Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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In my oh so humble opinion, here we go, in descending price order.

$135 @ tirerack.com - Goodyear F1 GS-D3 - "Max Performance" (MP) Really great wet traction and pretty decent wear.

$119 @ tirerack.com - Bridgestone RE750 - "Ultra High Performance" (UHP) will be a bit more comfy and longer life, with corresponding decreases in grip compared to F1 GS-D3.

$105 @ onlinetires.com - Toyo Proxes T1-R - MP - kind of on the low end of Max Performance category, pretty good wear, bout a half step up from the RE750 in grip and same step down in wear

$89 @ discounttiredirect.com - Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212 - MP - sick sick sick dry grip, wet grip and wear are kinda ehh, but hey they're cheap

$83 @ tirerack.com - Avon Tech M500 - UHP - good all-rounder, pretty similar to Bridgestone RE750 but cheaper

$82 @ tirerack.com - Yokohama AVS ES100 - UHP - another good all-rounder, pretty common tire in the drifting circuit because its overall grip isn't super high but pretty good...but for non-drifting it's been surpassed by the Avon M500, Bridgestone RE750 and Kumo SPT.

$75 @ tirerack.com - Kumho Ecsta SPT - UHP - replacement for 712, pretty comparable to the RE750 and nice and cheap

The RE750, M500, ES100 and SPT are pretty similar. Of that bunch I'd probably pick the SPT. The T1-R is a step up from this group. The F1 GS-D3 is stupid good in the wet and better in the dry than the T1-R too. The Z212 is the best of these in the dry, and in the wet it's about equivalent to the T1-R, but wear is kind of bad.

Below this you have a buncha tires that are all kind of a step down but I don't feel like listing em.

Disclaimer: in order to appease people don't like people who like to answer other people's questions the above post is my own opinion and nothing more. h:

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