00garrettsi

i have a 2000 si with a garrett gt28 what are you guys doing to keep traction on the street

Kyle R

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Drag radials

Jared

better tires and boost control

numbnuts22715

Im about to get some traction bars..

Already got engine mount inserts.. They seem to have helped with wheel hop, but I still need more.

Kyle R

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Or......by an AWD car

crispchris

falken azenis 615, there overkill on my set up right now but i love the grip

SovXietday

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Lol, they don't grip for ****.

crispchris

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Lol, they don't grip for ****.</TD></TR></TABLE>

then what tire do you recommend that will provide him with traction on the street, i'd sure like to know.

Jared

BFG or MT

tokesGTR

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Lol, they don't grip for ****.</TD></TR></TABLE>

They do when you're sending the power to four of them, and they're 255's haha

Tchleung

I run 225/45R17 BFG Drag Radials all around to help with traction. Still have bad bad traction issues, but any less of a tire will just do rolling 5th gear smoke shows where as these just do it in 3rd, sometimes 4th. lol

crispchris

here's a quote from nsxtasy, that may help you

QUOTE=nsxtasy]Let's take a look at how the tires you list (plus the SPT) rank in terms of various criteria.

Here's how I would rank them in terms of overall performance on dry roads:

1) Falken Azenis RT615
2) Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3
(insert big gap here)
3) BF Goodrich KDW2
4) Toyo T1R
5) Kumho SPT
6) Yokohama AVS ES100
7) Nitto NT 555
(insert big gap here)
8) Yokohama Parada Spec 2

Here's how I would rank them in terms of overall performance on wet roads:

1) Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3
2) Kumho SPT
3) Yokohama AVS ES100
4) BF Goodrich KDW2
5) Toyo T1R
6) Nitto NT 555
(insert big gap here)
7) Yokohama Parada Spec 2
8) Falken Azenis RT615

Here's how I would rank them in terms of cost (measured in cents per mile, based on actual prices* for a set of four tires shipped plus $60 for mounting balancing for the typical treadlife stated, in 205/45-16 or 215/45-16):

1) Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - 1.3 cents per mile ($276+$40+$60 every 30K miles)
2) Kumho SPT - 1.3 cents per mile ($332+$0+$60 every 30K miles)
3) Yokohama AVS ES100 - 1.5 cents per mile ($340+$40+$60 every 30K miles)
4) Toyo T1R - 1.6 cents per mile ($384+$40+$60 every 30K miles)
5) Nitto NT 555 - 1.7 cents per mile ($436+$0+$60 every 30K miles)
6) BF Goodrich KDW2 - 2.0 cents per mile ($508+$40+$60 every 30K miles)
7) Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 - 2.1 cents per mile ($544+$40+$60 every 30K miles)
(insert big gap here)
8) Falken Azenis RT615 - 4.8 cents per mile ($380+$40+$60 every 10K miles)

So it all depends on how much you're willing to trade off dry performance vs wet performance vs cost. You can see from these rankings why I usually recommend the Falken Azenis RT-615 for people who care only about dry performance and not wet performance or cost, the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 for people who care about dry performance and wet performance (and why they're a much better value than the Azenis), and the Kumho SPT and Yoko ES100 for dry performance and wet performance and value.

That depends on how many miles you drive each summer. (BTW, summer tires can be used in three seasons, not just summer.) In any case, though, if you care about treadlife, avoid the Azenis.

IMHO, the KDW are not at all worth spending extra for. If you wand top performance and you are willing to pay a bit more for it, get the F1 GS-D3, and not the KDW2. If you're looking for more value (lower purchase price) and you're willing to accept a bit less performance in exchange, then consider the SPT or ES100.

HTH

* Prices used in the numbers above come from the Tire Rack (1,3,6,7), Discount Tire Direct (2,5), onlinetires.com (4), and Vulcan Tire (8).
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sc4dr

Those are all great, but he's looking for traction The only tire I've had luck with on the street are M&H dot bias plys. bfg drag radials are pretty good if you have less than 400hp. I've never tried the Mickey thompson dr's

crispchris

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true, he's probably going to be looking for some good coilovers and traction bars, and he won't have to deal with the really high horsepower issue since he's using a garrett gt28.