are these tires any good?

[Tom03es]

^^I'm done with any type of all season Falken as well.

 

[Egprotege5]

I have a set of Kumho Solus KH16's and they seem to do fairly well. The grip is decent, but the treadware is great, so far. They are relatively inexpensive as well (around $72/tire). It does really well in the rain and snow. I don't know if you will have to worry about snow in CA as much as I do, but it's worth noting. Proteges seem to do okay in the snow, but if you see any kind of serious snow, you need a set of snow tires. If you are looking for performance, go with the Ziex or get into a DOT rated racing tire.

 

[ItsSlow]

Ziex tires suck for performance..

 

[Nightmare]

10/32 is average for a UHP tire, where most all seasons start at 12-13/32

truck tires and suv tires are average 15/32.

Are you trying to say that BFG tires offer very little in the means of dry grip? They have the highest g-force rating in thier class of tire (hence the name, g-force).

BFG only makes performance tires now, street, rock climbing or baja.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgapp/index.jsp

I think that these tires arent talked about on these forums, because the average member cant afford a good UHP tire. It's hard not to be broke now a days.

550 treadwear with 10/32 tread depth! OUCH! I think the tires I put on my wife's SUV have about these same specs. These are in a different class of tire than most tires talked about on this forum. These tires will damn near last the life of the car while offering very little ultimate dry grip. Alot of people on this forum are willing to sacrifice tread life for grip- at least I know I am.

 

[Tom03es]

The Falken Azenis, basically the "best" high performance street tire on the market, comes new at 8/32nd tread depth. And if you want the tire to be even faster, you get the tire shaved down to something like 3/32nd. Deep treaded tires experience tread squirm which heats up a tire and causes loss of traction.

Are you trying to say that BFG tires offer very little in the means of dry grip? They have the highest g-force rating in thier class of tire (hence the name, g-force).

Yeah, basically.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=UHP
And I'm not even seeing any 550 treadwear UHP g-force tires. But generally, a higher treadwear number means less traction (in any condition) in favor of long life.