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Hey guys,

just wondering if anyone can shed some light. Used to have Yoko advans on my R32 GT-R. Needed new tyres and and had spent most of my $$ on a brake up grade so went for the cheap Falkens 265/35/18. As you can gather, these are terrible in comparison to advans. Feels like a different car, even in straight line acceleration. Paying $600+ a tyres though is not realistic for road use.

Can anyone suggest a better tyre they have had experience with on this car that gives better performance? And approx. cost?

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Ben

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Sorry mate you pay for what you get...Advans are great I used to have a set from Japan (not available anymore)...I've now got one of the other Yokohama series A539...they are quite good as well. You may be able to get them for a fair bit less than $600 a tyre.

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The other thing to keep in mind is that braking is purely a function of tyre grip.

So your mega dollar brake upgrade was rendered useless when you wrapped crappy Falkens around your wheels :Oops:

Skimping on tyres is something I will never do... It's the only thing keeping your car from writing itself off around the next corner :(

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knore

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Falken RT215 Semislick series are the best gripping rear tyres ive ever expierenced

And they arent expensive compared to most other soft compound semislicks

Should be able to find them for $300-350 for 255/40/17

Straight off the bat on the road i CANT break traction, i havent got a recent dyno since ive added a few bits and pieces but going off my last dyno, ide say i have about 180-190rwkw now and they wont spin at all unless launching really hard when they are cold

if its grip you want, then grip you will get with these

Not to mention they look hell tough :uh-huh:

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Guest two.06l

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What kind of mileage do you get out of them on the road car?

reasonable ,i remember thinking that the wear rate was better than i expected for their performance.but to be honest with you wear rates are probably the last thing i consider when choosing a tyre .as we arnt buying tyres for fleet cars but performance cars.

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