I have Falken ZE-502's 195/50/15 as my spring/summer tires, they have a very good dry/wet grip. I've been happy with these tires so far, with a 320 tread wear rating they'll last a while also. I have about 10k miles on them and still looking good...
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If you want to spend money Bridgestone SO-3s is what you want. I'm currently almost done with my falken ZE-502s. They've been great up until this point. It's scary driving on the freeway in the rain with bald tires hydroplaning all over the place, but they've been good grippy tires until now like I said. I have some yokohama es-100s waiting to be installed. Got these because the price was right, and they have good wet and dry grip from the reviews I've read
i work in a tire shop that handles many different tires. but we sell alot of kumho, and toyo.
ive noticed that the kumho usually always have a problem, and come back for either vibration, or radial pull. and wear excessively fast. i personally dont like the toyo, because of problems ive seen with the sidewalls cracking, same with the nitto, since they are basically the same. on my car, i went with the falken ze 512's 205-50-15. so far they seem to handle great, and ride better than the 502's i had on an older car. they are only h rated, though, so if you want a stiffer sidewall, id go with the 195-55-15 v rated. same height, just a ilttle more expensive. but the 205's will last longer, and are wider, which in my opinion makes up the difference. personally, id go with the falekn, or bridgestone. stay away from the kumho though. especailly the 711. those are made for people that want rims, but dont care about handling, or performance.
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You mentioned wet. So go for the Dunlop SP-9000. The Potenza isn't a bad choice either. You don't see porsches, ferrarris, vipers, and corvettes in Toyos, Sumitomos, Kumhos, and the like.
Originally posted by tim's 95 se-r i work in a tire shop that handles many different tires. but we sell alot of kumho, and toyo.
ive noticed that the kumho usually always have a problem, and come back for either vibration, or radial pull. and wear excessively fast. i personally dont like the toyo, because of problems ive seen with the sidewalls cracking, same with the nitto, since they are basically the same. on my car, i went with the falken ze 512's 205-50-15. so far they seem to handle great, and ride better than the 502's i had on an older car. they are only h rated, though, so if you want a stiffer sidewall, id go with the 195-55-15 v rated. same height, just a ilttle more expensive. but the 205's will last longer, and are wider, which in my opinion makes up the difference. personally, id go with the falekn, or bridgestone. stay away from the kumho though. especailly the 711. those are made for people that want rims, but dont care about handling, or performance.
i have 17's on kumho 711's, and in my opinion....the handling is great.....the ride feels kinda bumpy but handling is good
I also have falken tires up front 205/40/17. THe back tires are some company called Rage. I really like ride with the Falkens. Excellent handling and the ride is not bumpy.
I wasn't very happy with my purchase of Nitto 450s. My Falken Azenis handled much better and didn't squeal as much on hard turns.
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to find my opinion on street tires. I think your list is woefully incomplete and underachieving.
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