So... it seems someone decided to throw a beer bottle on one of the roads and now I have a nice shard of glass that shredded one of my tires . I was wondering what tires you guys suggest to purchase: Stocks or is there a better brand you like? Thanks for the input

 

I have Kumho's and I love them. I also had Toyo proxes 4's which were nice also.

 

My Yokohamas held up well. My Kumho Ecsta ASTs wore bald after 25K miles. As in bald to the belt, and this is with a good alaignment on stock suspension and fairly decent roadways. Spirited driving..but no screeching tires. Just a very soft compound tire.

There are a lot of aspects you need to consider. What conditions do you drive in? Are you doing mostly hwy or city driving? Want a quiet tire that will last a long time or something cheaper that will give superior handling yet wear fast and gets damn noisey?

 

My Stock Yokohama's didn't do great. No traction after 18K miles or so.

 

I'm looking for tires that will last and have good traction in the rain. In my area when it rains it will usually flood a couple inches so I hate when I go to put on the brakes and the car keeps rolling . Didn't really have that problem with my Yoko's (But had that issue with my old car... oh god) but all my tires are turning bald and I'm at 55k miles. Not really much of a street racer, just like my car to look pretty and drive well. Also, I'm rolling on a 2" drop so if that comes into play. Probably going to pick up new tires tomorrow or the next day. I hate seeing my poor baby up on the jackstand

 

Also by the way, roads here suck... bad. Potholes everywhere, uneven pavement, you name it. So... don't want anything that will feel EVERYTHING I drive over heheh

 

Don't use stocks, they are overpriced and perform poorly. There are many good options, I would reccomend checking Tire Rack for reviews and/or looking at this thread.

As I posted in that thread, I like my Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires so far. I now have about 15k miles on them and they are still showing minimal wear.

 

I like my nitto neogens. Can't really comment on the tread wear. I go through a set every 3/4 of a year-a year. so like every 10k miles. But I autocross so that def kills the tire.

 

I have fuzions Zri's on my stock wheels. There cheap and good wet traction get the job done. I have proxies on my 18's They seem to have alot of road noise. But my car is really quiet. Trd Axleback and GFI, with a loud exhaust you would never know.

 

X2, I loved these tires when I had them.

I rocked Kuhmo's for a while. Tread wear kinda sucked and they were very noisy for some reason.

I had Nexen3000; good cheap tires. Will do the job and that's about their limit lol.

I now have BFG G-Force and they are my favorite so far... Neogens are a close second.

 

Which kumhos did you have? I have the asx's and they've been quiet

 

Anyone tried the 555 the street version not the 555r? There a few bucks more than neogens.

 

How long did the neogen's last you?

 

I had Kumho Ecsta SPT XL. Very loud and short tread life.

 

I didn't have mine long enough. I had them on wheels that I got rid of.

 

Personally, I'm pretty picky about my tires. The tires are the only contact you have with the road, and the only thing that keeps you alive and in control of your vehicle. In a way, they're the single most important part of your vehicle. Unfortunately, the good ones are usually expensive. The cheap ones are often really good in one way, and really crappy in another. The really cheap ones are just crappy all around. For the tC, I like these two tires:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....tC&autoModClar=
This is a pretty good all-season tire, with decent performance, and a good lifespan.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....tC&autoModClar=
This is a pretty good performance tire, with decent rain capability, and a lifespan that's better than average for a performance tire, though still not all that great.

However, I wouldn't want either one of these if I ever had to drive them in snow or icy conditions. While the Goodyear will be better in snow/ice, they'll both be pretty poor. If that's a concern then let us know, and I'll suggest something else.

~Laken

 

Dunlop direzza star specs trust me

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these are 225/45/17
Michelin
Pilot Sport A/S Plus

treadware 500 AA A


Kumho
Ecsta LX Platinum

treadware 600 A A

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/CompareTires.jsp

ill pick the kuhmo's all day long as they are almost identical except for price and these are both allseason tires

 

Just to be clear - 225/45/17 is not the correct size tire for the tC. The stock size is either 215/45/17 or 225/40/18. 225/45/17 will have a noticeably taller sidewall, and will increase the overall diameter of the tire, causing the speedometer and odometer to read a little bit low. Also, the ride will be a little smoother, but it will be softer as well (less-crisp handling and steering feel).

All that aside - I haven't used Michelin tires in a long time, so maybe things have changed, but they used to be known for having very soft sidewalls (which provides a smoother ride, but lessens steering feel and response), and for being expensive. They're definitely still expensive. Other than that, they are pretty good tires.

Kumho falls in to the cheap tire category that I mentioned in my previous post. Notice that those tires are Grand Touring (GT) tires, rather than performance tires. They will probably last a fairly long time, and give you a pretty comfortable ride, but they will ride very soft, make more noise (due to the harder rubber compound used to make them last longer) and the handling will suffer significantly for them. Also, if you look at the tread pattern you can see that they don't have much ability to channel water away from the majority of the contact patch. They will be lacking in wet traction. That being said, if I was ever going to buy cheap tires, I would probably go with Kumho's. They are definitely one of the best of the cheap tire manufacturers.

Really, it all just comes down to where your priorties lie. I like the tires I listed because they have decent performance combined with a good balance of everything else (except snow/ice capability), and they're not outrageously expensive. I'm not knocking anyone else's choice of tires - everyone has their own priorities, but if you learn enough about tread patterns, tire construction, and the variances between designs, you can spot the real differences that don't show up in the numbers.

~Laken

 

true dat and im well aware of what the stock sizes are and i also know how too calculate fitment the 225/45/17 is exactly 1/2 inch taller and .3 inch wider contact on the road

and in the comparison of the tires your recomending and the ones im recomending as per tire racks test the kumhos out rank those even tho there grand touring tires

if i was drag racing i wouldnt recomend any of these but for everyday aggressive driving and the traction,ride quality,long treadlife,very quiet ride,and price
you just cant beat them

i cant speak for sean but as for me i dont want to buy tires every 20-30,000 miles 60,000 is more like it
and as for kumhos being in the cheap realm of tires,they dont cost much,they last long,get high marks from the tire people,
are coming standard on many new cars including sports and luxury cars,id say buy'em while there still cheap before they inflate the price like
michelins