im gettin some 205/40/16

what should i get, i had nitto 455's they lasted a year but that was probably 40,000 miles so i want some new better tires--something a little more grippy maybe

any suggestions something in the $60-90 per tire range


dont tell me to search im in a time crunch here and i dont have time to search the archives besides all i got was classified ads when i did a search

 

get 205/45/16's.. im dropped about 2.7" and it rides very well.

 

Get the tire I have...just look in my sig

 

For the money, you can't go wrong with Kumho Ecsta 712's . They are a waaaay better tire than the Nitto 450's.

david

 

i just got Dunlop FM901's in 205/45/16. so far so good.

 

01SilverGSR: they don't make the tire in the size.. the last time I checked they made 205/55/16.. I wanted to try out the S-03's but it would be too tall

jmx: I went w/ 205/45/16... look into Dunlop SP9000's I love them... if your on a budget you can also look at the kumho ecsta supra 712 or Summitomo HTZR II's.. theres also the new Dunlop FM901's

 

my *** that's 2.7", I hope you meant 1.7"

 

2.7" haha the wheel would be tucking into the fenderwell wouldn't it? my car is on Eibach Sportlines and Koni yellows and it looks a bit lower ... yeah maybe he meant 1.7"

 

ahh.. my bad.. its more like 2.3~2.5"

when i first dropped my car.. it was around 3 something inches. the ride was unbareable. i think my i have the coil thing up 12 notches.

 

Well for your price range the Kumho Supra Ecsta 712's are the best bet for the money bc they give very good grip and handle very well in the rain too. And i know for a fact they are made in your size bc i have those on my teg. Try www.tirerack.com or www.discounttiredirect.com

Good Luck on whichever you may purchase.

 

A lot of people are liking the Yokohama Parada Spec 2 tires right now. Rates pretty high at TireRack. I myself ride on Kumho 712s b/c of the price.

 

If I were you i'd pick up some yokohama's parada spec 2's and or BFGoodrich KDW2 they both are made with silica. Making it last just as long as a 50k mile tire would as to most high performance tire would give you 0-30k mile warranty and also gives bad *** wet and dry weather performance. I have had both and love them. I switch off and on. For the price I'd get the yokohama's spec 2.

 

50K miles on performance tires? hmm I've never had a set of Yokohama parada (1st gen) or spec 2's so I'm not sure.. any1 can confirm or deny this? it seems kindof far fetched... anyway if I'm not mistaken the Kumho Ecsta Supra and Dunlop SP9K is made of silica too and they sure don't last 50K...

 

Kumho 712 if you on budget if not get others as mention above.

 

go with what's reasonable. there's no way parada's will last you 50k miles. unless it's a trailer queen.

 

get 205/45/16..parada spec 2...good tires for the money!

 

thats what I'm sayin.. 50K miles is A LOT.. some passenger car/sedan tires don't even last 50K let alone performance tires... I've gotten about 20K out of my 1st set of Dunlop sp9K's... 25-27K each previously out of BFG and Nittos 450s...

 

Trust me...you don't want Kumho 712's if you want "grip." They're better than those Nittos, but there are better tires out there.

People seem to like the Parada Spec-2's a lot...a drastic change from the issues of the original Parada. You might also want to consider the Yokohama AVS ES100 in 205/45-16 size. They're pretty new, but they look like another great tire for the money. Any Yokohama "AVS" tire should have exceptional grip.