Tires for AP1 Wheels $500 or under.
03-13-2010 | 12:02 PM
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What about the Kumho Ecsta ASX? I have no experience with this particular model, but all other Kumhos I've tried I've liked. $80 per tire. 420 treadwear suggest a longer life, but at the expense of some outright grip of course. I can only assume they'll do just fine in wet and cold weather as well.
03-14-2010 | 10:38 AM
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And the stickie strikes AGAIN!
The best 225s are a significant UPgrade versus the 245s you were on.
With Star specs you will DEFINITELY get MORE grip than with any 245 street tire available.
The Star Specs in 225 are significantly grippier than the 245 RS2 in the dry, and approximately infinitely grippier in the wet (I've run them back-to-back)
225 Star Specs are a serious upgrade over 245 RS2's.
And of course the stickie should die...
Originally Posted by Bloodred,Mar 13 2010, 11:44 AM
You have almost no options left in 245/45/16. I know because I spent the last 2 weeks looking for a decent tire in this size. All I could find were Continentals, Fuzions, and Toyo T1Rs (hard to find, and not that great from what I hear). I ended up buying a set of AP2 wheels since there are way more options in 17" and I didn't want to downgrade to 225s.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the RS2 was the last good option in 245/45/16 and it's discontinued. Now you can either run 225s in the rear or buy new wheels.
If you do end up getting 225 rears, go with the Dunlop Z1 Star Specs, they're fantastic tires and probably as much or more grip than you'd get with a less sticky 245.
If you do end up getting 225 rears, go with the Dunlop Z1 Star Specs, they're fantastic tires and probably as much or more grip than you'd get with a less sticky 245.
The Star Specs in 225 are significantly grippier than the 245 RS2 in the dry, and approximately infinitely grippier in the wet (I've run them back-to-back)
225 Star Specs are a serious upgrade over 245 RS2's.
And of course the stickie should die...
03-17-2010 | 09:38 PM
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I've got an '02 model with 52K miles on it. Daily driver, never on the track, North Carolina weather. I just put my 6th pair of tires on the rear, so here is my experience, fwiw:
Bridgestone S02 (OEM): 225/50 lasted 16K miles (front lasted 25K)
Bridgestone RE750: 225/50 lasted 9K miles, looked a little narrow.
Bridgestone S03: 245/45 cost > $200 and lasted 6K miles (front lasted 26K)
Dunlop Sport Maxx: 225/50, lasted 8K and looked fine, performed fine.
Kumho ASX: 225/50, cost about $80, lasted 12K miles and looked fine. But these are the only tires I ever spun out on -- twice, on wet pavement.
Goodyear Eagle GT, 225/50, look really nice.
Forget the business about needing 245/45s. Other than those first replacement Bridgestones, the rest were plenty wide at 225/50.
The Kumho and GT are asymetric tread rather than directional. But I just made an 800 mile road trip in off and on rain, and had no problem at all. (Granted, the GTs are brand new.)
The GTs are V speed rated, not W. But I don't guess that really matters unless I'm going to drive over 130 mph down I-85. The only other difference is that you actually have to move the wheel a little bit to change lanes. With the S02s and S03s on the front, all I had to do was think about it!
I hope that somewhere in the info above, there is something helpful.
Bridgestone S02 (OEM): 225/50 lasted 16K miles (front lasted 25K)
Bridgestone RE750: 225/50 lasted 9K miles, looked a little narrow.
Bridgestone S03: 245/45 cost > $200 and lasted 6K miles (front lasted 26K)
Dunlop Sport Maxx: 225/50, lasted 8K and looked fine, performed fine.
Kumho ASX: 225/50, cost about $80, lasted 12K miles and looked fine. But these are the only tires I ever spun out on -- twice, on wet pavement.
Goodyear Eagle GT, 225/50, look really nice.
Forget the business about needing 245/45s. Other than those first replacement Bridgestones, the rest were plenty wide at 225/50.
The Kumho and GT are asymetric tread rather than directional. But I just made an 800 mile road trip in off and on rain, and had no problem at all. (Granted, the GTs are brand new.)
The GTs are V speed rated, not W. But I don't guess that really matters unless I'm going to drive over 130 mph down I-85. The only other difference is that you actually have to move the wheel a little bit to change lanes. With the S02s and S03s on the front, all I had to do was think about it!
I hope that somewhere in the info above, there is something helpful.
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