Just Like The Title Says I'm Looking To Replace My 205/40-R16s With The Correct Size(205/45-16s) I Bought The Rims Used With Tires

Looking For Something That Will Stick, Not So Much Worried About Corners As I Am Launching, And Not Chirping Any Gears. Want Them To Last 15k-25k Miles

With My Tires Now I Get No Traction In First And Chirp Most Of 2nd Gear As Well

Any Suggestions?


Modified by 4DRDB8GSR at 11:17 AM 10/23/2006

 

I personally like my yokohama es100's.... good for launching, cornering, etc. Only downside is that there is a lot of road noise once the tires are worn down. I've probably put about 10k+ miles on these with hard cornering and friendly acceleration often

I recommend going to tirerack.com and reading all the user reviews and specs on all the tires they have in 205/45/16.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iH8RICERZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I recommend going to tirerack.com and reading all the user reviews and specs on all the tires they have in 205/45/16.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I Could Not Agree More On The Tirerack Reviews

Unfortunately I Have Read All Of Them For The Type Of Tire I,m Looking For: Ultra High Performance Summer, There's Only A Few Available In 205/45-16s And All Of The Reviews Have Them Within Par Of Each Other. So I,m Hoping Some Of You Can Give Me Some Real World Experience Of Some 205/45-16s

 

Anyone?

 

Search. There is a forum dedicated to this very question. You'd be suprised how many times it gets asked in a month.

 

When I Search I Find Nothing Specifically On 205/45 16s This Is Why I Am Asking This Question I Am Not Some Noob And This Is The First Topic I Have Ever Started But Now The Time Has Come That I HAVE To Get Tires NO CHOICE Passenger Keeps Going Flat And Has Since Been Run Flat Not To Mention They Are All Past 2/32"

 

general exclaim UHP I paid 376 canadian dollars, taxes in, and shipped to my door. Can't beat it!

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ace=0

these tires handle like i've never seen before, and grip the road hard, i have them on my enkei shoguns, but i have them in the 205/40/17.




Modified by DARKTEG_ at 9:07 AM 10/14/2006

 

I also concur with the ES100's. I have that size 205/45-16 on my Integra now and they are great, except that they're kinda loud.

My car is lowered, I've had them on for 12K miles now and there's still plenty of tread life left.

 

i have 205 45 16's w/ toyo proxie 4's. there very nice, cheap tires. great grip. they wear little fast for me but they are simply the best tires for the money. 75$ a piece mounted and balanced.

 

Thanks For All The Replies

Can Any One Else Vouch For The ES100s Or Toyo Proxies?

 

i got the es100s. i heard they dont ever wanna stick, even if u try to warm em up. iono thats what i heard from a friend who said he didnt like em. for me, i dont really launch my car anymore since going turbo soo id unno what to yah other then they let me corner pretty quick and kinda loud road noise.

 

Toyo Proxes T1r and AVS ES100 are my only choices. I love both tires, with the T1r getting the top choice as long as they're under 95 bucks on sale.

AVS grips well and I drive pretty "spirited" on the daily. As all have said, they get loud as they wear down, so just expect that and put it in the back of your head.

t1r is a lot quieter, grips just as good if not better, just hard to find for a decent price around the socal area...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EnjoyTheRideDC2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Toyo Proxes T1r and AVS ES100 are my only choices. I love both tires, with the T1r getting the top choice as long as they're under 95 bucks on sale.
t1r is a lot quieter, grips just as good if not better, just hard to find for a decent price around the socal area...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks EnjoyTheRideDC2

This Is Exactly What I Was Hoping For, Real World Experiences

 

I've read good reviews on the Kumho SPT tires. I was looking to buy them next. Check out their reviews

 

either toyo t1r or bfg g-force sport are my favorite, they grip the best and last the longest and great for the price

 

i love the es100s. THey are very sticky, even when bald. Only downside ive noticed with these tires are when the road is hot as hell (southern cali heat) they dont grip as much as they usually do. overall, awesome tires

 

Has Any One Used Any of The Others On This List?
I,ve Narrowed It Down To These 4:
Bridgestone Potenza RE750 / 340AA / 21.0lbs - UHP Summer Tire $121
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 / 280AA / 21.0lbs - MP Summer Tire $118
Yokohama AVS ES100 / 280AA / 20.0lbs - UHP Summer Tire $81
Toyo Proxes T1r / 280AA / 18.1lbs - UHP Summer Tire $98

Has Anyone Used These Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ace=1


Modified by 4DRDB8GSR at 11:16 PM 10/14/2006

 

These are the 3 tires you should be looking at, ranked in order of my preference. Priced from tirerack.com

1. Kumho Ecsta SPT, 64$
2. Yokohama AVS ES100, 81$ apiece.
3. Goodyear Eagle F1- GS D3, 128$ apiece.

Out of these three, you should go with the Kumho Ecsta SPT. Long life and outstanding wet/dry traction. Some people prefer the Yokohama, but the AVS ES100's only slightly outperform Ecsta SPT, Dunlop Direzza DZ101, and are somewhat noisier. The Goodyear is also a somewhat better tire, but costs twice as much. Get the Kumho Ecsta SPT

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM DC4 Jesse &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i got the es100s. i heard they dont ever wanna stick, even if u try to warm em up. </TD></TR></TABLE>

wtf where the hell did you hear that

 

I cast my vote for the Goodyear F1 GS-D3's. They're the best tires I've driven on thus far. Various tire tests in several magazines have also placed the GS-D3 at the top of the pack.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Leofski &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">These are the 3 tires you should be looking at, ranked in order of my preference. Priced from tirerack.com

1. Kumho Ecsta SPT, 64$
2. Yokohama AVS ES100, 81$ apiece.
3. Goodyear Eagle F1- GS D3, 128$ apiece.

Out of these three, you should go with the Kumho Ecsta SPT. Long life and outstanding wet/dry traction. Some people prefer the Yokohama, but the AVS ES100's only slightly outperform Ecsta SPT, Dunlop Direzza DZ101, and are somewhat noisier. The Goodyear is also a somewhat better tire, but costs twice as much. Get the Kumho Ecsta SPT </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

So Between These 2 Then:
Yokohama AVS ES100 - $81 / 280 AA
& Kumho ECSTA SPT - $64 / 320 AA

Has Anyone Ever Used Both of Them?

 

It sounds like you have narrowed it down to two smart choices. I have driven my friend's S13 w/ ES100 around the street and a road course, slightly grippier than my SPT, but at the expense of some treadlife and road noise. This topic has been reported and will be moved to the wheel/tire forum. You will get more knowledgeable recommendations in there than "General Exclaim" and "BFG G-force sport", both of which are absolute crap.

It sounds like you do a lot of daily driving, not much tracking, and the slight increase in performance offered by the ES100, T1R, or F1 GS-D3 isn't justifed by the cost. IMO Ecsta SPT.

 

bfg g force sports are great and cheap ive had 4 people buy then since i got them on my civic.

 

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And you certainly seem knowledgeable from the wording of your post. They are absolute overpriced crap. There are much better tires in that size for cheaper, such as the Ecsta SPT or even Fuzion ZRIs. Those tires are a joke. If you don't know what you're talking about, and you most certainly don't, don't bother to post.