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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 12:27 AM
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New Shoes

I'm having a hard time deciding which tires to buy and thought i would get y'alls opinion. I currently have Nitto NeoGen tires (225/40ZR-18XL 92W) which are pretty much baldd. I will most likely just replace them but wanted to see if anyone had experience with any of these:

Kumho ECSTA MX
Kumho ECSTA AST
Dunlop Direzza DZ101
Goodyear Eagle F1 (i think these are the runflats could be wrong though)

Any opinions would be nice. If you think some other tires would be better please let me know
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:46 AM
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i have kumho's on mine and they wear fast as hellllllllll
i say go for some michiline(sp) pilots one of the best tires out
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 06:35 AM
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Yeah I also have the Kuhmo Ecsta MXs.....

They do wear kinda quickly, but they have nice grip to them.
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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im in the tire market right now and i think ive decided on the kumho ecsta SPT, they seem to be getting good ratings on traction and wearing..
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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the wearing on them is sucky as hell
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by 240's"r"us
the wearing on them is sucky as hell
on which ones?

have any recommendations then?
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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on kuhmo's
on my moms bmw she has michellene (sp) pilots there pretty good
highest speed rating good lookin/performing tire
my kuhmo's suck ***** i can tell you that
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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can't have your cake and eat it too....generally, the grippier the tire, the faster it wears
Old Sep 15, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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which kumhos though, all of them are different, im talking about the SPTs
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Originally posted by motegineon
which kumhos though, all of them are different, im talking about the SPTs
I have SPTs. They have good treadwear. I rape the help out of them. Still have lots of life.
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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hows the traction on them?
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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i dont know wich kuhmo's i have the preveious owener put them on right before i got the car
i went out and looked today and i couldnt find wear it said anything about them
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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its on the sidewall, it will say like ecsta 711 or 712 or spt or whatever like that
Old Sep 16, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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get some bridgestone potenzas. have them on my car and cants complain about anything about them. 8000 kms on them and no wear.
Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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falken st115's

some sizes are still available on discounttiredirect.com

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