Tires: Whats good for the streets?

I got some nice lookin rims, had them for a good 2-3 months sittin in my garage and I got a good hookup on tires but lets face it, coughin up anywhere from 200-600 for some tires on top of the rims is pretty crazy. Anyways I was wondering if anyones ever had experience with the Nitto Neo-Gens. Any good? And whats your fav for the streets?

Yokohama AVS es100

kumho :smokin:

AVS?? no paradas?? :naughty:

Wut kinda kumho's you like?

kuhmo ecsta and nitto 455( i think)

I recommend (since I'm an autocrosser):

Yokohama ES100
Kumho 712s
Kumho MX
Toyo T1S
NOTHING FROM SHITTO!
Dunlop Sp5000

NOne of these tires are great in the snow though.

yokohoma parada's, nitto neo-gen's, khumo ecsta's, all good shit...

My friend went through 2 sets of Kumho 712's and I didn't like them very much, wore out quick and didn't offer that much traction.

I think I am going to go with the Bridgestone S-03's after some serious thought. Just need to burn through these shitty Bridgestone Potenza RE92's first.

I run 225/50/15 BFG dr's on front and 205/55/15 yoko AVS ES 100's on the back, hooks great for a street tire.

why do you have skinnier tires on the back of RWD car???

Yokohama Paradas suck. ONe of the worst tires every made.

yah they are really bad, but I've heard that the 2nd gen ones weren't that bad. I don't know anyone with them so I can't really pass judgement on them.

i have rota slipstreams they came with some kumho ecsta supras 718's i like them but they do seem like there kinda wearing down quick but ive been racing what do you guys think of these tires?

Hey whats up man I have my Motegi Mr7's and 17's i got the Yokohama Prada 2's and let me tell you nothing hold like it.. the turns are insAINE. you feel it hold that sharp turn that says 15mph but instead your going 55-60 trust me on it. Ive been through others and the prada 2's are WAYY better than those nittos u were saying

i have rota slipstreams they came with some kumho ecsta supras 718's i like them but they do seem like there kinda wearing down quick but ive been racing what do you guys think of these tires?

There is no such Kumho 718. I had them for 30 autocrosses and 15,000 miles when I sold my set. Make sure you have the correct alignment settings or any tire will wear quick.

i have really been impressed with the champiros i got..from indonesia i think...they are z rated...very good handling on dry road of course...good around corners..and i have put like 15,000 on them in 6 months and not seen alot of wear....suck for launching you car though....too grippy and sticky..for the money they are good...i would rather get some kumhos though or something else

I like kumho 712's... they are just kind of a nice ballance. cheap, good looking tread, relatively long life (at least mine last a long time) decent performance.

of course they are not going to perform as well as a 100 tire or something like that... but d@mn. i got my last two tires from tirerack.com for $56 each 205-40-17 thats a deal!!

i have really been impressed with the champiros i got..from indonesia i think...they are z rated...very good handling on dry road of course...good around corners..and i have put like 15,000 on them in 6 months and not seen alot of wear....suck for launching you car though....too grippy and sticky..for the money they are good...i would rather get some kumhos though or something else


Huh? :eek7: I've never had a tire that's too grippy and sticky. Maybe some slicks but I'm putting out around 200 torque in a 98 Civic Coupe so that may be the problem.

Huh? :eek7: I've never had a tire that's too grippy and sticky. Maybe some slicks but I'm putting out around 200 torque in a 98 Civic Coupe so that may be the problem.


sorry my friend i should have clarified.......too sticky and grippy on the launch...i couldnt launch them.they would studder too much grip or too big...

i wish i had some tires like that id be able to lauch a lot higher and not worry so much of losing traction shifting into second