 Help on Tire Purchase, What would you recommend? |
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 Sep 10 2007, 11:00 AM
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 Super Member  Group: Members Posts: 788 Joined: 28-September 06 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 6  |
I need to purchase tires about a week from now.
Right now I have Yokohama AVS 100 on and they have been great Tires, awesome for the first 10,000 (10k) miles. Great Traction and great sidewall strenght. >>Only Negative part is that Rear tires were worn out after about 10K miles, the Front tires are worn out after 27k miles. Currently I am looking at Michelin Pilot Exalto E/S Link from Tire Rack Anything that you guys recommend? I need just a High Performance Summer Tire, and Good Sidewall Strenght for Cornering. I don't drive in the Snow, and It barely ever rains, so no worries. Thanks for any input. -------------------- OO=00=OO
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Sep 10 2007, 09:01 PM
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 Site Administrator Group: Root Admin Posts: 2,541 Joined: 14-September 06 From: NEast Florida Member No.: 2 |
Mark, I have used the AVS ES100's and yes, they wear very quickly.
I managed to get about 11k miles, if I remember correctly. They had good traction, but got pretty noisy soon. I switched to the Fuzion ZRi after that. They were pretty good, and great value too. Check the reviews and ratings, maybe you should try those out. --------------------   |
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Sep 11 2007, 02:30 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 20-May 07 From: J-ville, FL Member No.: 173 |
I just recently replaced my Sumitomo HTR ZIIs with the more treadwear friendly HTR+. I was happy with the HTRZ IIs, except they wore out quickly. But they were sticky as hell..
 The HTR+s are quieter, and have about twice the treadwear rating, although the tread is not as cool looking as the HTR Z II's. Also, they are quite wallet friendly, at about $99 for 245/40/ZR18. --------------------  Jason 97 BMW 528i |
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Sep 11 2007, 10:21 PM
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I've been a huge fan of Kuhmo for a couple years. The Kuhmo Ecsta SPT has both good summer grip and wear and the rain traction is good too.
I like the Kuhmo Ecsta MX for super sticky autocross tires but they wear more quickly (I just ordered two of those to replace my front SPTs and will eventually replace the rears with them) SPT 's run $99 at tire rack and the MX is $121 (for 235/45/17). I've also heard good things about the Sumitomo HTR+ winters is talking about. From reviews on tire rack and talking to PCA and BMWCCA peeps at the auto cross events, I get the impression they are both great 'for the money' tires. --------------------  BMW Motorsports of Oklahoma- BMWMOFO **AS FEATURED IN THE MARCH 2008 EDITION OF ROUNDEL** |
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Sep 22 2007, 12:27 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 788 Joined: 28-September 06 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 6 |
Thank You guys once again for the info..
-------------------- OO=00=OO
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