Rota Circut 8 Wheels,, 16x7, +40 offset. 1.8" lower suspension. I'm worried about the 215x45 rubbing, so I want to stay with a 205x45 tire. I'm currently looking at:

Nitto 555's
Yoko Parada's
Yoko A520's
Toyo T1-S's

Dry traction is very important. Wet traction, not so much it doesn't rain much in Cali. I also like a quiet tire. With all this talk about Azenis and S-03's, what is the next step down? Thanks for any opinions!

 

yoko A520

i just got these for my TE37s and they work great for street.

yshi - who hopes to try them on the track soon

 

I just got the A520s. So far, they're great. Wet traction is decent (within limits) and I have yet to find the limits on dry ground. Ive heard that they will get noisy once they get older, but the car is noisy to begin with, so Im not really concerned with that.

 

I like my Kumho ecsta supras

 

great tire for the street.

 

Pirelli PZero Asimmetricos.

Will eat the other tires for breakfast.




[Modified by norice, 11:53 AM 5/7/2002]

 

i`ve always been a t1-s proxes fan. Rolling on the 520`s now..pretty nice.

Ryan

 

Throw out the Paradas and 555s...both suck lemons.

The Pirelli P700Z. $51 per tire and they'll last through a nuclear winter

 

Yeah, the A520's get really LOUD after they are used for a while. I had them on my GS-R. Good tire but the noise factor will prevent me from ever going back to them. I'm happy with my P-Zero's. Norice knows what's up.

 

pirelli p700

 

Whoa!!!

I just went down to the local Les Schwab on my lunch break. Here's the conversation:

Dude: "Can I help you?"
Me: "Yea, How much are a set of 205x45R16 T1S's?"
Dude: "Mounted, balanced, etc.?"
Me: "Yea."
Dude: "That'll be 857 dollars and some change"
Me: "Guh... Does that come with wheels too? You've got to be kidding me, I knew they were expensive but..."
Dude: "Yea, they're a little expensive, could I interested you in..."
Me: "No thanks, have a good one!"

My goodness... I knew they were expensive, but just under 200 a tire... I just wanted to relate my story...

 

you get what you pay for....

 

I'll be running S-03s as my next tire.

 

They don't make S-03's in 205 x 45's...

 

I run A520's. I ran them at the AutoX all last year. this year, I got a new set but no autoX'ing. i like A520 tires for street IMO




-aoibot, who tries to PAY


[Modified by AoiGSR, 2:17 PM 5/7/2002]

 

I was just wondering how the A520 compare to the A032R

 

Uh... I'm gonna guess that it doesn't... The fact that they're both tires, is prolly about all that's the same with them...

 

Go for the Paradas. My friend has them on his Jetta VR6 and they grip like mad.

 

A520s are good, but they are loud and the treadwear isn't very good. Louie aka Vagoitr has a set of paradas on his R and hates them.

My next set will be the Azenis, why are you against them?

 

Are you kidding me?!?!? Paradas suck

 

Cause I with my rims and the +40 offset, I'm afraid they'll rub the suspension (I have Neuspeed Sport springs with a 1.8" drop). Also I've heard that they're very noisy....

 

Potenza S03's

 

Nitto 555's - Suck
Yoko Parada's - suck
Yoko A520's - better
Toyo T1-S's - better

What about the BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD? Do they make them in the size you need?

 

Just checked the BF Goodrich web site, and they don't make a 205x45... Boo...

 

I just put on a set of Bridgestone RE730's , and I am extremely impressed. I am not sure about sizing as I got 15's. But these are an amazing tire, very grippy, dry and wet. The Yokohama A520 was my second choice, but I went with the RE730's as they seem like to use a better rubber compound and just seem like a more modern design. I looked very closely at many tires such as the kumho 712's, Toyo T1's, Yokes, Pirellis, and Bridgetstones. I had Pirelli P7000's on the car before my new Bridgestones, and the Bridgestones are far superior in terms of grip. But the Pirellis were a good tire for the relatively low cost , they served me well. You really can't go wrong with any of the other tires, but I just think the Bridgestone RE730's are a great tire, I highly recommend them, worth looking at. A step below the Pole Positions, but almost as good for a bit less cost. I also liked the Paradas that I looked at, but they didn't have my size, but I am glad I chose the RE730's.