Elliott

Bridgestone RE960AS Pole Position FTW! I have them on my car and love them.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....+Pole+Position

johnand

I would have gotten those, but they don't make them for the rear of my 07 (245/40-17) The Eagle f1's are a VERY close second to them for customer ratings on Tire Rack. Though Tireracks test data has the Eagle's beating the Bridgestone's in all performance data.

mlg

i need real experience, not i heard it from a friends sister, etc. thnx..

rlee02135

on the stock sport wheels, I'd say 245/40/17 rear and 225/45/17 front.
for performance, Toyo T1-R are affordable,
and then there is Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, Michlen PS2 and BF Goodrich T/A KDW but those are a bit more expensive.

kevblah

posts 579-584 say that a 245 front tire size will fit, is this correct?
im looking at doing a 245 front on a 19x8.5 rim
i just dont want to run into any rubbing issues

Blake P

Never seen it done before and doubt I'd wanna try. 235's keep the right rolling diameter and 245's pretty much guarantee you'll end up tearing up the inside of your wheel wells.

kevblah

thanks for the quick reply
yeah i've had 235 and 225 on my previous sets of 19s
but im looking at buying these rims with tires already on them
and the fronts are 245, just thinking about whether or not i want to not buy the rims because of the tire size

sexclass

28k on the clock, and i will be needing new tires soon...

do you guys recommend i keep the pilot primecy tires or do you guys have better experience with other tires? these tires will be on the stock oem rims..

Shake

Where you live might be helpful.

cbwdevil

KUMHO ASX'S!!!! At least I like them as long as you dont have snow in your area.

KIRA

wow my rear General UHP tires starting to worn out on 3000 miles...

well might be Coilover and 19s... but they are evenly worn tho

drexappeal

I recommend the tire discussion thread.

sexclass

i live in the bay area and i need new rear tires i was quoted 270 a piece for the michelins oem tires on my car should i just stick with those or do you guys recommend other tires / places to buy?

drexappeal

Are you going for longevity, performance or combination of both?

sexclass

hey drex thanks for the response..i would have to say both..my michilens gave me 28k miles on the rears

KIRA

lol... performance, life? and cheap??

if you want it to have performance and long life, it won't be cheap
if you want it cheap and has performance, it won't be good
if you want it cheap and long life, it won't be good

i am looking for my General UHP tires to wear out at about 10k miles then i would be okay with it...

but now i have only 4k miles on the tires and the rear both look evenly worn out.. my prevouis set of the same tires gimme good 20k miles running until the tire linen starting to show up

ctC230K

Lol 270

sexclass

does anyone have any experience with them? im thinking of slapping those on my 07 c230..

KIRA

good grip, but don't last long enough

patrick_y

I have BFG g-force sports in the rear (my rear passenger tire was punctured), these tires are very good for the money, but the handling isn't perfect.

These tires come with a large amount of tread and I forecast they will be capable of lasting in excess of 25,000 miles (I currently estimate mine will last in excess of 30,000 miles). For the very inexpensive price of approximately $150/tire at Costco, they offer excellent price performance.

The tires are comfortable, aren't especially noisy, and offer decent grip. However, overall, the Michelin Pilot Primacy (that came with the car) is still a better tire in my opinion. The difference is very minute and to many, may not justify the Michelin's considerable premium in price.

I'd say it's worth it to try the tires mentioned above. They provide near Michelin quality at half the price.

Moviela

Goodrich has not made a tire since 1988. That is when they sold the rubber business to a French rubber company. Michelin. (I know Stiggs was thinkin' Trojan.)

Michelin uses the name to sell tires at a price point that might dilute the Michelin name. They also use it to sell tires through discounters like Costco and BJ's. It allows them to make tires in the USA to cut shipping costs, and compete with Japan's Bridgestone, who owns the Firestone name. Michelin can use cheaper polyester in their US tires. In Europe they use Nylon because it shrinks when heated, and that holds the tread on the tire better than polyester, which like most materials expands when heated.

I don't think the tires are any better or worse than similar priced tires. It is kinda like loudspeakers, individual taste should guide you. I recently tried a set of Yokohama tires on my Porsche, and was pleasantly surprised at how nice they worked in the twisties.

Blk04cobra1

I had the KDW2's on my mustang and the All Terrains on my Tahoe...had good success with BFG's...not as sticky as a Pirelli though

bumpnzx3

their drag radials worked well on my injected/stroked V8 S10 drag truck

tanktube67

good tires

tanktube67

any tire that it has a good grip it wont last