don't know shit about tires, please help!
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don't know **** about tires, please help!
so my stock finally came to their end, i have a 92 civic hatch CX with a gsr, i live in socal so the weather doesn't get too cold and in the summer it doesn't get too hot, i don't know what tired i should get, i run my car atleast every weekend(street).I need somethin that's not gonna le tme lose too much traction and i also don't wanna slide on a sharp turn, what do you guys recommend?
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Re: don't know **** about tires, please help! (oooitzcreeperz)
Your car came from the factory with 165/70-13 tires. The best tire size for your 15" GS-R wheels is 195/50-15.
For the best performance, I recommend the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, $85/tire in your 195/50-15 size from the Tire Rack. If you want a tire that costs less but still has decent performance (not as good as the Goodyear though, but decent), then get the Toyo T1-R, $60/tire in your 195/50-15 size from onlinetires.
Check out the new (December) issue of Car and Driver, which tested eleven top-of-the-line tires and rated the Goodyear first. The Toyo finished near the bottom, but that's why it costs less; it's still a good tire if you want to spend $60/tire instead of $85/tire.
If you want to learn more about the various kinds of tires on the market, read this post. And feel free to ask more questions.
For the best performance, I recommend the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, $85/tire in your 195/50-15 size from the Tire Rack. If you want a tire that costs less but still has decent performance (not as good as the Goodyear though, but decent), then get the Toyo T1-R, $60/tire in your 195/50-15 size from onlinetires.
Check out the new (December) issue of Car and Driver, which tested eleven top-of-the-line tires and rated the Goodyear first. The Toyo finished near the bottom, but that's why it costs less; it's still a good tire if you want to spend $60/tire instead of $85/tire.
If you want to learn more about the various kinds of tires on the market, read this post. And feel free to ask more questions.
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Re: don't know **** about tires, please help! (detoxpunk)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by detoxpunk »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when i said with a GSR, i meant the motor, not the rims, lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by detoxpunk »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my car is sitting on 13 inch tires and steelies</TD></TR></TABLE>
You can't get really high performance tires for 13 inch wheels. The best you can do is a Sumitomo tire, but even that is not all that great. As noted in this recent topic.
If you are taking your car to autocrosses or to the track, that's a different story. You can get track tires in 13" sizes. But they wear very quickly so they're not a very good choice for street use.
The other option is to get another set of bigger wheels (new or used). There are a few options for high-performance 14" tires and a whole lot of options for high performance 15" tires.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by detoxpunk »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my car is sitting on 13 inch tires and steelies</TD></TR></TABLE>
You can't get really high performance tires for 13 inch wheels. The best you can do is a Sumitomo tire, but even that is not all that great. As noted in this recent topic.
If you are taking your car to autocrosses or to the track, that's a different story. You can get track tires in 13" sizes. But they wear very quickly so they're not a very good choice for street use.
The other option is to get another set of bigger wheels (new or used). There are a few options for high-performance 14" tires and a whole lot of options for high performance 15" tires.
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