what kind of tires to get?
 

i have a 95 max SE with the 15in rims. i was wondering what kind of tires are good to get. i wanted something with decent wet traction and good dry traction....something along the lines of Toyo TI-S or Kumho Ecsta Supras. maybe even the falken azenis.
what would you guys recommend???
thanks.

The concensus from what I've read here are the following:

Bridgestone RE950
Dunlop A2
Dunlop SP5000

Can't wait to get rid of my current tires in the spring.
Haven't decided which one to go to yet.

JP :)

I got Kumho and honestly...they are probably the best tire for the price. Wet traction is great and the dry is perfect. But why don't you wait until the spring to get new tires.

I have the SP5000 on my Max....love em....well as much as you can love a tire. BTW they are 225/60/15

225/60-15 is too tall. You should stick to 205/65-15 or 215/60-15.

I have Potenza RE950s, they rock!

i like me 225/40/18 kuhmo tires.... they look good... and they are very nice... just got them a month ago.. hope they last good...

225/60/15 is not to tall.

Overall diameter
205/65/15 25.5 (sp5000)
25.4 (a2)

215/60/15 not avail (sp5000)
25.1 (a2)

225/60/15 25.6 (sp5000)
25.5 (a2)

I have driven by the "machine" that the police have to show you how fast you are going and everytime my speedo is right on the money.

Do you need them to be all season?

How cold does it get where you live?


I second those Dunlop A2 Sports....
They are excellent tires.. perform very well in all weather, super quiet and very responsive..

I have Khumo Esctas (sp?) and they were good for the 1st 6,000. Now, i have a lot more road noise, and when it's been raining for awhile, wet traction is not as good as before. I am really dissappointed w/ the tire, b/c they look great. I just think you get what you pay for though b/c they are Z rated and only last for abt 20K if you are hard on them.

I found that my pirelli P6000 work great in rain and stick great on dry. They also seem to be lasting longer then most tires I've had in the past.

My friend who has a M3 only uses Kumho, he says they are the best tire for your dollar so it is all a matter of what you want to spend.

I didn't think the Toyo T1-S is available in a 15" size. I'm considering the Yoko AVS ES100 for next Spring. On Tirerack, they're listed at $78/ea. Traction=AA with treadwear at 280. (I take it you don't need these tires to deal with snow.)

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I've had them on for close to two months, and the wet handling is even better than the Potenza RE-730's I used to have. I don't think I could hydroplane them if I tried. Kinda pricey, though.

You could try going to Tire Rack and checking out peoples' reviews and ratings, too.

Are all these tires you guys are talking about all-season tires?

I have decent continental all-seasons on my car right now, and what I was thinking of doing was to get summer tires in the spring, and use the ones I have now as my "Winter" tires. The ones I have now, have decent tread, they just dont perform the greatest. What I want to get is a really good performance tire that is a summer tire that can also take the rain. What is a good summer tire for less than $150 each.

Thanks,
Dan

I have the Dunlop SP5000 they are a high performance all season w/z rated tire.

i live in chicago.
right now i have 225/60/15 of firestone firehawks.
came stock when i bought it.
i am right now i am leaning more towards the kumho ecstas.

NOT FLAMING or ARGUEING. I just want to make it known that it is difficult to compare treadwear ratings between brands, because each treadwear rating is independent by manufacture4r. There is no "standard" except w/in a particular manufacturer. They can give estimaes, bbuy yhere is not science where comparing, say, goodyears to michelins...

That said, the SP Sport A2s can be had for under $250 for the whole set of 4 if you get the price (w/ shipping) from tirerack and take it to a sears/NTB.

Thx for the info. I was not aware of that....until now! Since there exist so many global standards (e.g. time, distance, etc.), this issue of tire-wear rating seems to be sadly in the Dark Ages. It sounds like a case of "apples vs. oranges". :(

Exactly. you can make GENERAL comparisons, but one company may call it a 400, while that may only be a 330 on the scale of another company. Generally, the MORE tire models and types that the company sells, the more reliable the scale is. This is b/c the regulation holds that w/in a manufacturer, there must be a standard. There have been movements to standardize, and many tire companies will buy and test tires by other comapnies to do comaprisons, but there is no true "standard." I learned a lot by reading the "how to select tires" section on tirerack.com.