tire choice
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From: abington MA
tire choice
ok i need good tires, sctratch that i need great tires. my ride has been held back for too long because of grip. i can't launch the car, i cant turn the car, i feel unsafe at speed. i need something that will be good everywhere. i am not a complete moron i don't need tires that are great in snow or rain cause i don't drive like an idiot in the snow or rain(just in good weather). so i have narrowed my choices down to these
Dunlop
sport 9000 sp
Goodyear
Eagle GS-C
Eagle F1 GS-D3
Eagle HP Ultra Plus
Michelin
Pilot Sport
BF Goodrich
G Force T/A KDW
Bridgestone
Potenza RE750
Firestone
Firehawk SZ50EP
if none of you like anything here point me in the right direction
and if you could the best place to get them
Dunlop
sport 9000 sp
Goodyear
Eagle GS-C
Eagle F1 GS-D3
Eagle HP Ultra Plus
Michelin
Pilot Sport
BF Goodrich
G Force T/A KDW
Bridgestone
Potenza RE750
Firestone
Firehawk SZ50EP
if none of you like anything here point me in the right direction
and if you could the best place to get them
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Joined: Sep 1998
Posts: 8,319
From: US 1 Mile Marker 52 in the Florida Keys
i've had the firehawks on my past two cars...
LOVE THEM!!
un-godly grip in wet and dry
heard GREAT things on the Eagle F1 GS-D3
either one you shouldn't be dissapointed with
LOVE THEM!!
un-godly grip in wet and dry
heard GREAT things on the Eagle F1 GS-D3
either one you shouldn't be dissapointed with
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Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 1,445
From: Seattle, WA
I loved my SZ50 EP's. I decided on them over the slightly cheaper (but a bit less treadwear) Potenza 730's due to reports of road noise being a bit harsher.
I've got 285 GSC's right now, but they don't have nearly the grip the SZ50's did. (per the butt-o-meter).
If it were me (and it will be in a few weeks), the list would look like this:
The Michelin Pilot Sport is up there with Pzero's and Goodyear F1 Supercar tires I believe. High prices, low tread life, and don't even blink in the rain... but I think they have a whole range of Pilot Sport tires to choose from (like the KD, KDW, etc... thing BFGoodrich does).
I've got 285 GSC's right now, but they don't have nearly the grip the SZ50's did. (per the butt-o-meter).
If it were me (and it will be in a few weeks), the list would look like this:
- Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
- Firestone Firehawk SZ50EP
The Michelin Pilot Sport is up there with Pzero's and Goodyear F1 Supercar tires I believe. High prices, low tread life, and don't even blink in the rain... but I think they have a whole range of Pilot Sport tires to choose from (like the KD, KDW, etc... thing BFGoodrich does).
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Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 1,490
From: Tampa Florida
Ive got nitto drag radials on the back if your looking for the most straight line traction while keeping the car going good around corners and in the rain.
I run RE730's up front. Noise isnt really a factor cuz i have exhaust. They hold good.
Nittos in the back dont give me the security in a turn like the RE730's but i can still take them hard.. Car will understeer before it oversteers.
2.33 60 foot times with RE730's 275/40/17
2.00 60 foot times with Nitto drag radials 275/40/17
This is with road racing shocks and suspension
I run RE730's up front. Noise isnt really a factor cuz i have exhaust. They hold good.
Nittos in the back dont give me the security in a turn like the RE730's but i can still take them hard.. Car will understeer before it oversteers.
2.33 60 foot times with RE730's 275/40/17
2.00 60 foot times with Nitto drag radials 275/40/17
This is with road racing shocks and suspension
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