Choice of new tyres

[MrGTST]

Hi Peoples,

I have been broswing the forums trying the gather some info on a good brand of new tyres to buy... So far I seem to keep seeing the following sets being mentioned...

Kumho Supra Ecsta

Bridgestone RE540/RE55TT

Falken - FK 451

I am looking at spending somewhere in the vicinity of $200 - $250 per tyre and I want something that is going to do a reasonable job of holding my car to the road in both the wet and dry.

What have people heard of these threee options/brands... good bad... indifferent... have I missed a good buy?

Let me know

Thanks

[knore]

Get Falken RT215s for the back

255/40R17 are about $280ea

they are semi slicks (road legal)

[Bax]

Hankook k104's I recommend, thats what I've got on and they grip like magic.

[JXL]

Don't get GT Radial Chapiro 45s

I got them and regretting the $800 spent.

very very poor wet handling.

I hear the Falken 451 are the go from alot of performance stores here in Perth even though some of the reply posts about tyres say bad wet handling.

Supposedly about $240 a tyre

[mist]

Falken RT215 are cheap for the level of grip they provide ...but they are street compound tyres, with semi-slick design, not 'R' compound tyres. I used to run Dunlop D01J Formula-R, and the grip level is totally different!

The RT215 may not be ideal if you're concerned about wet roads tho... I suggest the Falken ST115. Great all around street tyre, decent price too, and very quiet.

[MrGTST]

Cool... Thanks for your views so far on the topic guys

[knore]

i hardly ever drive in the wet, so im looking for a tyre that has the best dry grip

are you sure RT215 arent R compound?

It states R in the product code

[GTRman1992]

I use Bridgestone RE-540S. Really grippy tyre as you'd expect from an R Compound. Don't think they would meet your budget though. And the life is short so not too good on a daily driver. More a track orientated tyre.

[CerealKiller]

Pirelli P7000

Bridgestone S03

Michelin Pilot Sport or the Pilot Sport PS2

[phorj]

FK451s are a good tyre!

just replaced 2 of the Falken GRBs on my R33 GTR. FK451s are pretty sticky in the wet... haven't had much testing time in the dry thanks to melbourne wether though should however be good in dry too!

[R31Nismoid]

Dunlop 3000A

I had them on my 16" GTR wheels.

Excellent grip in the dry, and sensational in the wet too, i was surpised how good they were, and they were only 225's aswell. Very impressed.

I had 200rwkw at the time and i had very mininal traction problems unless i launched hard.

They should slot into 200-300 mark, or they might be a tad more.

I cant remember as i paid wholesale for mine and it was $340 odd for a pair.

[Robo]

I would have to recommend the Falken GRB's FK451...

I have an R33 gts-t with 180 rwkw's and I was fairly happy with the grip level (dry & wet) for the price $240 (255x40x17)..

It will still brake traction in first gear (some times).

With cornering, they are a very forgiving and give plenty of notice.

Infact I ended up getting them put on the front as well. Very quiet too.

Regards

Rob

[Panikin]

[Panikin]

Just put Dunlop 3000A's 235/45/17 on the front of my 33 @ $234 each ,as good as the continentals that were on it (contisport2's) if you have camber issues get a tyre that is not aysmmetric tread so you can swap them from right to left (directional) to wear tread on either side of the tyre. 235/45/17's give you 0.0% difference in overall circumference, so speedo is correct.

[V8eta]

I also recommend bridgestone S03's, they give awesome wet and dry grip.