Best replacement tire brand

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

The whole size issue has been discussed enough. (deadhorse
What I want to know is what brand to replace my tires with. I'm at 18k and they are going to need it soon. I am not overly concerned with how long they last as long as it is at least as long as the factory tires. I want something that handles really well in the dry, obviously, but has decent rain characteristics too. I'm in NC near Raleigh so I'm not worried about snow so much (plus if the weather is that bad I'll borrow the wife's Ram). I would really like to find a price bargain so I can spend money on other stuff.
Thanks for any help.

 

[udontknowjack]

dunlop direzza sport z1

 

[dtlmunkey]

Sumitomo

Hey,

I used to live in Raleigh as well, but just moved down to GA. The weather here is about the same, so this might help. I replaced my stocks with Sumitomo HTRZ-II tires about six months ago. Aside from increased road noise, they're nice. The best part is that from tire rack, I got the set for under $300(205/50-17). The dry and wet traction are pretty good, and with about 8,000miles on them, the tread still looks great. I'm not into auto-x or anything, but they do like the curves. For daily/spirited driving, I give them 8/10.(they could be quieter)

 

[Dream]

Im looking at getting Falken tires, FK-452 or the RT-615.

 

[GoFast]

i would shop around tirerack for the best prices and either order from there or take your car to discount and they will price match

 

[major error]

For our cars, I really think it's a buyer's market. You really can't go wrong with any of the performance choices...

I had good experiences in the past with Dunlop performance tires on my truck, and the Direzza was given very high marks when our autoX group tested them last fall.
After that, I'd suggest something Kumho, given all the positive feedback I've heard. I think I'll be getting a set of Ecsta SPT when it warms up...

 

[Dream]

Also the Toyo Proxy 4 is a good tire.

These guys have some of the best pricing I have found...

https://www.edgeracing.com/

 

[Sacrilicious]

dunlop direzza sport z1

+1

for summer tires, the direzzas are REALLY hard to beat for the price! the only other tire i would use over them is the potenze re-01r...it gives a better ride, so that's important to me as well...=d

 

[silverspeed03]

BFG KDW-2's

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

Armed with your suggestions, (thank you) I went web searching for tires. I found out that Summer tires are not recommended for driving in near freezing temperatures. I had assumed that they are Summer tires because they suck on ice and snow, but apparently there is more to it than that. I don't worry much about a little ice or snow, but it does get plenty cold here, so the temperature issue now has me concerned. So I looked at all season performance tires and found these, which by description sound like a pretty good performance tire that can be used year round for a decent price. Anyone have any experience with
BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S
or know someone who has them?

 

[jville]

Some more good options are the nitto Neo-gens. Awsome wet and dry tractions, Proxes are f'ing amazing but pricey, Kumho ecsta AST are also an excellent but affordable tire. If you search my posts you'll see some tire prices or give your size and i can let you know what your basicaly looking at so you don;t get ripped off.

 

[fasteract]

Not the exact size I wanted but OK for my RX8 rims...TireRack has Potenza S0-3 Pole Positions in 225/45-18 for $115/each while they last..mine just arrived. Have had them before..a good summer tire and also great in the rain..better than the RE-50's...larger grooves for water dispersion and great dry traction once you wear them in a bit. Can't beat the price..about 1/2 what they usually go for since they are discontinued. Discount Tire Direct says they will be having one of their great discount specials around tax time, April 15th.

 

[jville]

Too bad your not in north florida i'd say come to the shop and i'll hook you up with employee pricing.

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

Too bad your not in north florida i'd say come to the shop and i'll hook you up with employee pricing.

I'm always looking for an excuse to take a drive, but that would be stretching it even for me. Thanks for the offer though.

 

[major error]

It's pretty obvious, but the whole reason for summer/all-season/winter distinctions is to point out optimal temperature operating ranges.
Part of the physics of tires involves forcing the tread compound into the pavement to generate friction/grip. (Ignoring snow/rain & tread patterns) a summer tire will absolutely suck in winter since it will be rock-hard and cannot push into the small imperfections of the road surface; conversely a winter tire will be far too soft to capitalize on its grip and will wear at a considerable rate.
The all-season compromises and tries to cover a broad average of driving conditions--they're ok so long as they don't need to operate in temperature extremes

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

Not the exact size I wanted but OK for my RX8 rims...

I noticed that on most tire site search engines our stock size comes up pretty thin, results-wise. The next closest in terms of not throwing off your speedometer is 235/40 which comes up with lots of options, but they don't all fit our stock rims. It would just break my heart to be "forced" to go to a wider tire...

 

[jville]

Even if you go up a width size and down a profile size your only looking at about a 2% difference in diameter which might be 1-3mph difference at 60.

 

[MS3-oholic]

for summer tires, the direzzas are REALLY hard to beat for the price! the only other tire i would use over them is the potenze re-01r...it gives a better ride, so that's important to me as well...=d

If you go to tire rack, the Direzza Sport Z1 test results were very close the the RE-01R, and even had better numbers in the wet. These are the next tires I'm buying for sure.

 

[2ManyCars]

I really like my BFGs.

 

[udontknowjack]

Direzza Sport Z1 is about $60-70 bucks less than re-01r each....no brainer