Hey guys, im debating buying a set of SSR type X rims on 205/55/15 Direzza's.

Just wondering if these tires are any good? Your experiences

Thanks

 

They're pretty good tires. If I were buying tires, I would get the Kumho SPT instead, as the SPT is slightly better in most ways and usually slightly cheaper (depending on size). But the DZ101 is a good tire too.

The DZ101, like the SPT, is a summer tire, which means it's fine on dry and wet pavement in moderate to warm temperatures. You might not want to use them to drive up to Whistler to go skiing in winter.

Is 205/55-16 the right size for your car? Remember, just because it's the right size for one car, doesn't mean it works on another car.

 

Hey, Im not actually buying the tires, tehy are coming on the rims i want. they have 90+ % tread left, so obviously im just going to leave them on, just wanted to hear some reviews.

I find it funny how u Chicago'ian knew about whistler. Regardless, i have winter tires especially for nov-feb, so these will be my summer tires.

I drive an Em2, and stock cars run on 195/60/15, right now i have 205/50/16's, these are 205/55/15's <-- Note 15". So i figured they were as close to stock as i can get.

 

Yeah, they're a bit smaller in diameter than stock, but not too bad. If you're getting 'em with the wheels, go ahead and use them. But when it comes time to replace them, I would go back to 195/60-15.

 

I think ill try to step up to 215/50's or 225/50's

I drive a 2001, so they will fit

 

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I thought the stock 2001 Civic EX uses 185/65-15...?

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I drive a 2001, so they will fit</TD></TR></TABLE>

The only tires that come in 215/50-15 are really crappy.

And 225/50-15 will probably rub.

 

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I thought the stock 2001 Civic EX uses 185/65-15...?

The only tires that come in 215/50-15 are really crappy.

And 225/50-15 will probably rub.
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O really? i thought they were 195/60's. My mistake.

225/45/16's have already been done without rubbing, maybe ill try them ( it was lowered 2"

 

im running them currently, they are not a bad tire. The tread wear seems to be lasting really good, but the traction is mediocure (sp?) and they dont get tracton for **** in the rain.

my back slid out on me in the rain the other day.

6.5/ 10

 

This shop owes me some store credit & said they'd mount these tires(new of course) in place of my old Nitto 450's which are worn. Will I see any improvement in a street tire or should I pay the difference for something better? My old tires are 215/35/ZR18 on RacingHarts btw....so yea, Summer tires, but wanting more meat; maybe 225/35?

 

ive had direzzas since 2005 when they were first introduced

use em to daily on and i have used them to autox in the wet... they are great tires for the money...

still have a good amount of tread left... they are a lil loud now that the read has gone down but nothing to crazy

its been

 

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Lots of questions there.

It sounds like you are not planning to use these tires in winter, correct? The reason I ask is, the Nitto NT450 is an all-season tire, whereas the Direzza DZ101 is a summer tire. Summer tires won't grip well in winter, especially on snow, so they're not recommended. However, any decent summer tire will grip much better than the NT450 the rest of the year. (See below for recommendations.)

For your '99-01 Prelude (that's what you have, right?), the stock size is 205/50-16. With 18" wheels, you can go either 215/35-18 (0.6 percent smaller diameter than stock) or 225/35-18 (0.5 percent larger than stock). I don't know if 225/35-18 will rub; probably not, but it depends on the width and offset of your wheels.

Assuming you're not planning to use these tires in winter, here are your best options among summer tires:

225/35-18 Goodyear F1 GS-D3 $185
215/35-18 Pirelli PZero Nero $147
225/35-18 Avon Tech M500 $137
215/35-18 Avon Tech M500 $109
215/35-18 Kumho SPT $97

IMHO these are listed in order of performance as well as price; you could go with any of these options and get good value, as each is the best in its price range. The one option I wouldn't get is the Avon in 225/35 - not that there's anything wrong with it, but if you're going to pay $112 more for the 225/35 size, you may as well pay another $40 for the PZero, which is a better tire. The Goodyear is better still, but it's more money too. Which one of these to choose? That depends on how much money you're willing to pay for better performance.

I would NOT recommend the Dunlop Direzza DZ101 in 215/35-18 for $111, since it's not as good as the SPT or the M500, but costs more than either one.

What brands does the store carry (the one where you have store credit)? If they don't carry all of these, there may be other choices (not listed) that are better than the DZ101.

 

i used these tires and liked them alot i also recomended them to my buddy and he loves then on his crx. we both used the 205/50/15s