so i'm in the market for some 225/45/16 tires for my 4th gen lude. tires need to have the best grip i can have but last longer than my previous Hankook Rs2's and cost the least amount. by accident i happen to come across these:

http://www.ec-securehost.com/O...N3000

very cheap and i've read some good things about them:

http://www.elisetalk.com/forum...28361

anybody ever run these?

should i just the pay the extra and go for the avs es100 or falken 452's? i'd go with the kumho spt's but i can't find them in that size.

 

1. Nexen tires are crappy tires.

2. 225/45-16 is going to rub on your car. You need 205/50-16.

You can't have the best grip, longest lasting, and lowest cost all in one tire. Pick two.

For a long-lasting tire with the best grip, get the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, $117/tire in 205/50-16.

For a long-lasting tire with a lower cost and still pretty good grip, get the Kumho Ecsta SPT ($73/tire in 205/50-16), Yokohama ES100 ($72), or Avon Tech M500 ($81).

 

hmm..on the prelude forum TONS of people are running 225/45/16's and are lowered more than I am. some are even running 8" or wider wheels too. oh, forgot to mention that i'm on 16x7 rims with 40 offset. i've ran 215/45/16's with no problems.

i figured since i don't wanna buy a super sticky tire that doesn't very good wear that i'd buy a tire that's slightly less sticky but a little wider to hopefully slightly compensate for the loss in grip.

nsxtasy, you actually try the nexen tires?

 

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It won't. Width doesn't make any significant difference in a street tire. And if you buy a crappy street tire, well... Let's just say, I can guarantee you that the SPT, Avon, and ES100 in 205/50-16 will give you better performance than the Nexen in 225/45-16.

Have you read the previous topics about Nexen tires in this forum?

 

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i figured since i don't wanna buy a super sticky tire that doesn't very good wear that I'd buy a tire that's slightly less sticky but a little wider to hopefully slightly compensate for the loss in grip.

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That is a big misconception! People think that wider is better but not when it comes to street tire. Wider vs Compound which do you think would win?compound! By having a wider tire all you are doing is paying more for a tire that will not grip any better at all. Also you will get slower acceleration, speedometer and odometer are going off and you will rub. Also you won't gain better traction!

You want better grip get a better compound! Don't lie to yourself that wider is better!

Remember this :

Compound&gt;Wider Tires

 

i searched on this forum and haven't heard many results on the nexen tires but googled it to find a quite a few pleasant responses.

i'm confused: if wider tires don't help grip then why do high end sports cars run such wide tires?

also, anybody run the toyo t1-r tires? i can get them for 96 bucks a tire.

 

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High end sports cars also run top-of-the-line tires. The differences in traction due to the quality of the tires are far, far greater than the differences due to treadwidth.

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They're okay, about as good as the SPT and Avons I previously mentioned. Nowhere near as good as the Goodyear F1 GS-D3, which costs only a little bit more.