The parents asked what I wanted for x-mas, I said tires (cuz I need tires badly)

I commute 75miles a day for starters, so I'm just gettin OE size replacements, 205/55//16. Got these tires here:

Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position


These are the best I could find as far as ALL around and a good rating on treadwear...

You guys think there is anything else out there I should look into for the future?

 

They are a lot of $$ but if you can swing it then go for it, I haven't heard anything bad about them.

Jon

 

yea there a lot of money.... i my buddy has them on his jetta vr6 there good but they wear out pretty quick..

if u want an awsome tire thats not tooo expensive and handle awsome get these

BFGOODRICH G-FORCE SPORTS. AWSOME TIRES FOR THE MONEY

 

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well thats not good, thats one of the reasons why i'm buying them, they are the top rated tires on good treadwear

once again, i commute to work so i need tires w/good treadwear

 

You should be able to get 40,000 miles on them if you rotate them frequently (~6,000 miles) and don't have any alignment problems. Stay away from the G-Force Sport, they are one of the lower performing tires in their class (UHP Summer Only). According to nsxstasy (HT tire guru) the Kumho Ecsta ASX is also very good, although I didn't have the best experience with them. For the price though you could get almost 2 sets of ASXs for the same price as the B-stones plus there is a $40 rebate available (Link: http://www.kumhousa.com/Promo/...y.pdf ).

Jon

 

for the money for those
why not find a guy selling Si wheels w/ summer tires from a dealer take off

 

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why not find a guy selling Si wheels w/ summer tires from a dealer take off </TD></TR></TABLE>

Now that's an idea. Hit up eBay. More fun to have multiple sets of wheels versus tires that will not last.

 

The BS Pole Positions are good tires. I'm sure you'd be happy with them. The Michelin Exalto all seasons are also something you may wanna look into.

 

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well thats not good, thats one of the reasons why i'm buying them, they are the top rated tires on good treadwear

once again, i commute to work so i need tires w/good treadwear</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would say that 90% of us commute to work.

As for the tires, I agree with the above two....get another set of SI rims with tires.

 

The best tires are either Hankook Ventus RS-2 or Falken RT 615 i have the Hankook tires on and they grip like a mother F###*%#

 

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If i wasn't commuting my life away, those tires w/out question are what would be on my car

my parents paid for the tires (x-mas), they're not soo keen on the idea of buying rims with used tires... you know how the parent things go... i'd like 17's, OEM Si rims, but no one is selling them local for a good price or anything w/new tires... i just never see deals local, so i figured just new tires will have to suffice, i'll buy rims that i actually want later

 

I am a really big fan of the Dunlop Direzza DZ101's. They lasted FOREVER for me, GREAT grip, and VERY cheap!

 

Those are awesome tires. Might wanna also check out the Pirelli Pzero Nero's. Slightly cheaper and grip a little better.

 

Nice Tires for the price they handle really well wet or dry on a 04 S2k Running
I also had prior to the ones im running now RE050's about the same **** as BFG

 

yeah i think i'm with tre on this. I read up a lot and have pretty much made up my mind about getting the michilin pilot exalto a/s(all season) They are supposed to be awesome in rain light snow and still stick well in dry conditions. They are also said to be extremely quiet and are rated for 45,000 miles. Basicly the best performance/weather compromise. A little pricy for me though. I'd check these out if your looking for all seasons.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...A%2FS

 

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my parents paid for the tires (x-mas), they're not soo keen on the idea of buying rims with used tires... you know how the parent things go... i'd like 17's, OEM Si rims, but no one is selling them local for a good price or anything w/new tires... i just never see deals local, so i figured just new tires will have to suffice, i'll buy rims that i actually want later</TD></TR></TABLE>

"dealer-take off" means that they were taken off by the dealership when the car was sold because the customer wanted to put a different type of rim on, etc. that means that the rims and tires will be new. i bought my si rims w/summer tires brand new for $400+shipping, which is going to be even less than the money you spend on tires alone. shop around on ebay a bit, i know a lot of people on h-t sell takeoffs. pm tre and ask if he has anything, or if not that, put a WTB here: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1825770

gl

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nm_Civic_DrVr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah i think i'm with tre on this. I read up a lot and have pretty much made up my mind about getting the michilin pilot exalto a/s(all season) They are supposed to be awesome in rain light snow and still stick well in dry conditions. They are also said to be extremely quiet and are rated for 45,000 miles. Basicly the best performance/weather compromise. A little pricy for me though. I'd check these out if your looking for all seasons.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...A%2FS</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah my dad was recommending i should have gone with michelin, but can't really go wrong between michelin and bridgestone, both are great brands.

like i said above, my parents are buying me the tires for x-mas, if i bring up "new rims and tires" blah blah, it's just gonna be a no go. believe me i'd like to get off these 16" really bad...

i'm thinking of just trading + cash for some 17" rims once the tires get here and just wait to mount them... but iono if that's going to happen... seems as if no one is interested at all in the new 06 ex rims.... like the black sheep of honda rims or something

thanks for alls your input!

 

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can't really go wrong between michelin and bridgestone, both are great brands.

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Exactly As long as you know that much the rest just comes down to which TYPE of tire you want -- All season, summer, etc, etc

 

I wish my parents would buy me tires

Let me know what you wind up getting... I'll be needing some tires in a few months.

 

from the sound of your driving habit (75mi/day) youd better get something with long tread life.

 

I got either the Pole Positions or the G009.

Either way I got the decent Potenzas.

I've had them on my car for almost a year now, and I must say, it's night and day. It's still not as grippy as a good set of summer tires, but my cornering speeds shot up by a lot, I get traction much earlier (no burnout!) and braking is better as well.

They're noisier than the stockers but after a week you won't notice the difference. I drove 800 miles in one day on these tires and I wasn't bothered by them...

On a 2000 Accord 4 cyl, that's a lot of improvement

I run 215/50/17's.

 

I worked at Les Schwab for 2 years so I got some good advice for ya. I would run a Toyo Proxes 4 I ran them previosly on my 04 focus and put 35,000 miles on them in a year and still had good tread life when I traded the car in. I love them so much all year round that I now have them on my Si and they are a high performance tire also.If you can have them siped it will improve all aspects of lateral movement such as braking and accelerating and it also keeps the tire running at a cooler tempature wich will assist as far as tire life is concerned. hope I was of help. oh and for referance I dont work for les schwab anymore but they have the absolute best warranty and service around.


Modified by 20strong at 10:14 AM 12/21/2006

 

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thats good to hear. i've always been one to go to americas tires.. so i'll have to check that out.

thanks for the information.

i got the tires in the other day... was trying to work out some trades but fuq it... 06+ civic EX rims are the black sheep of honda rims... no one is interested in these things, seems like you have to PAY someone to take them from you, so i'm just gonna rock the new tires and save up for something else in the future...

i'll be getting them mounted and balanced probably at the beginning of the year, still got easily another 3,000 to 5,000 left on the fronts.

i'll take pics for you guys, show you what i'm working with

thanks again for everyone repsonse!

 

I have a brand new set of 07 Si wheels and tires that have less than 700 miles on them if you are interested. I will ship them at your cost.

 

i'd love to take you up on that offer, but i don't have the cash, hence why i asked for tires for x-mas

unless your willing to hook a brotha up with a deal, PM me