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Mar 1, 2006 | 10:41 AM

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98CoupeV6

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Originally Posted by skabone69

they might not be the best but you get good bang for you buck with them. I think at $100/tire its a pretty good deal. I'll proably go to another set once my current tires wear out, but I like the grip for my applications.

Yeah they're $100 a tire but for me they wore out 3 times quicker than any other performance summer-only tire I ever had before.

Mar 1, 2006 | 11:43 AM

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ok, the Kumho Supra 712s and Yokohama ES100s are horrible tires...

I'm currently running Kumho Ecsta MXs (Tire Rack calls them extreme performance tires). You simply cannot beat the MX's S-tires for the money. I'm waiting for them to go bald so that I can buy a set of Potenza SO-3s, Michelin Pilot Sports, or PS2s.

For the track, I'll be running Hoosier A3S05. (I was thinking about the Michelin Pilot Cups, but I don't like how they're so tire pressure sensitive.)

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Mar 1, 2006 | 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by reechy

oem potenza RE050. i dont know why so many people like yoko ES100s :ugh:

You should swap them out and go for the S03s or the RE750s. Good tires are the first mods I would do on the AP2.

Mar 1, 2006 | 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6

Goodyear F1 GS-D3's are by far the best tire i've ever owned and highest rated on tire rack. WAY BETTER than S-03/ES100/SP9000 in all around performance.

the GS-D3s are very good all around tires, but if you're driving a balls out sports car (i.e. S2000), I'd go with the S03s for their superior dry grip. (based off Bridgestone's Formula 1 tires).

Mar 1, 2006 | 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cosmo M3

You should swap them out and go for the S03s or the RE750s. Good tires are the first mods I would do on the AP2.

yup...im waiting til they wear out though. then i'll run 225s and 255s :run:

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Mar 1, 2006 | 12:39 PM

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the GS-D3s are very good all around tires, but if you're driving a balls out sports car (i.e. S2000), I'd go with the S03s for their superior dry grip. (based off Bridgestone's Formula 1 tires).

Yeah but not by much. I've owned both. The GS-D3 is much more predictable and about a thousand times better in the wet, which makes up for its very slight disadvantage. Plus it's a ton quieter. The S-03's are nice tires but didn't really impress me that much :dunno:

Mar 1, 2006 | 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OLDMAN

I'm thinking of trying the Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212, couple of my friends who track their S2000's really like them.

I like mine, they were dirt cheap too.

Mar 1, 2006 | 01:14 PM

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Yes no doubt, but I bet you'll feel a difference in a RWD car.

Mar 1, 2006 | 01:17 PM

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Yes no doubt, but I bet you'll feel a difference in a RWD car.

In due time, sir :happysad: I really had no business owning any of those tires on an Accord V6 with only springs, struts and sway bars (all since removed), but they did make a really huge difference.