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Mar 24, 2003 | 06:12 PM

#31

redline201

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From: new jersey

i dont like my khumo 712s
id get some falkin azinas (spelling?)

i break the tires loose with my b16a in my cx hatch with the kuhmos

imma gonna get some brg drag radials myself

Mar 24, 2003 | 06:29 PM

#32

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From: in a van down by the rive

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Originally posted by 15sCivicRedline
These are my choices for tires...all are 195/50/15

Falken Ziex ZE-512
Dunlop SP Sport FM901
Dunlop Qualifier TR
Nitto NT 450 Extreme Performance
Yokohama AVS ES100
Yokohama AVID T4
Dunlop Sport 8000
Dunlop SP Sport 5000

Anybody have any suggestion on which ones i should get. I just want some decent tires that will last a while. I dont do any auto-x or anything like that. I just want some tires that stick good and are good in rain and so forth. Some daily driving tires basically.

**Also has anyone heard anything bad about the bf goodrich Euro T/A's?? I found a site that still sells them but i heard someone say that they werent good at all in the rain or wet weather? Because if they are decent i might at well go with those..

i used to have euro t/a's and they were ok. i went in to get a new one (from camber wear) and found out that they were discontinued so the guy reccommended dunlop sp sport fm901's so i have that and like it more than the euro t/a's. i actually have 3 different brands of tires on my car because the back ones weren't bad enough for me to need new tires. i don't notice any difference between them all, but i would reccommend getting the same tires for atleast the front 2 if not all 4. i plan on going in and getting all 4 new tires once i get a camber kit too.

Mar 26, 2003 | 03:06 PM

#33

white_n_slow

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From: Your Mom's House

Quote:

Originally posted by redline201
i dont like my khumo 712s
id get some falkin azinas (spelling?)

i break the tires loose with my b16a in my cx hatch with the kuhmos

imma gonna get some brg drag radials myself

you need an LSD, not tires.:fawk: I agree though. Next time I'll try out falken azenis.

Mar 26, 2003 | 06:52 PM

#34

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If you want Kuhmo's get them from these guys. www.whalentire.com . Cheapest place I have found yet. My tires only took 2 days to get them too!

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Mar 26, 2003 | 07:06 PM

#35

djstattic

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kumho's are pretty shitty tires, but for daily driving they aren't that bad... I would deff. go with SO3's though, or if you simply don't have the $ to get them, go for Yoko AVS ES100's. Just a sidenote: keep in mind that when it comes to stopping, tires are what really stop your car...

Mar 27, 2003 | 06:13 AM

#36

white_n_slow

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From: Your Mom's House

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Originally posted by djstattic
kumho's are pretty shitty tires, but for daily driving they aren't that bad...

Where the hell did that come from? Just about everybody on this board agrees that Kumhos are a great value and a decent performance tire. Have you read the thread? The only complaints are that they wear out too fast when your ride has horrible camber (duh), and they suck in the snow (duh, its a summer tire).

Like CivicSIRacer, I've spent some time autocrossing on my kumhos, and they're good enough to keep up with any tire (short of the BFG KD) in street tire classes.

Now I understand that there are definitely better tires out there, and the Kumho 712 isn't perfect, but for 2/5 the cost of some of its competition, its a f-ing great deal.

Mar 27, 2003 | 09:58 AM

#37

stevieteg

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From: milwaukee wi

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Originally posted by con

btw, I was in Milwaukee over last summer and the roads there SUCKED!!! All kinds of bumps/potholes on the road. It was no use getting an alignment, because it would just go bad on the way home. If Racine's anything like Milwaukee, I feel sorry for you.

Yes, snow plow's in winter=Horrible roads!
Snow tires are neccessary here if you don't have all-season's on your rims. I just try to avoid all the crap in the road. It makes for a fun driving experience. My alignment is still good though.
The roads here suck!

How about the Yokohama Parada Spec-2? That's what I'm planning on getting next.