View Poll Results: What type of tire do you roll on?
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So which tires do you prefer?
#16
11-19-2007, 04:55 PM
Originally Posted by redlude97
I've always been happy with the couple pairs of bridgestones and falken's I've run over the years. Will like be going Falken 452's when the time come around to replace my current 451's
#17
11-19-2007, 05:02 PM
#18
11-19-2007, 05:09 PM
#19
11-19-2007, 05:15 PM
I'm swapping out for the snows in a couple of weeks,and then getting my tires flipped and I'm hoping to make it through the next summer before purchasing new tires. so it'll be a while before I make the switch. I don't drive much either like you, so I don't even know when I'll need new tires.
#20
11-20-2007, 08:02 AM
Originally Posted by Hi-Tech_G
Everyone seems to use Blizzacks for the Winter months.
#21
11-20-2007, 08:05 AM
#22
11-20-2007, 08:09 AM
Originally Posted by ttrank
I have had Nitto, Falken and Toyo's on my car. Right now I'm giving the Kumho SPT's a try.
So far I agree that the Falken's were very nice. The Nitto's and the Kumho's have more grip but are not as nice for daily driving. I like how wide the Kumho's are; they are almost square on my 10" rears with a 275/30. The Falkens were very stretched looking in the same size.
So far I agree that the Falken's were very nice. The Nitto's and the Kumho's have more grip but are not as nice for daily driving. I like how wide the Kumho's are; they are almost square on my 10" rears with a 275/30. The Falkens were very stretched looking in the same size.
#23
11-20-2007, 08:10 AM
#24
11-20-2007, 09:38 AM
Originally Posted by DRG35R
I was using stock sized Blizzacks on my stock wheels, but found them a bit rough and noisy on dry pavement which is waht we have here the majority of the time. We don't really have a lot of snow in MD and I don't drive the car in heavy snow, so I switched to Michelin Pilot A/S. Just in case I get caught out in the freaky weather we can have here.
#25
11-20-2007, 09:46 AM
Well with the way the flurries have been popping up here in Boston who knows what kind of Winter months we are going to have 
Originally Posted by DRG35R
We don't really have a lot of snow in MD and I don't drive the car in heavy snow, so I switched to Michelin Pilot A/S. Just in case I get caught out in the freaky weather we can have here.
#26
11-21-2007, 09:38 AM
Originally Posted by Hi-Tech_G
I know there a lot of pros and cons and facts and opinions about tires. I just want to see what the members on G35driver.com prefer. Are you more for the name, performance or both when it comes to choosing your tires? What type of tires are you currently running on or have ran on? What do you like about them? What do you hate about them? I have had 18's through 20's and have run on several different brands of tires. Thus far I must say I like the Falken FK452's. They are very quiet and feel very aquainted with the roads. I also like the Toyo T1R's for the same reason plus they are less costly but you get a good quality tire.
#27
11-21-2007, 09:47 AM
#28
11-21-2007, 10:27 AM
#30
11-21-2007, 09:09 PM
Not wanting to go just based on the theories of a few folks here, I went to Epinions.com and Tirerack for reviews from numerous folks and testing by the Tirerack pros. The so-called crappy Kumho's mentioned above actually scored just as well as most tires costing 2X more. Kumho's were <$500 installed (225/50/17 with a V rating): Michelins, Bridgestones and other big name tires would have been >$900 with the same ratings as found in the sites mentioned above. I've now got >10,000 miles on them and they're quiet, smooth, have great grip, have even tread-wear and perform extremely well in wet and dry pavement. Don't so well in the snow... but then again, few performance rires do.
My advice- read TireRacks and Epinion's reviews, plus Consmuer Reports to get a more "research based" reviews.
My advice- read TireRacks and Epinion's reviews, plus Consmuer Reports to get a more "research based" reviews.