Incognito

What do you guys recommend? On full throttle, I don't have traction in my turbo Civic on street tires until top of 3rd/into 4th. Part throttle is OK, but it's uncontrollable on full boost. I would drive on drag radials all the time, but they don't corner too well, and they wear way too fast. Any recommendations? I am running stock GSR wheels, with I guess a +1 size, so I'd need a 205/50/15 sized tire. Thanks in advance.

Adi Radoncic

I would go with the Bridgestone RE730's they are the best tire you can get in my oppinion.

meanteg

My toyo RA-1 are awesome but with a threadwear of 40 only, they don't last very long. ( 6000 miles approx)

degradated

stock GSR wheels (and tires)?
If you are on stock michelins, then that's definitely the problem...

I'm using toyo proxes T1-s and they seem to handle the power pretty well....this is only at about 7-9 psi, though....

I think it's inevitible that you will get bad tire spin running a lot of boost....perhaps the next step would be LSD if not purchased already?

TurboSedan

I recommend the Falken Azenis. $62/tire in 205/50R15 size!! 200 treadwear with awesome traction!! Next year I will be rollling those myself!!

Arturbo

Bridestone Potenza S03....

GSRacer

bfgoodrigde street slicks

D-Man

id get the 205/50ZR15 Dunlop SP Sport 9000 or if you what too save some money,get the Pirelli P700Zs

DLB1994

i use nitto 555r

Charles B.

I use Kuhmo Ecsta Supra 712s. Only two tho. 205-50-15

Arturbo

Tires I liked:
Pirelli P700
Yokohama AV-intermediate
Potenza S02, and now the SO3

Tires I hated:
Toyo T1
All nito tires.

art

jinxproof99

buy the new bfg g-force drag radials. cornering shouldn't be a problem unless your mario andretti and they will last for more than a year. that is the best tire on the market for a front wheel drive turbo car.......again, unless your mario andretti.

turbopanda

I use Bridgestone Potenza RE711s, thats in a 16" size. I use them everyday, and they seem to transplant *most* of the power down to the road, with a little bit of tirespin, but they last me 6 months (which considering my driving style, is good ) I also use these tires for autocross, and they grip real well, even in partial/full throttle cornering. They're amazing in the rain too, the best wet-weather tire i've ever experienced.

Zeus

Aznis... ordered mine for my ITR (205/50/15s) at $58 a piece from Discount tire in Austin... had them in three days... Mounted yeasterday... probably the new best bang for the buck in the dry, suck in the wet...

Lei Siew Long

out of all these tires, which transfers most of the power to the ground with the least wheel spin and lasts a good length of time (over 1 year)

i have the nitto drag radials and they didn't last long at all (6 months) with only two runs on them. and i haven't tested these tires on boost because there was a lot of downtime so i wasn't able to test it with boost. but, i in a week i will have a lsd.


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Stunna BEN

I have BFG comp T/A's and they were pretty good but traction wasnt too well. Maybe mine were defective. I liked my toyo T1's. They were the best bang for the buck for me. This is a very good topic.

BTW...who is running a LSD in here. If so what kind?

dbman96

My vote for best bang-for-the-buck tires in stock size are the Dunlop SP5000 or the Bridgestone RE730s. Can't go wrong with either tire.

jinxproof99

i run the quaiffe.

Lei Siew Long

i have the quaife as well. can't tell you guys how it is because it is getting put in next week

TurboSedan

I have heard that the before and after with the Quaife is remarkable. I have plans to buy one down the line since I auto-x.

dragnGSR

Quaife here too!

Incognito

Thanks for everybody's input.
I have personally ran the Toyo T1-S's, and they're OK.
I used to have the Nitto 555 extreme performance tires (in 17's), but must have had a bad batch, because the sidewalls gave and shreaded the tires on 3 of the 4.
I will be putting a set of Bridgestone RE730's on my ITR, but the ITR doesn't break traction like the turbo Civic does.
I had a pair of the BFG g-force drag radials, and they didn't corner good at all. Felt like the sidewalls were collapsing on turns.
Any other suggestions?
Oh yeah, I'm not looking to spend a fortune on them either

TurboSedan

To reiterate, Falken Azenis have great sidewall stiffness, superb dry grip, and phenomenal cornering adhesion. For their performance you'd think they cost over twice as much!!!

SpoonCivic

im gonna run Advan NEOVA tires..I heard they r decent for wet..

LSD..im using the ATS 1.5 Way

Dee

I run ADVAN A048 SS compound 215/50-15 or Dunlop D98J H compound 205/50-15. My Mugen 1.5 way is waiting on the rebuild parts to arrive so I am using a stock GSR viscous diff for now ..