Yokohamma Parada Spec-2

[bigj884]

i am in the market to pick up sme new tires for my rx-8 rims and was looking and found these.....decent price and great performance....

i was just wondering if anyone was running these tires...or have used these tires..

basiclly just looking for comments on them...and if anyone has knowledge of these tires...and used them...about how many miles did you get out of them???

thanks

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=9

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I ran them on my Eclipse GT when the spec-2's first came out...I wasnt impressed w/ them at all...

 

[bigj884]

yeah but that was on an eclpise...

not the best car in the world.....handling wise

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

mine was (glare) every suspension part you could have, it was on there...

yeah but that was on an eclpise...

not the best car in the world.....handling wise

 

[bigj884]

ok anymore complaints....commments.....ideas

what would u suggest then??

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I really liked the Nitto-NT555

 

[bigj884]

tirerack.com does not sell nitto tires.... chief

 

[CTt3P5]

tirerack.com does not sell nitto tires.... chief

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireProductCategoryDetailBrnd.do?tpc=NITHZ4&tp=Passenger%2FPerformance&tc=NITHZ3

I have ordered my last four sets with them and have been very happy. My last set (Kumho's for the P5) I even paid $28 more than another website that was offering a rebate. The guy couldn't match the rebate but did what he could to price match plus I have dealt with them and know they have outstanding customer service.

As far as the Parada's, I have read that treadwear is horrible and traction is great. Wish I had some personal experience to share.

 

[Boston5761]

tirerack ftw!

 

[CTt3P5]

tirerack ftw!

haha...I did call them too and they wouldn't move on price....DTD was willing to so they got my business....once again....(first)

(peep)

 

[vindication]

I loved my spec 2's. excellent in dry and in wet. would buy again.

 

[bigj884]

how was the tread wear on them???

 

[winty87]

the parada's were on my car when i bought it at 58xxx miles and i'm at 85xxx now and there pretty worn down. Excellent tread wear and traction even with them on their last couple thousand miles. You can really push these tires, i've rarely broken them loose and on the times I did i was going almost triple the posted speed around the corners. I love them. But i'm switching over to BFG's G-force

 

[bigj884]

bump keep the comments and other ideas comin

 

[stdntDrvr]

i had them on the mp3...they lasted around 15K...grippy as hell, imo...but damn the noise when they wore down...my car sounded like a truck on off-road tires. i'm now on g-force sports and i have no complaints.

 

[winty87]

i had them on the mp3...they lasted around 15K...grippy as hell, imo...but damn the noise when they wore down...my car sounded like a truck on off-road tires. i'm now on g-force sports and i have no complaints.

Yeah, my tires are making that noise too, it starts at like 10 mph and goes away at 25 mph

 

[Mmmmmken]

I'm suprised to hear that some don't like them...

I have a set of 215/40-17's on mine, and for summer I LOVE them! Pretty decent in the rain also. I'll be going back to stock wheels and a set of Hankook's for the upcoming winter months

For me, a big thumbs up.

 

[Allen]

Looks great (hard to miss the design if you see them at the stop lights), summer tire on dry surface is wonderful, tread life is above average, wet traction is so-so... I seemed to have less confidence with them in the rain... but I'm not sure if I have a lot of confidence with any 40's tire in the rain.

 

[bigj884]

so far these are looking like a really good tire to buy...any other comments

 

[bigj884]

bump