Which ones would you go with?

http://www.onlinetires.com/user/vehi...allbrands.html

98 acura integra GS
16 inch
daily, some road and auto x
I live in AZ so a little sticky
want them to be cheap but not more then about 65 each

 

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That link contains 21 pages of tires, including mud terrain truck tires.

 

Really when I click on it, it's only 5 pages of 205/45/16s.

 

Probably because your computer has those cookies saved for when you searched for that size. You should just list a few you're considering.

 

I see, they have:

kuhmo ecsta asx for 52 each
federal ss595 for 55 each
nankang ns-2 for 55 each
nexun n3000 for 57 each





205/45-16 HANKOOK VENTUS HRII H405 86H


Retail Price: $70.21/each
Sale Price: $58.51/each Brand: HANKOOK
Part #: 1004769
Size: 205/45-16
Speed Rating: H

Type: -
Load Index: 86
Load Range: XL
Sidewall:
UTQG:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7





205/45-16 KUMHO ECSTA AST 87H


Retail Price: $70.71/each
Sale Price: $58.93/each

 

they have proxy 4's for 365 shipped i think.

 

You're in the same boat I'm in. I do some autox, daily drive. I ended up with Yoko S Drives. Just got them yesterday and have put on 200 miles. Initial impressions are good. We'll see how it goes from here on.

Discount Tire Direct has your size for $95/tire shipped, and $40 MIR with 4 tires, so $340 shipped. (Free shipping).

I've heard good things about the AST's. I'm sure others will chime in.

 

They have some achilles for 43 each, but not sure I trust those little new tire companies.

 

I've had crappy tires before due to my frugality (read: cheap), like some Nankang's and some no name I can't even remember. I hated every mile. It's worth the extra $50 or $100 for the better tires. Especially if you'll be autox'ing. Safety concerns are there, too, both structually and performance-wise (you don't want to play slip n slide in the rain or even taking a corner a little fast). You'll be spending the next 20-40k miles on these tires. The extra cost ends up being pennies a day. Go for the good tires.

 

Toyo it is then.

 

Just FYI, I called my local Discount Tire with that quote from Disc Tire Direct and they still honored it there. At first, they were going to give it to me for that price, but still charge tax on top of that. I asked what, then, is my incentive for going with them instead of ordering online, getting free shipping and paying no tax? They agreed and gave it to me for the same price out the door (still charged me for mount/balance, of course).

BTW, not sure if you're going with S Drives, but they're Yoko's, not Toyo's. :p

 

Except Toyo Proxes 4 tires are crap. Just complete, crap.

Loud once partially worn, prone to tramlining on the freeway, absolutely terrible wet acceleration/cornering traction (but decent wet braking), poor responsiveness, and they start to squeal long before you even get close to breaking traction cornering.

My review of them anyway...

 

Thanks. What about t1r?

 

110 bucks each on onlinetires.com

Yeah I will pass on yoko s drives, I heard those get really loud too.

 

If I were in AZ, I'd be tempted to run RE11's.

 

I want them to last and be quite too.

 

70 bucks off 4 michelin's. What are some good michelins?

 

I think you're asking too much from a tire. Performance tire suited for autox that's quiet and lasts a long time.....at $65.

My set up:

Daily drive tires with occasional auto-x -- Yoko S Drive
Auto-x/track -- RE11 on (haven't decided on rims)
Winter -- Goodyear snow tires w/ steelies

Great performance year round and tires suited for each different purpose. Set up lasts quite a while, too.

 

Actually after I heard that proxy 4's are crap at 85 each, guess I will spend more and get some good ones you know?

 

I see you edited the first post to provide the extra information.

First of all, you shouldn't even be considering all-season tires. All-season tires are designed to grip okay on snow and in frigid cold as well as in moderate to warm temperatures; in exchange for that additional flexibility, they don't grip as well as summer tire in moderate to warm temperatures, even on wet pavement. Since you are looking for at least some decent performance, you should be looking at summer tires, NOT all-season tires. So you can eliminate the Kumho ASX, Kumho AST, Hankook HRII, and Toyo Proxes 4, all of which are all-season tires.

The 16" sizes that are best for your car are either 205/45-16 or 215/45-16.

There are basically two kinds of summer tires you can get. There are supersticky tires which offer great grip (excellent for autocross) but they are expensive and they don't last as long (figure 15-20K miles); the Tire Rack calls these "extreme performance summer tires". And there are longer lasting summer tires which offer decent grip (not as good as the previous group, but still decent), and last longer (figure 25-40K miles) and are less expensive; the Tire Rack calls these "ultra high performance summer tires" (also "maximum performance summer tires"). Because you are concerned about how much you're paying, you're going to want those longer lasting summer tires.

The best tires in this group are the Yokohama S.drive and Fuzion ZRi, which are $88-90 in 205/45-16 at the Tire Rack. If you are willing to accept slightly lower performance in exchange for a lower purchase price, consider the General Exclaim UHP or the Dunlop Direzza DZ101, which are $74-76.

If you decide you want to try the supersticky tires, I recommend the Kumho Ecsta XS in 215/45-16 ($94).

Stay away from those off-brand tires (Nankang, Nexen).

 

Thank You very much nsxtacy, I have decided to go with the fuzion zri.

 

354 shipped to my door! Nice!