i am looking for something that will give me traction on the street in a boosted gsr eg. i bought two avon tech r's street slicks in 205/50/15 got them for a deal, $70 for two but i am not sure if i should mount these or sell them if there is more street grippy tires that i should be looking at. my homie with the same setup was having traction problems with his avons. i was thinking bout some azenis or some nitto 555r's. input?
peace!

 

R compound tires, including the Avon Tech R and Tech R-A and the Nitto 555R, are generally not good for street use. Aside from the high cost and rapid treadwear, the big problem is that they are designed to reach maximum grip when hot, after a fast lap around a racetrack, and they never reach that temperature on the street. You're much better off with today's best "extreme performance" street tires. In 205/50-15 for an Integra, these include the Bridgestone Potenza RE-11, Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec, Yokohama Advan Neova AD08, Kumho Ecsta XS, Toyo Proxes R1R, and Falken Azenis RT-615K. If your car is a '92-95 Civic, you're probably better off getting 195/50-15, which you can get in the RE-11, Star Spec, and R1R. These are the stickiest street tires you can buy.

 

thanks!! ive been hearing about the r1r but have had trouble finding it. what website would you suggest?

 

For most brands besides Toyo and Falken: http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp

For Falken (and to comparison price the other brands): http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/home.do

And, of course, there is always your trusted local mechanic who should be able to order pretty much anything if you ask.

 

thanks! i put the two avons on craigslist for $170. is that a fair price?

 

I think the Avon is a poor choice for street use.

Discount Tire does not carry Toyo tires, but these places do; you'll probably find that the lowest prices are at Treadepot, Tiredeals4less, and Treadzone:

U.S. CA AIM Tires http://www.aimtire.com 707.938.9193
U.S. CA Les Schwab http://www.lesschwab.com
U.S. CA OnLineTires.com http://www.onlinetires.com 877-465-8473
U.S. DE Sports Car Tire http://www.sportscartire.com 800-752-TIRE
U.S. GA Treadepot http://www.treadepot.com 888-421-TIRE
U.S. IL Frisby Performance Tire http://www.frisbyracetire.com 800.798.7201 or 1.847.244.7050
U.S. IL TireDeals4Less.com http://www.TD4L.com 888-598-9200
U.S. IL Vilven Tire http://www.vilventires.com 800-251-0017 or 888-77-KUMHO
U.S. MD Radial Tire http://www.radialtire.com 301-585-2740
U.S. NY Phil's Tire Service http://www.philstireservice.com 845-429-8943
U.S. PA CJ's Tires http://www.cjtire.com 610-404-0224
U.S. PA The Tire Shoppe http://www.thetireshoppe.com 866-208-6551
U.S. PA TreadZone http://www.treadzone.com
U.S. SC Bob Woodman Tires http://www.bobwoodmantires.com 843-571-2277
U.S. TN Appalachian Race Tire http://www.racetire.com 865-681-6622
Canada BC 1010tires.com http://www.1010tires.com 888-825-MAGS
Canada BC TireTrends.com http://www.tiretrends.com 877-920-TIRE
Canada QC Talon http://www.talontire.com 514-337-0833

 

good looking out!!

 

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tires/toyo/home.do

No R1Rs, but some of the others.

 

That's a VERY limited selection and doesn't even include their other performance tires. My guess is that Discount Tire is carrying only the Toyo tires that come as original equipment on certain cars.

Also note that those are from the "bricks and mortar" Discount Tire stores, not their Discount Tire Direct internet mail-order site.