Tire Opinions Wanted

[Sharkroy]

Please rank the following tires 1st, 2nd & 3rd preference. All very close in price for a set of 245/35/19 & 275/35/19. Only ones I can afford so no need to suggest Michelin PS2s

Nitto 555

Hankook V12

Falken 452

Thanx !

[Tukeeg35]

well i dont know much about the hankook's or falken's but i am currently running Nitto 555's on my rears and they made such a big difference over my stocks!! Until i got my osiris tune that is.....now i just have way to much fun with them

Bottom line, the 555's can handle abuse, but i live in AZ so it might be different somewhere that gets a lot of rain..

[aaalsadah]

I've OEM 19" on my G and I have Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus 245/35/19 front and
255/40/19 rear. I really love those tires and highly recommend them for both wet and dry roads.

[Blue Dream]

Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta

Same price range, superior tire to all 3

[gary c]

Keep in mind what's between you and the road may save your life! It's not necessary to buy PS2s, Michelin makes very good tires that are affordable, go the www tirerack.com and check out the selection/prices. That's the only brand I'll ever use on my cars....
Gary

[tragedycat]

Originally Posted by Blue Dream

Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta

Same price range, superior tire to all 3

I hear they wear out very quickly and have a horribly thin sidewall, any truth to that?

[littleitaly38]

Nittos are great tires. I run a set of 315 Nitto D/Rs on my cobra for the rear and the Nitto 555 up front. I use to run Nitto 555s all around until I needed more grip. But they were great until I just needed more.

So my vote is Nitto.

[Sharkroy]

Thanx for the opinions so far.

Actually the car has the Vredestein Ultrac Sessenta on the front now, which are pretty well feathered/worn on the inside. The previous owner liked the cost of them, however, said they got really noisy as they wore on. The rear has Nangkangs which I've never liked either.

Just bought the car today, so I'll post pics after a proper detail and with the new tires/refinished wheels after I get back from SEMA .


'05 DG Coupe 5AT, Nav, Sirus, premium & sport, spoiler, 48k. Bought for $16,000 - Good deal?
06 Civic SI for sale

[gary c]

When you're buying tires pay close attention to the wear rating. I've run tires that were great in dry and wet (very wet) conditions but the set only lasted 10K miles the wear rating was 140....cost $1200. Whatever you buy make sure the rating is at least 240 and not over 300, going too hard and your G won't handle at all!
Gary

[SVTCOBRA]

Originally Posted by gary c

When you're buying tires pay close attention to the wear rating. I've run tires that were great in dry and wet (very wet) conditions but the set only lasted 10K miles the wear rating was 140....cost $1200. Whatever you buy make sure the rating is at least 240 and not over 300, going too hard and your G won't handle at all!
Gary

Also understand that the wear rating is not standardized/uniform across brands.
They are only useful when comparing tires of the same brand.

I have Yoko Avids on my G Sedan and daughter's 00 Max.
I run Yoko S-Drives on my G Coupe.
Have been VERY SATISFIED with the brand!!!

[G Nasty23]

Nitto Neo-Gens.... vvery afforddable and made for cars
with camber to wear evenly. great tires.

[gary c]

Originally Posted by SVTCOBRA

Also understand that the wear rating is not standardized/uniform across brands.
They are only useful when comparing tires of the same brand.

Standardized or not, my point was not to buy a set of tires that wouldn't last few years. When those Bridgestones rated at 140 only lasted a year I was pissed at myself for not being aware and TireRack for not mentioning it when I ordered them. I've been with Michelin's ever since on my previous Z and my G35.....I do have GoodYear's on our Corvette! Gary

[mgmarsh39]

Originally Posted by SVTCOBRA

Also understand that the wear rating is not standardized/uniform across brands.
They are only useful when comparing tires of the same brand.

I have Yoko Avids on my G Sedan and daughter's 00 Max.
I run Yoko S-Drives on my G Coupe.
Have been VERY SATISFIED with the brand!!!

+1

I had s-drives on my 350z and loved them. They made a little road noise, but were very smooth. I also like the AVS sports *not sure if they still make that tire though*.

Very affordable and a great tire!

[SDGenius]

i have Yoko S.drives in those exact sizes and i love them.

[SVTCOBRA]

Originally Posted by gary c

Standardized or not, my point was not to buy a set of tires that wouldn't last few years. When those Bridgestones rated at 140 only lasted a year I was pissed at myself for not being aware and TireRack for not mentioning it when I ordered them. I've been with Michelin's ever since on my previous Z and my G35.....I do have GoodYear's on our Corvette! Gary

I completely understood your point.

I was only trying to clarify what the wear rating is used for.

I didn't want a member to compare wear ratings across brands. (This was/is my point.)

I was astonished when I saw that my friend had gotten almost 100K miles on his tires AND the wear rating was less than 200. I'm thinking it was around 140 or 160. Anyway, I asked him how he could get that kind of mileage with such a low wear rating. So, he educated me on the wear ratings.
(My friend is a retired heavy truck shop supervisor, master truck & auto mechanic and now teaches part time at a local tech school for fun.)