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#340561 Dec 1, 2:03pm
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ok, i know this has popped up 2853498610587082161 times, but i just got my 17x7.5s and i need tires for them. im lookin at 225/40/17 but i have no idea what brand of tire to get. i do a bit of canyon driving, so i want something sticky, but i dont wana go broke getting tires. any suggestions?

thanks in advance guys n gals! wave

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nitto nt 555, toyo proxy, yokohama avs, etc...

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nitto's they're cool 'cause they have a video game to promote their tires. http://www.1320challenge.com/

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yokohama avs, kumho escta, nitto...

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Nope stickiest tires are TOYO proxes RA-1's but in order to work there needs to be some serious negative camber on your car (2.5-4 i believe) but once on they are on your handling becomes insane. drove a buddies miata up gmr with them thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup and those are the ones i'm gonna get after i go through my kumho 712

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I've been pretty happy with mine so far Dunlop SP Sport FM901's


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Originally Posted by celicatuner
nitto's they're cool 'cause they have a video game to promote their tires. http://www.1320challenge.com/
wtf



look into falken ziex se-512...i have them on right now, they really stick, you wont go anywhere

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i dont want tires that stick THAT much... rofl
anywho, thanks for all the info guys wave

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then i wouldnt recommend going to canyon cruises

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well you said i wouldn't go -anywhere-
and i said i didn't want tires to be THAT sticky...it was a joke... tongue but my kumho 712s are almost gone, so before the new year, i wana have new tire grin

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well then tongue

i think im gona go with falkens grin

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you know what im going to call every vendor and tell them not to sell it to you so tongue

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azenis?...they'll be gone in 15K...nice performance for the buck though

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Originally Posted by ct
azenis?...they'll be gone in 15K...nice performance for the buck though

scroll up

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I love my Yokohama avs es100s good Price!

Next i will probably try the kumhos but i dont know..

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Originally Posted by StuntPanda
well then tongue

i think im gona go with falkens grin

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get the yokohama av es 100's!! thumbsup


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youd be surprised at how good the falkens are

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Originally Posted by Eman
you know what im going to call every vendor and tell them not to sell it to you so tongue
that's not nice! tongue
ok now i'm torn between yokos and falkens...grrr anyone got a quarter? hehe laughsilly

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look why dont you call yokahama vendor and ask how much it costs and then call a falken vendor...i give you one for falken...cuz the guy hooked me up good...then you can decide which one you want rice

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price n quality wise Falken Azenis ST115 freakin awesome

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I got a quarter you can flip...but it has toyo written on both sides...i love my proxes...excellent grip...great looks...not toooooo expensive...and good tread wear. i give em thumbsup thumbsup

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Originally Posted by GT_eSence
price n quality wise Falken Azenis ST115 freakin awesome

price ok...quality not...those tires wont last you long ze-15 last abou 40k and has great grip no noise...its perfect...and cheap

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i know all about the azenis...i don't want them. maybe ill get a set for my blackies just for fun, but not on the new ones.

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i have khumo's and they suck...

get avs100's

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Originally Posted by sbocaj55
I got a quarter you can flip...but it has toyo written on both sides...i love my proxes...excellent grip...great looks...not toooooo expensive...and good tread wear. i give em thumbsup thumbsup
um that's a biased quarter. im afraid i cant use it lol

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did you decide if you want the ziez or the es yet lagger tongue

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Originally Posted by Eman
youd be surprised at how good the falkens are

They are good... for me to poooooooop on!

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hater tongue ...depends on which tires your talking about

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215/40/17

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dude i have the SHITTIESTTTTTTTTTT tires on my rims right now 215 40 17 so gay...but i didnt really care so lon gas the rims were on my car

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^^thats the approach im thinking of taking, but as soon as the rims n tires are on the car, im hittin up the twisties, so i dont want crap tires on my car. i've already spun out once..i dont plan on doing it again.

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I wish i had shitty tires on my car now so that i could burn out all day and then justify getting some new tires..and THEN play on the twisties tasty

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Originally Posted by sbocaj55
I wish i had shitty tires on my car now so that i could burn out all day and then justify getting some new tires..and THEN play on the twisties tasty

wwayyyyyy ahead of you

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i got fuzion zri's and i love them thumbsup

they're a relatively new tire by bridgestone..but made under they're own brand to compete with japanese tires such as toyos and yokos. they're also pretty cheap. there's a review for them in the reviews forum

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Originally Posted by speedducky
I've been pretty happy with mine so far Dunlop SP Sport FM901's

same here just got them today 215/45/17

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Kuhmo's suck. They really do. I don't know how so many people have them or say they are good? I'm only guessing a cheap fix from Wheels Next, or Wheels Express, bunch of inexperienced drivers, or some salesman hooked someone up and it spread like wild fire.
Toyo Proxies RA-1 are super great, but I will never drive with them on the streets unless:
1: It isn't cold and not below freezing
2: It isn't raining cats and dogs (on the streets remember)
3: I have money to spare to buy new ones after a couple thousand miles of use because you will want to carve up every turn at Ramming Speed and if you don't you are a fool for buying them because they will be gone in no time anyway.

The RA are for dedicated track users. There are plenty of tires better than Kuhmo and there are plenty of tires that are better in the Kuhmo range. Some have already been said.

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well I'd rather be here than gone or driving rather than flying (over a canyon) so I'd opt for Toyo Proxes RA-1 if I were him. If I were me and I guess I am, I would have RA-1's and I do have them. btw they work great in wet and I have PLENTY of tread left after 5k miles despite me taking turns like a maniac. And I'm more than willing to change my tires twice a year if I have to for performance. I think they last longer than people think b/c instead of slipping like other tires they grip.


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Originally Posted by CaLiGTS
Originally Posted by StuntPanda
well then tongue

i think im gona go with falkens grin

NOooooooooooooooooooo!



get the yokohama av es 100's!! thumbsup



w0rd. yokohama avs es 100's fo life!

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