What's the best tire out there for your money

[REdOX]

I'm looking at new rubber soon (225/35R18) and want to know what the best brand/model there is out there for performance on wet/dry and also the best value for your money.

P.S. I'm not lucky enough to live in Cali so it should also perform well below 15 degrees C.

[autxr]

Does it need to perform well in the snow?

Bridgestone S-03
Yokohama AVS Sport
Michelin Pilot Sport
Pirelli P-Zero

Not sure if any of those come in your size, but those would all be at the top of my list (likely in that order).

Scott

[nyoneway]

For the money I would say Felken Azenis, otherwise Toyo Proxes T1-S has a little more dry grip than the S-03.

[REdOX]

I won't be driving it in the snow so it doesn't have to be all season.

I want one with a good tread life too. I don't want to be having to replace them in at least 4 years.

[Peab0dy]

4 years on a set of tires? Maybe if you drive 3000 miles/year...

[HilfigerCelica]

Originally posted by Peab0dy
4 years on a set of tires? Maybe if you drive 3000 miles/year... :werd:

[REdOX]

I've been driving my car for 3 years now and I still have the stock rubber on.... If you don't drive the hell out of it it is possible. (32,000+ km's)

[LoCore]

I really like my S-03s. Bought mine at Tirerack.com.

[HilfigerCelica]

Sumitomo HTR ZII is a good tire with excellent traction for the money. Read the reviews
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&width=205%2F&ratio=50&diameter=16&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&performance=MP&performance=UHP&performance=HP&speed_rating=VR&speed_rating=WR&speed_rating=YR&speed_rating=ZR

[Peab0dy]

Well, 32k kilometers is what .. around 20k miles? That's about the rate that I go thru the ubiquitous Kumho 712s. So yeah I think you could get 3 years then without any trouble on a lot of tires, and 4 if you took it easy.

[liquid]

Yeah I have the Sumitomo HTR ZII and I am very satisfied. Great tire, great price.. got them from Sascha at Edge Racing (the sponsor here)...

[NSX_GTR_LM]

i have the sumitomos. They are the best for the money IMO. I had kumhos before, and now i have the sumitomos, and they blow the kumho away. I ot mine from tirerack.

[masq]

how about Toyo FZ4's?

[masq]

i'm in the process of getting 225/35/19's for my car right now, and it's supposed to be one of the best tires you can get for the money.

[REdOX]

Anyone like Yoko Parada Spec-2?

[Jesse IL]

Originally posted by REdOX
Anyone like Yoko Parada Spec-2?

TRASH! Paradas are for looks, not performance. Get Toyo T1-S if you want the best bang for the buck. I have S-03 Pole Positions myself.

[REdOX]

Is that from experience? Or just from word of mouth?

[kabal57]

id be interested to know the noise levels for the tires you guys suggest above..
Any of them have a super low noise level like the stock yokos?

[LoCore]

Originally posted by kabal57
id be interested to know the noise levels for the tires you guys suggest above..
Any of them have a super low noise level like the stock yokos?

I'd swear the S-03 PP's are quieter than the stock Yokos. BUT, I'd worn the Yoko's down so far they might have been noisier than usual.

YMMV...

[Marv]

Originally posted by Jesse IL


TRASH! Paradas are for looks, not performance. Get Toyo T1-S if you want the best bang for the buck. I have S-03 Pole Positions myself.

This man knows what he's talking about.

[MfS]

Dunlop SP-8000 maybe?

[nyoneway]

Toyo T1-S are VERY quiet tires. Possible one of the most quiet MAXIMUM Performance tires out there.

[kkrkeith7]

S0-3, Toyo T1-S, Yokohama AVS, Michelin Pilot Sport (expensive), S0-2

[Pinoyspd17]

i had the yokohama a520s for a couple years on rims i had before...theyre repped to have Real good traction in wet weather....z-rated also....bout $115-$120 each for 17s through discount tires...

[Matty P]

Hey LoCore,

What size tyres are you running? It looks from your sig like you've got the stock GT-S rims.

I was told that S-03's would not be available in 205/50/16 - at least in Australia. Isn't that the size that the US GT-S runs?

The guy at Bridgestone Australia suggested that I try GIII tyres instead. He said that they were almost as good as S-03's but are more suitable to daily driving (ie. quieter and last longer). They are going to be available in my size.

Matty

[HilfigerCelica]

Matty P, try tirerack.com. You can get the S-03's for like $130 a piece in 205-50-16.