I am looking for a 16" high preformance tire for dry weather but dont know what to buy

The car is a turbo EG and is only driven when it is nice out and is just a fun car not my daily driver. I am not really into drag racing, the car is set up for going out on the many winding back roads where I live.


With that said what would you guys recomend? The current tires are 205/45/16 kumo ecsta supras (which blow goats, they were on the wheels when I bought them)

The 205/45/16 seemed like an odd size when I tryed to look up a set of azenis they didnt have it only:
205/40/16 - which seems like a very thin side wall or
215/45/16 - which im not sure if they would rub??? car is lowerd on koni/GC


any help would be appreciated!

 

205/40-16 is the correct size for pre-96 civics.

If you want the best for dry and you are willing to sacrifice longevity and wet performance then the Falken Azenis Rt-615 is probably meant for you.

 

So 205/40/16 is the right size? just seems like they might look like rubberbands lol I will have to search for a pic.


Is any one out there running the 215's on an EG? wondering if they would rub

So every one preaches about the Azenis but is there a compareable tire that might last a little bit longer? I dont drive the car often but wanted to take a trip from cali to washington and back this summer up the coast and dont want to burn up 1/3 of the tires life doing it

 

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Put on 15" rims if you are worried then.


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So every one preaches about the Azenis but is there a compareable tire that might last a little bit longer? I dont drive the car often but wanted to take a trip from cali to washington and back this summer up the coast and dont want to burn up 1/3 of the tires life doing it </TD></TR></TABLE>

The Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 is apparently almost as good in the dry, better in the wet, and will last longer.

The Kuhmo Ecsta SPT is a very good bang for your buck tire.

 

old man neri is giving you good advice here.

205/40-16 is the best 16" size for your car. The Falken Azenis RT-615 is available in that size and is a great choice for a high-horsepower application like yours. However, treadlife is short (10-12K miles is typical).

If you want a longer-lasting tire (20-40K miles) with similar performance to the Azenis on dry pavement (and much better in rain), the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 is a great choice. It's not available in 205/40-16, but it's available in 195/45-16, which should work fine on your car. (205/45-16, which you're using now, and 215/45-16, are a bit too big in diameter for your car - those are the sizes for Integras and '97-00 Civics.)

 

Ok thanks for the advise, I looked into the Eagles but I could buy two sets of falkens for the price of the eagles lol


I will proably go with the 40 series if I get the falkens, any other tire suggestions?

 

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Keep in mind that the Falkens are even more expensive than the Goodyears, when you take into account the fact that you will need to buy them 2-3 times as often. You just don't spend it all at once, up front.

If you really want to get cheaper tires, you can - the Kumho SPT offers great "bang for the buck" - but for a high-horsepower application like yours, I think it makes sense to spend more money for a better tire like the Azenis or the F1 GS-D3. (And no other street tire even comes close to these two tires in performance, at least not in the sizes you need.)

 

Yea I had a set of the SPTs back when I daily drove the car and didnt care for them. Didnt really notice any difference between them and the proxie 4s that I dailed before and they wernt that great imo either.


Thanks for the advice I will most likely go with the falkens since the car only gets driven in the summer months any ways. If there dead at the end of the summer I will just deal with it next spring lol