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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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hey guys...its time for me to change my tires and im looking for a type of tire thats soft and light weight ?
does anyone know which brand will be good or what kinda of tires.

its going on a 1998 honda accord OEM rims EX

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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by PurpleAccord88
hey guys...its time for me to change my tires and im looking for a type of tire thats soft and light weight ?
does anyone know which brand will be good or what kinda of tires.

its going on a 1998 honda accord OEM rims EX

thanks
Congratulations; you may be the first ever to ask this question.
I can't conceive what you're trying to accomplish, but I doubt you'll find an already compiled database for this information.

Traditionally, savings in unsprung weight (for handling purposes) have revolved around substituting alloy wheels, cross drilled brake rotors and aluminum bodied Brake calipers.

Unless you've got a hankering for driving the Alaska tundra and need high flotation tires, I'd fixate on another route.

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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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great!

thanks for the info.
which tire brand you think suits daily driving all season tires ? Kuhmos , Falken , Michlegin tires
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by PurpleAccord88
great!

thanks for the info.
which tire brand you think suits daily driving all season tires ? Kuhmos , Falken , Michlegin tires
I'm partial to either Yokohama's or Toyo's myself.
The Yokohama Avid T4 would be a good all-season performance radial
The Toyo Proxes 4 would be the second choice

A great tire which has served me well has been the Toyo Spectrum All-Season. 130k and they still have the original injection nubs.....

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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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michelin pilot exalto's or goodyear eagle GT's are good too. ive had both
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PurpleAccord88
great!

thanks for the info.
which tire brand you think suits daily driving all season tires ? Kuhmos , Falken , Michlegin tires
I used to be partial to B.F.Goodrich Radial TA'a. Great tire line at the time until they were bought by a Michelin / Bridgestone consortium.
Michelin has always been the better of the three, Bridgestone never appeared interesting in other than touring examples, and Goodrich I haven't a clue...
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by donaldadams
michelin pilot exalto's or goodyear eagle GT's are good too. ive had both
i think goodyear is better
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 07:20 AM
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Go with Falken, price wise Falken are great tires in general.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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I don't think there is a better tire for equal money than Kumho.

Not sure what you are trying to achieve with lightweight tires, but a lot of companies are making low rolling resistance tires that are supposed to help with fuel mileage.
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