i need new tires and i don't know what to get. i have done various searches and get people saying that the kumho ecsta 712s suck and i have people praising them. currently at discount tire they are like 80 bux i think...i'm not sure the exact price. neways i have a friend that is telling me to get the kumho ecsta mx tires are those good?? what are some other good tires that possibly get?? i want it in a 205/50/15 size. thanx

 

Definately Azenis if you want bang for the buck but if you want to spend more, get s-03's.

 

discount tires...by phone or the physical store. i ordered tires from them through phone, its cheaper that way

 

Get the cheapest tires you can for street tires and a set of wheels with race tires if you want to do competition events.

Street tires are only there to keep your wheels from hitting the ground IMO.

You'll come to appreciate tires that last a long time once you start using R compounds on the track.

 

how much am i looking to spend?? where can i get those?

 

Tire Rack

 

S-03 http://www.tirerack.com
Azenis http://www.tires.com

 

yes i know of tirerack and i went there but i don't know which tires i should get. i don't have another set of wheels so i can't get a set of street tires and a set of track tires. i am looking for a tire that has better handling than the stock michelin tires , better grip, quieter, and will last longer if not the same. thanx

 

Both I suggest will.

 

so3's pole postion

 

huh? what does that mean?

 

That's the name of the tire.

 

why don't i see the tires on tirerack?? who makes them?

 

Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position
I just bought them. Sweet tires.

 

which azenis should i look at to get?? the potenzas are a pretty penny.

 

also how long do the potenza S-03 pole position tires last and how long do the azenis sport tires last? thanx

 

Depends on weather, driving style, road conditions.

You can't expect 'sporty' tires to last a long time.

 

SO-3s

 

potenza s03's ....hey does anyone know why they stop makin so2's?


[Modified by Majuniors_no_vtecfu, 7:06 PM 9/5/2002]

 

how many miles should i get out of either one if i drive normal, with occational agressive driving? 20k? 30k?


[Modified by LillDragun, 7:07 PM 9/5/2002]

 

maybe around 10k or less i think

 

you can't be serious can you?

 

rule of thumb.. if it's soft, sticky, and grips well, it probably isn't going to have a very long tread life(the amount of miles you can safely get out of it).. you trade the high performance for tire life..

 

so what would be a tire that would be compareable to the azenis yet has a longer tread life?

 

I have 7.5K on my original re010's. They probably only have 2-3k more on them. My current tire, 195/50 S-03's, they have about 15K on them and tons of tread. They are solely for daily driving. I'd say you can get much more than 10k out of the S-03's. I don't know from personal experience, but many here have said that the Falken Azenis will NOT last very long on the road... 10K may be a good estimate. Soft and sticky tires aren't made to last long, and long lasting hard rubber tires aren't made to perform like their soft and sticky counterparts. Personally, I'd get 195/50 S-03's. It's not worth the extra $$ to get 205/50, in my opinion.