i was looking at 195/55/15 tires and i cant decide which ones to get. eather the BFgoodrich g-force sport, BFgoodrich g-force T/A KDW 2, or Yokohama AVS ES100's for my 95 hatch anyone have any advice, feedback or recomendations on other tires?

 

It depends what your looking for in a tire do you just do normal driving and are looking for a high mileage tire or do you go road racing and such, a little more info on your driving would help.

 

oh yea.. hehe daily driving with pretty good milage with occasional auto x, something that grips well

 

bump

 

Then you should look into the kumho SPTs, yoko ES100s, direzza dz101, etc... Great tires for the money. The SPTs are slightly better than the other two imo and for not much more money.

 

First of all you need to get 195-50-15 and not 195-55-15 as they are too big for you car. Also the KDW are overpriced tire for similar performance from the SPT and the ES100.

I would go with either the Kumho SPT or the ES100 but more with the SPT as they are a little cheaper. They did a little better in the dry compared to the Es100 and where alot better in the wet then the ES100.

But both tires are good.

 

thanks for the info it was really helpful

 

No problem!

 

I roll on 205/50/15 . they are great. just make sure you dont lower your car wayyyyyyyy too much or you will scratch them. they dont look skinny like 195's

 

yea i was thinking of 205/50/15 so i can hit corners

 

if you want to "hit the corner" don't worry about getting 205 over 195 instead why don't you get a better tire! Think before you just jump into it.

Better rubber will always be better then wider tires!

 

true im rolling on shitty stock tires right now that grip like plastic but i still have quite a bit of tread left and was gonna get tires/rims together so i need to save a few more months and by then my tires will be done. but what do you think about 205's compared to 195?

 

I'd go with the SPTs over the ES100. Much quieter.

 

195 is the correct size for you car. The 205 are going to make your speedometer off. Also you will pay more for 205 then 195. If you are looking for more grip get better tires first before going wider. It makes no sense in going wider thinking you get better traction.

Better rubber>wider tires!

 

 

Nitto NeoGen... these tires kick ***.. specially if your car is really low, you dont get camber wear.

 

how good is the traction break (speed where the tires lose traction in a turn) for the kumho spt compared to the es100's?

 

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Very good. Not as good as a supersticky tire like the fast-wearing Azenis (on dry pavement), but decent. And far better than the Azenis in the wet, of course.

Comparing the SPT against the ES100: Dry pavement - similar. Wet pavement - the SPT is better (faster).

If you get the SPT, don't forget to send for your $40 rebate within 30 days of purchase.

 

azenis are only good if its always dry out, they suck *** in the rain and snow. just get nitto neogens there a nice tire in any weather condition and they stick pretty good.

 

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True. They also don't last that long. But on dry pavement, in moderate to warm temperatures, they stick better than any other street tire. If that's all you care about - it's true of some people, not others - then get the Azenis. Different tires for different folks with different priorities.

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That's a terrible recommendation for this guy. He's in California and probably doesn't need to worry about snow. The Nitto NeoGen is an all-season tire. All-season tires are designed as a compromise for folks who need to use the same tires in snow and frigid cold as they do in the summer when it's warm. They're not as good in the winter as winter tires, and they're not as good the rest of the year as summer tires. He would be much better off with a summer tire like the Kumho Ecsta SPT.

EDIT: Fixed statement about NeoGen...



Modified by nsxtasy at 1:54 PM 10/26/2006

 

the neo gen is rated as a M&S rated tire on the sidewall

 

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My bad! All fixed now...