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tires...

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:41 am
by WANGAN_X
i was wondering what everyone thinks the BEST tire is... this can be broken down into three categories

Cost,Performance,Life

i have heard alot of autoxers swear by azenis

i have heard nothing bad about

Kuhmo MX's
Yokohama Advans/Parada Spec 2's
Bridgestone RE750/850's

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:27 am
by FT_SELGP
I cannot chime in with useful information here as I don't have much experience with street tire choices; but I am ramping up as well since we have more than few STX/STU cars to prepare for next season. So, I'd appreciate the information as well :)

On the other hand, pretty much all tire companies are coming up with new models, so you should not make any buying decisions this early for next season; unless you have to. We'll know more about tire model early next year.

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:16 pm
by WANGAN_X
one of my auto x buddies told me that he picked up hoosier s03's in 17" form for 500$ delivered.

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 4:57 pm
by FT_SELGP
Yes, there was a sale on them as production of them stopped :)

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:03 am
by ElZorro
Bummer, S03 was the tire I had picked out...

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:42 am
by ButtDyno
elzorro wrote:Bummer, S03 was the tire I had picked out...
Hoosier S03's are quite a bit different than Bridgestone Potenza S03 Pole Positions :)

One is significantly better in the rain and lasts a lot longer :)

The (Potenza) S03's are miserably overpriced and overrated IMHO. They're good but it's almost $200 a tire mounted and balanced for 17's. You can get some excellent tires for a lot less. Pzero Nero, Kumho MX, Azenis, F1 DS3, or if you are not driving hard on them, get some good all seasons.

john