Tire suggestions

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Fri May 21, 2010 10:31 pm

Ok guys, I am pretty much set on 205's for my snowflakes.. Just not sure about the sidewall.. either 55 or 50.

What I want to know is what tires do you guys like best.. I have been with Goodyear eagles (tire that was on car when bought..) Then I bought BFGoodrich Traction T/A and those by far are my favorite. Now the reason I am asking for suggestions is due to BFGoodrich is not producing these tires anymore

So what tires do you guys like??

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Fri May 21, 2010 10:54 pm

Price range?

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Fri May 21, 2010 11:11 pm

215/55 is my personal preference. My flakes had the stock bladass tires on them when I got them. Idk shit about tires.

Post by **racer12306** » Fri May 21, 2010 11:50 pm

Stay away from Good Year.

Good Year = fail.

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Sat May 22, 2010 12:13 am

I love my falken 512s, Im rocking them in a 205/60/15

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Sat May 22, 2010 12:54 am

Price range... not too pricey.. But 100 or less a tire would be nice.. I have to replace them before carlisle but need money FOR carlisle as well LOL

I agree with you frank, goodyear FTL. The only goodyear tires I like are the ones on the prowler.. They stick no matter what (but they are also 295's LOL)

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sat May 22, 2010 9:12 am

i just put 205/50/15 cooper zeon on my car and love em... cost me 320 for all 4 mounted and balanced.. they were cheaper than 205/55 and just a smidge smaller than stock which gives it a bit better gear ratio.. everybit helps in my 3spd atx...

the white car pictured in here has 205/50 for reference.....
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Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:42 am

Thats pretty good, thanks for the info.

The one thing I am worried about is if it will look goofy on my car.

I have the car lowered right now, I love how the car sits (barely has a fender gap). Right now it is sitting on 185/75/15

So if I go with a smaller sidewall, I will end up getting a bigger fender gap again..

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:52 am

falken makes a good tire

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon May 24, 2010 12:54 am

Yeah, i have been looking at them. I like the tread pattern on some of their tires.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon May 24, 2010 6:33 am

ok wait, u have 185/75/15? stock is 185/60/15, thats an extreme difference in sidewall...

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon May 24, 2010 10:12 am

The sidewall is either 70 or 75 (ill check when i see the car.)

OB · Post by OB » Mon May 24, 2010 2:24 pm

Kumho XS = GLUE.

I bought mine for $95/ tire. They only come in 205/50 in 15's though.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:34 pm

Ok guys, so I noticed my wheels are 185/60s

Thanks for all the help guys!

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon May 24, 2010 5:54 pm

I was going to say.. 75 series. Like wtf were you thinking lol.

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Mon May 24, 2010 5:55 pm

Pirelli P Zero Nero ... I Have them in a 205/45/16 ... Excellent Tyres!

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon May 24, 2010 5:58 pm

heydockyle wrote:I was going to say.. 75 series. Like wtf were you thinking lol.

I must have been thinking about my truck tires

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Tue May 25, 2010 1:20 pm

Dunlop Direzza 205 45 16 which I have been using for a while. And I have stuck with Dunlop tire for 4 years already and they were good though. But it's under Goodyear.

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:49 pm

I am running 205/50/15 BFG SuperSport All seasons and they are nice. Once I burn thru these I will be going with Summer only (UHP or MP) and dedicated snow tires for the winter

Skyjay · Post by **Skyjay** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:20 pm

One thing you need to ask yourself about buying tires is what do you want from the tire?
If you want performance, it won't last as long. A smooth and quiet ride won't hug the turns, and of course you're gonna have to sacrifice some red hot cornering if you want all-weather tires.

Personally i've had the Falken ZX 912's in 205/55/15, they stick well, but they DO NOT LAST LONG. This seems to be the problem with Falken tires, longevity is not their strong suit (and I mean about 30k). I just threw on some Bridgestone potenza A/S Pole Positions in 185/65/15 and am not terribly impressed.

I really want to go back to 205's so I'd say tire width is perfect, wall height I think you're okay with either 55 or 50 profiles.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:19 pm

Bump for update LOLOL

I'm going with some Kumho Ecsta ASX 205/55/15

They are decently cheap and all season which is what I need (i don't have an extra set of wheels for snow lol)

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:01 pm

Those are decent tires, a buddy of mine has them on his Eclipse, in a 215/35/18 and they still do "OK" in the snow and rain.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:58 pm

I was gonna say go with 205/55/15. I have 205/50/15 and the sidewall is a little short and looks goofy.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:08 pm

I had my buddies shop order them yesterday morning and they got the tires this morning (I love tirerack)

So I have the two sitting in my trunk right now, I will get them mounted friday or monday.

neonjake27 · Post by **neonjake27** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:59 pm

yeah dunlop are really good tires. much better than goodyears. dont even get me started about there eagle f1's. there junk.