Some tire options
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The supersport are the only super high performance tires that have a pro-rated tread warranty to my knowledge.
in canada it's 55 000km and in the USA: I think it's 35 000 miles.
with stagered fitment like our cars, since you can't rotate the rear tires to the front, the rear tire tread warranty is only half so 17 500 miles.
Do the math: michelin supersport = great tires + if you wear them out in about 8000 miles you would get the next pair at around half off the price.
in canada it's 55 000km and in the USA: I think it's 35 000 miles.
with stagered fitment like our cars, since you can't rotate the rear tires to the front, the rear tire tread warranty is only half so 17 500 miles.
Do the math: michelin supersport = great tires + if you wear them out in about 8000 miles you would get the next pair at around half off the price.
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From: Seattle, Warshington
2005 C55, 2006 Ram 2500 MegaCab diesel, sold 2001 Dodge 2500 Cummins, sold 87 190e-16v, sold 97 e420
Go with the Hankook R-S3. Grassroots Motorsports Magazine just did a test of hot autoX street tires, they bested the Dunlop Star Specs that I run by almost a second. I have about 10K on my Dunlops with a full season of autoX and 2 track days, they are wearing beautifully, should get another 5K out of them easily.
Here are the options. I believe the car has 18x8 and 18x9 rims and stock tire size is 235/40/18 and 255/35/18.
So I could move up a little in size, but I know moving to a much grippier/softer tire will make a nice difference alone. I worry if I go wider the rim isnt wide enough and with a car of this weight it will make the sidewall flex/fold in high speed cornering/tracking. So either stay stock size or go 245/40/18 and 265/35/18
-Hankook Ventus R-S3 are very cheap, I believe that the A/E Gintani Paul Walker race car run them on their car so they got to be good enough. Dont know much about them thou.
-I have run the RE-11 on the Mini Cooper S and I love them! Very stiff side wall w/ amazing turn in and this is what many say.
-The AD08 I dont know much about, hear they are comparable to the RE-11 but not as good turn in due to softer sidewall.
- Nitto NT05 dont know anything about
Nitto NT-05
245/40/18 - $160
265/35/18 - $215
Ventus R-S3
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....el=Ventus+R-S3
235/40ZR18
91W
$189.00 (ea.)
245/40ZR18
97W
$164.00 (ea.)
255/35ZR18
90W
$235.00 (ea.)
265/35ZR18
97W
$216.00 (ea.)
RE-11
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=Potenza+RE-11
235/40R18
95W
$276.00 (ea.)
245/40R18
97W
$282.00 (ea.)
255/35R18
90W
$299.00 (ea.)
265/35R18
93W
$315.00 (ea.)
AD08
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....VAN+Neova+AD08
235/40R18
91W
$237.00 (ea.)
245/40R18
93W
$247.00 (ea.)
255/35R18
90W
$263.00 (ea.)
265/35R18
93W
$266.00 (ea.)
So I could move up a little in size, but I know moving to a much grippier/softer tire will make a nice difference alone. I worry if I go wider the rim isnt wide enough and with a car of this weight it will make the sidewall flex/fold in high speed cornering/tracking. So either stay stock size or go 245/40/18 and 265/35/18
-Hankook Ventus R-S3 are very cheap, I believe that the A/E Gintani Paul Walker race car run them on their car so they got to be good enough. Dont know much about them thou.
-I have run the RE-11 on the Mini Cooper S and I love them! Very stiff side wall w/ amazing turn in and this is what many say.
-The AD08 I dont know much about, hear they are comparable to the RE-11 but not as good turn in due to softer sidewall.
- Nitto NT05 dont know anything about
Nitto NT-05
245/40/18 - $160
265/35/18 - $215
Ventus R-S3
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....el=Ventus+R-S3
235/40ZR18
91W
$189.00 (ea.)
245/40ZR18
97W
$164.00 (ea.)
255/35ZR18
90W
$235.00 (ea.)
265/35ZR18
97W
$216.00 (ea.)
RE-11
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=Potenza+RE-11
235/40R18
95W
$276.00 (ea.)
245/40R18
97W
$282.00 (ea.)
255/35R18
90W
$299.00 (ea.)
265/35R18
93W
$315.00 (ea.)
AD08
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....VAN+Neova+AD08
235/40R18
91W
$237.00 (ea.)
245/40R18
93W
$247.00 (ea.)
255/35R18
90W
$263.00 (ea.)
265/35R18
93W
$266.00 (ea.)
