tires
#1
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Just curious if anyone in the metroplex has been satisfied with any tires besides s-02's and s-03s.
Need new rear tires pretty soon and wanted to see if i could pay less than 200 per tire.
Thanks for the responses in advance!
Need new rear tires pretty soon and wanted to see if i could pay less than 200 per tire.
Thanks for the responses in advance!
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As a street tire, I like the Kumho 712 a lot. Not as much grip as the S02 (or the Hankook RS2) but very good response feel (as good as S02 and much better than RS2.) For 17" applications, the Kumho MX rocks, but isn't available in the correct sizes for 16" last I checked.
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ES100s have an infuriating mushy sidewall and/or tread squirm. Definitely not recommended.
If you go with the Kumho MX (recommended tire) on stock rims, then you have to choose a 225/50/16. Most people will tell you this is a bad thing since the S-02s are abnormally wide, but the MX has a listed section width 0.1" larger than the S-02s. Tread width is not listed.
If you go with the Kumho MX (recommended tire) on stock rims, then you have to choose a 225/50/16. Most people will tell you this is a bad thing since the S-02s are abnormally wide, but the MX has a listed section width 0.1" larger than the S-02s. Tread width is not listed.
#7
Originally Posted by dat s2k,Jan 4 2006, 12:43 PM
I want to try the Pirelli Nero M&S when my tires get lower tread.
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#8
Kumho MXs or Falken RT615s have been OK, but not as grippy as the S2000-spec Bridgestones IMHO. Hankook RS2s have been well-reviewed in the magazines but I've heard +s/-s from the high-skill / high-PAXing drivers.
#9
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Originally Posted by Clovis,Jan 4 2006, 03:42 PM
I had the Nero on my S2000 and couldn't wait to be done with them. The grip was even less than the ES100 and turn-in was very sloppy.
#10
Originally Posted by SpeedxRacer,Jan 4 2006, 06:28 PM
Hard to believe anything has less grip than the ES100. I had them for a little bit and got rid of them with less than 1000 miles of use on them.
I have the Kumho 712's on my wife's Maxima and like them.. may have to reconsider them but in a brief test drive in an S2000 some time ago I was disappointed in their performance. I heard a rumor that they were being phased out but it seems TR has them at a good price so I may go there.
Mark, do the RS2's have too soft a sidewall? I drove a guy's Mazda with them and they felt good but not being used to the car I really could not judge.
I am open to ideas and would not mind hearing opinions on the Fuzion ZRi if anyone has tried those.