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Old 02-19-2008, 03:35 AM
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Its about time for me to purchase some new tires for the summer. Wondering what everyone else with a turbo/supercharger are running as far as tires.

Whatever the purpose may be.. whether its track/daily driver/weekend warrior
Wondering what everyone is buying

Its no secret that with a turbo traction becomes a serious issue.. and the #1 "cure" is tires. But some either cant afford or dont have the tools to have a set of track wheels/tires and a daily driver set.

Just wondering what everyone is doing.


I might be doing the same thing I did last year and running 225 Falken Azenis all the time. Might look into some BFGoodrich tires.
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Old 02-19-2008, 10:45 AM
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I am using BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT 225/45R-17, on stock rims. (Dezod turbo)
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watching.. I have toyo proxes that I need to test w/ my turbo, i wonder how much they hold.. Maybe I would try some Nitto invo after my proxes 4
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I have the 18" proxies and they rock. I could shred the stock 17's (yoko's) all day with the s/c, but the proxies want to really catch. I love em!
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I use a set of Potenza Re070's that I purchased used from a buddies STI. These are available quite often for fairly cheap used and they stick like glue. I think they are way better than the Azenis which are known to get "greasy" when hot.
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BFgoodrich KDW 2 G-force 225/40/18

love them
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BF Goodrich KDW T/A g-Force ( 225/40/18 )

love em... buy em... and no im not biased :D
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Originally Posted by PlayinWithFire
BF Goodrich KDW T/A g-Force ( 225/40/18 )

love em... buy em... and no im not biased :D
the drag radial or the r1 radial? edit nevermind saw the KDW haha

yea KDW were my 2nd choice.. I wanna try out something different so ill probably get em. And they look sick
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225/40/18 Fuzion ZRi. They are the old potenza re 750s. True story.
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bump. im going to be buying tires soon as well.
post up your tires people
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anyone heard good things or anything about Hankook's Ventus R-S2 Z212. looks sorta like azenis, sticky too.
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Go to TireRack.com, they have tires and MANY reviews. Heck, they even have a scoring on them.
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Originally Posted by 20tCDude05
Go to TireRack.com, they have tires and MANY reviews. Heck, they even have a scoring on them.
gotcha
your right, great site
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the hankook ventus suck. zero grip. i have the BF Goodrich kdw 2 225/40/18. awesome grip, but when they are cold its a different story. their the best tires i have had so far. next im gonna try the goodyear rsa's
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Im telling you ZRi's...... They seem to be handling the boost of my car....
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Originally Posted by kikcaffine
Im telling you ZRi's...... They seem to be handling the boost of my car....
Your getting good traction with Fuzion ZRi's? Compared to what other tires
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anyone ever dealt with www.tires-easy.com? i found falken fk 452 in 245/40/17 for $82.15. i almost cant believe it, i need to know if this place is legit.
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Kumho 711. <- THOSE ARE CRAP TIRES
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vulcantire.com has good deals on Falken tires. I bought my azenis there and had good service.
Plan on ordering from tirerack.com
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Originally Posted by recliner15
vulcantire.com has good deals on Falken tires. I bought my azenis there and had good service.
Plan on ordering from tirerack.com
this place has some really low prices.... even for my 19's....
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