]

just check on the side of the tire. it should say treadwear and a number of the thread

[flight1001]

hmmm...so after a quick google for yokohama s.drive, the treadwear is 300

so is that good or bad? is it the higher the better??

thanks!

[el_blacky06]

performance wise the lower the number the better grip it will have but the downside is that the tire will wear out faster.

300 is a good number i got the k106 tires and my tire wear are 320

[flight1001]

ok man thanks for the info!

[Hussain]

I have a 2008 3.5se altima coupe and my stock tires have a wear ratting of 260.... so 300 is better then stock for tire life and I'm sure almost any tire performs better then these stock ones

[mmkeller]

I have Goodyear Eagle GT with a 400 treadwear. I can't say enough about them. They even have a built in lip protector. They are great in the rain.

[2008AltiCoupeDan]

Falken Ziex ZE-912 they were the number 1 rated summer tire in consumer reports 2 years ago, and the year before that was the ZE-512, the 912 is a bit more refined, and was number 1, 3 years ago- its now the top 2 tire.... :P me and darryl/dangeris use/have em

UTQG rating: 480 A-A (60 & 65 series) or 360 AA-A (55 series and lower)

BUT--- these tires are terrible in wet/snow. amazing on dry, terrible in wet.

gl