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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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which tires to go with help?

hello i have a question for your guys, i just bought new wheels, 9.5 +12 for the front and 10.5 +12 in the rear, i was thinking about getting 245/35/19 in the front and 275/35/19 for the rear. what kind of tires would you recommand me to go with? im looking to spend an averge of 200$ per tire

im almost positive to go with the Hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110

any other opinions
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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The v12s are not a bad choice. But the sidewalls are on the soft side. I would go with Vredestein sessantas. Amazing grip in wet and dry. Quiet and responsive.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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deepdriver- i have a good deal on the nitto extreme zr nt 555, you know anything about them?
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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+2 on Vredestein. I ran them on my old coupe and they are great.
My friend them on his 335i as well and he loves them too.

I'd definitely look into those.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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deepdriver- i have a good deal on the nitto extreme zr nt 555, you know anything about them?
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unfortunately nitto's have never fared well in tire comparisons/shoot-outs that I have seen.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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well i have a good deal on the nittos for the rear, would it be fine if i go with the nittos in the rear and get 2 245/35/19 Vredestein for the front? two different set of tires but i think it should work
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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sure it will work if your goal is simply to get from point a to b. I personally wouldn't push performance limits with that configuration.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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Yokohama S-Drive is a much better value.
Toyo T1R is next if you can go a little higher.
I have had Nitto555, Bridgestone, Toyo T1R (on my widebody G35 currently), Vredestein (on my G coupe now) Vredestein wears out the fastest. I spun out with these tires at 65 mph in the rain in November 2010. No, I'd not recommend this brand if you're driving in the wet weather IMO.
check Town Fair tires....they are not bad at all.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:30 PM
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I had 2 diff sets on my rims previously.
I had Hankook in the rears, falkens in the front.

I replaced all of them just now for the coming warm weather with Michelins all the way around (same brand etc).
I kept the falkens though since they were still about 70-80% good - just some moderate toe wear.

Damn alignment finally done tomorrow . Don't want me new tires to get chewed up.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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Continental ExtremeContact DWS, I will have these on my car for the rest of its life. Quiet, smooth, great summer and winter traction, wet as well. Also 50k warranty and sub 200 a tire.

Sold.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gang unit
Yokohama S-Drive is a much better value.
Toyo T1R is next if you can go a little higher.
I have had Nitto555, Bridgestone, Toyo T1R (on my widebody G35 currently), Vredestein (on my G coupe now) Vredestein wears out the fastest. I spun out with these tires at 65 mph in the rain in November 2010. No, I'd not recommend this brand if you're driving in the wet weather IMO.
check Town Fair tires....they are not bad at all.
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looks like you're in the minority. There is a nice review on page 3. Take a look where those T1R's ended up.

https://g35driver.com/forums/wheels-...ome-tires.html
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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I have no complaints on my Nitto iNVO's I've had them for about 2 yrs now and they've treated me well. I have raced them, driven in rain, stretched them and these tires can handle it all. If I were to recommend any Nitto tire brand it would be the iNVO
 
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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^ I thought about Invo's until I saw this C&D tire comparison where they pulled a second to last 8th place.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
 
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 01:50 AM
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the hankook evo12's are good for the money.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Deepdiver
^ I thought about Invo's until I saw this C&D tire comparison where they pulled a second to last 8th place.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
Interesting.. But Im not going to track my car and for a daily use they're perfect I will probably end up buying another pair after these wereout
I guess the real question here is what do you need these tires to do for you op?
Daily use,Track use, passenger style use, and/or stretching them?
 
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