Best performance street tyres

[JDM33R]

Yeah the more common a tyre size the cheaper. A good set for 20s is over $300 a tyre... that hurts.
Like you said, AWD is the only thing saving me lol

[luis32gtr]

I will be needing tires soon, once my wheels come from oversea. dose anyone know how much I might expected to spend $$$ on 4x advan ad08r tires 265x35x18

[Hadouken]

400 a tyre

[admS15]

Try Bob Jane, they quoted me 355 for that size around 6 months ago and was the best price I got after ringing around various suppliers.

[R377]

What sort of km / tyre life are you guys getting from the Hancook RS-3 ?

 

Also what sort of tyre life expiry should I expect ? eg how many years ? my current tyres are 2009 with plenty of grip as i just don't drive it that often...

[-S-]

10 years depending on how its kept

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 31/03/2017 at 1:04 AM, -S- said:

10 years depending on how its kept

no way.. I would never use a tyre that's more than 4~5 years old. they turn super hard.

[-S-]

Personally i wouldn't . I was just sharing info from Michelins website

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Rubber hardens with age, I value my life and also the missus so no matter what car it is cheap or not it runs fresh decent tyres and decent brakes, always. 

 

[-S-]

Yeah same here. Max i would go is 5 or 6 years. .. as if I'm not driving fast too...

[Skepticism]

Old tyres, never again. When I bought my 180 they came with tyres that had heaps of tread, but were seriously old as f**k. Like I couldn't even find the model number of the Kumho fronts anywhere on the net. 

First time it rained I understeered off a roundabout at normal speeds and was a few cm off smacking some armco. 

Then a couple of days later I was driving only a smidge over the limit and spotted a cop car coming in the opposite direction, I hit the brakes to slow gently and the fronts just locked and I skidded for a good 20 metres right in front of them. No grip at all, even in the dry. Utterly dangerous. 

And AWD isn't going to do shit in either of those situations!

Edited April 5, 2017 by Skepticism

[niZmO_Man]

My brother had some 10 year old Michelin eco tyres on the wheels I got him, all four tyres had ripped sidewalls. I'm with dose pipe, 5 years max.

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Both these tyres are getting pricey, but?

I  Have the AD08Rs 265/35x18 on for a few years , they have been great and needed new tyres.  Talking to the boys and they said have a look  at the RS3 or maybe the RS4s

Did a little web checking and the RS4 were getting some good early reviews , so I looked into the prices etc.

The price for the 265/35 AD08Rs were around $390 from the place I bought them originally ( a few years ago they were offered on SAU for $200:(  ), I was thinking of going to the 275 or 285 on my 10" rims as the 265 looked stretched, but my major concern was I was already tramelining on these shitty roads near home and wobbling all over the place even at 60klm ish on the shitty bits and I thought if I went wider it would be worse.

I bit the bullet and went 275/35 X18" RS4 at $340 each , even on the way home I noticed the difference. Went for a run this morning on the same road the 08Rs were moving around and the RS4s were much better. Did a run through some twistiesas best you can and found them very good, road was a little wet at times but seemed OK, they were quieter and a little better ride (N2 used) They seemed a little heavier going into the corner but maybe that was because my 08Rs were lite on tread the last few months and now  I just put new tread on the road??

BUT , I have no idea how they track/hillclimb  , for what it's worth,  I would buy them again!

[GTSBoy]

Yeah, they're good.  I couldn't get them when I wanted them a couple of weeks ago, so chose to try Kumho V720.  Also very good.  Better than the KU36 that they pretty much replace, and at a good price.  We are spolit for choice on such tyres these days.

[32psi]

I've been running RE003 235/45R17 for 2500kms - 373rwkw & 32psi in the tyres and holding second gear perfectly to my surprise. I actually put a spare set of wheels tyres on to see if it was down on power or if it was the tyres. Invos, Michelin PSS and KU36 all didn't bite until 3rd

[GTSBoy]

Hmm.  By contrast, the V720s I just put on replaced RE003.  The Bridgeys did 16000 of the most boring and uninspiring kilometers I have ever driven.  Lower levels of lateral and longitudinal grip than just about every tyre I have had in the last 15 years.

[Nismo 3.2ish]

23 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

Yeah, they're good.  I couldn't get them when I wanted them a couple of weeks ago, so chose to try Kumho V720.  Also very good.  Better than the KU36 that they pretty much replace, and at a good price.  We are spolit for choice on such tyres these days.

Had another drive early today, the difference on my road with the RS4s Vs AD08Rs was very noticeable , there is a section uphill that tried to kill me a couple of times and tried send me into the cow paddock with the crappy ruts , hit it up to see how the RS4s felt and no problem  .

Its nice to be able  to get a little spirited without fighting for your life , LOL

There was never a problem in the twisties with any tyres I had on the car, just on straight line driving when the surface was shit. Highway driving , city driving NO problem

It was embarrassing having some one behind you even in a 60- 80 zone on a shitty straight stretch of road and having to continually adjust the steering to keep it straight , shit , the mighty Tiida is a dream to steer  in comparison but I am a happy camper with the 275 RS4s but missing the adrenaline rush when the car wants to go where it wants to go , LOL