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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 03:50 AM
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Default HELP! need to buy new tires NOW!Kumho vs Falken vs BFG's

So.. my tires are BALD... AGAIN! this is my second set of tires getting bald in 15k miles

so a need to get a new set

i had falken 452's and 512's

i want good wet and dry traction and long lasting tires

Azenis ST115



( maybe the new 912's?)

Ecsta SPT




g-force Sport


all of them is around $100 each...



FUZION ZRi??????????????? anyone? ( im reading the tests on tirerack.com and this tire is always in the top 3 compared to other big brands.. it outperforms many good tires)

Old Jul 21, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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i have Kumho Ecsta SPT's and love them, very quite ride. however with 15k miles, you might want to get something checked out on your car because it doesnt sound right.
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 05:32 AM
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um yeah... i'm gonna go w/ none of those... check out the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. totally smoothed, super quiet, grips like theres no tommorow..... you won't have any problems with those... well as long as ur not a deuche and dont get ur alignment atleast checked out. or if you decided to take a right turn at 60... never a good idea.
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Fuzion Zri is a good hi-performance all-season. My cop bro-in-law swears by them on his Lexus SC. I mention cop because well... he drives like one. Fast, all the time. If they came in 245/40-17, I would have bought a set.
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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i have the falken 912's on my car, i love it. the car runs smooth and grips really well, we just had a few days of rain here and my car handled well. i got them for like 88 bucks a tire at sears. thank god for price matching lol
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Rawkerstatus
um yeah... i'm gonna go w/ none of those... check out the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. totally smoothed, super quiet, grips like theres no tommorow..... you won't have any problems with those... well as long as ur not a deuche and dont get ur alignment atleast checked out. or if you decided to take a right turn at 60... never a good idea.
1) looks good but its too expensive for me... i could buy 6 tires of ecsta spt for the price of 4 goodyear.

2) i did the alignment.. everything was in spec.
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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I love my Kumho's.
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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I would suggest Kumho ASX's
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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kumho's all the way
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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i have falken ze-ziex 912's i beleive and work good for me
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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I vote for either the Kuhmo's or the BFGoodrich G-force sports (I have the BFGs on my car right now and love them, but the SPTs ive heard are good ( I used to have the ASXs on my ride)
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kumho asx is all season tire.. i need summer tire.. so

spt or bfgs sport or falken st 115

i dont know if it really matters bu the falken has the highest treadwear grade which is 360

bfg has 340 and ecsta spt has 320

so it means the falken would last the longest?
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Originally Posted by CSOCSO
kumho asx is all season tire.. i need summer tire.. so

spt or bfgs sport or falken st 115

i dont know if it really matters bu the falken has the highest treadwear grade which is 360

bfg has 340 and ecsta spt has 320

so it means the falken would last the longest?
The treadwear ratings are only useful when you are comparing different tires within the same tire company. If its for different companies, it may not hold true. (ex: you could have two that are 340 but if its different companies one could wear much faster)
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No. Treadwear ratings cannot be compared from one manufacture to the next. The treadwear rating is only for a company to compare their own tires.

IE, a General tire with a treadwear rating of 250 could potentially outlast a Nitto tire at 600.

Also, wtf do you 'need' summer tires for?
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
No. Treadwear ratings cannot be compared from one manufacture to the next. The treadwear rating is only for a company to compare their own tires.

IE, a General tire with a treadwear rating of 250 could potentially outlast a Nitto tire at 600.

Also, wtf do you 'need' summer tires for?
Beat you to it but at least you confirmed it for me lol
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____, lol. Atleast my comparison was more thorough .
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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I have 912's on my tC and they ride nice for me.
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
No. Treadwear ratings cannot be compared from one manufacture to the next. The treadwear rating is only for a company to compare their own tires.

IE, a General tire with a treadwear rating of 250 could potentially outlast a Nitto tire at 600.

Also, wtf do you 'need' summer tires for?
wtf would i need all season tires in florida?
today was 100 degree here.. and its like 65 degree during winter...


so what is your problem with the summer tires?
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by blacktrdtc
i have the falken 912's on my car, i love it. the car runs smooth and grips really well
i have the same tires and like them a lot. def recommend them.
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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i have falken 912s. i like them. discounttiredirect.com has them at a good price. like88 bucks or so...
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