Tires :)

[Mischief007]

Basically I'd like some opinions on the Summer tires you folks have used. My Alero came with "Good-for-a-year" Eagle RS-As or something like that. Well they are already spinning in the rain and with the mileage I put on the car I'll probably be through them in mid-summer.

I'd like to get good tires but NOT something that will break my bank??

I heard the Toyo Proxes are extremely sticky and will pick everything up from the road. The Kumho Ecsta 712s sound good to me though.

[Cliff8928]

I absolutely love my Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires. Excellent traction in the rain!

[Mischief007]

Originally posted by Cliff8928@Apr 23 2005, 08:54 PM
I absolutely love my Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires. Excellent traction in the rain!

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Heard good things about those too. Can't remember the price on them but I don't think they were a bank breaker either.

[jabartram]

I'm on my second set of Cooper ZEON 2xs, they are incredible tires, but they are performance tires! and i drive hard so i only got aprox 30,000 miles out of them, with no problems! and they stick to the road like melted bubblegum, in wet or dry!

kuhmo ecsta's stick really well but have minor road noise.....nothing annoying though......nitto 450's dont stick quite as well as the kuhmos but were supoer quiet......

I had my heart set on a set of proxes T1-S's. But we discontinued my size and couldn't get them. Soooo, we just started carying the Cooper brand so I got the most agressive street tire I could get. The Zeon 2XS. Like jabartram has.
Everything he says is true. They will handle everything you throw at them (except snow mabey?). They're quiet too. They look awesome. I paid $84 per tire and got paid to put them on. Best money I've spent yet on the car!

AA traction rating, A temperature rating. Treadwear 280.

They have an H rated that looks really cool, but I don't know too much about it,
and we don't have any at the shop so I don't have any experiance with them yet.

I almost like the way the tread looks on the H rated tire better than the W rated.
But, I wouldn't trade out the 2xs.

Originally posted by Mischief007+Apr 23 2005, 08:17 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mischief007 @ Apr 23 2005, 08:17 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Cliff8928@Apr 23 2005, 08:54 PM
I absolutely love my Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires.Â;-) Excellent traction in the rain!

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Heard good things about those too. Can't remember the price on them but I don't think they were a bank breaker either.

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Another great tire! Will probably brake the bank though! I could have gone with those, but even with my discount thay would have been alot. Over $500 easy
I paid around $340 for the zeon's!

[Cliff8928]

For my 17" wheels, as i remember, the tires were $162/ea - That's hardly a bank-breaker.

Oh, and if you need an all-season, I would recommend the Continental ContiExtremeContact.

[BLK03GXS]

For low pro's cheepest is best haha

[Mischief007]

Originally posted by Cliff8928@Apr 24 2005, 09:11 PM
For my 17" wheels, as i remember, the tires were $162/ea - That's hardly a bank-breaker.

Oh, and if you need an all-season, I would recommend the Continental ContiExtremeContact.

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No all-seasons for me. I will have a dedicated set of winter tires, no question asked. I've had a set of winter tires on my Cavalier and they performed really well.

[cherrington17]

i'm looking for a decent set of winters. my stock ones are still decent, but don't work worth poop in snow. (cheap but good snows)

[Mischief007]

Originally posted by cherrington17@Apr 24 2005, 09:44 PM
i'm looking for a decent set of winters. my stock ones are still decent, but don't work worth poop in snow. (cheap but good snows)

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On my Cavalier I had the Cooper Weathermaster tires and they did a great job. Great tread life too.

For my 17" wheels, as i remember, the tires were $162/ea - That's hardly a bank-breaker

Almost everything's a bank breaker for me!!!!!!!!

I really like the Kumho ecsta ASX I just put on with my new 18" rims, they handle really well, better than the 712.
If you want the ultimate performance for dry and rain, get the BFG G-Force T/A probably a "bank" breaker, but they are top of the line tires!

I like my Kuhmo Ecstsa Supra 712's better than I liked any Nitto, Falken, Goodyear, or Firestone tire that I have owned. They are awesome on wet pavement, and even better on dry pavement. Plus, the price is really reasonable on tire rack.

[jabartram]

Originally posted by |Rev|@Apr 24 2005, 09:42 PM
get the BFG G-Force T/A probably a "bank" breaker, but they are top of the line tires!

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thats what i'm getting next year, after the rest of my mods.

Originally posted by jabartram+Apr 24 2005, 09:04 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jabartram @ Apr 24 2005, 09:04 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-|Rev|@Apr 24 2005, 09:42 PM
get the BFG G-Force T/A probably a "bank" breaker, but they are top of the line tires!

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thats what i'm getting next year, after the rest of my mods.

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it's probably what I will put on my stock 15's for the track

[Redog]

I have Sumitoto HTR+'s I bought off tirerack.com

Very cheap and good tires

[Mischief007]

I did some research today and the Cooper Zeon 2XS are $169 CDN each, Kumho Ecsta 712 are $149 each and the Fuzion Zri are $144. Will probably go for the Coopers..

[johny_boy32]

I have had my toyo proxe 4's on my wheels for two days and I am impressed beyond belief. These tires are amazing and grad the road like you wouldnt believe.