Best Tires for Pony Wheels?

[fordman54935]

Hey guys,

I recently picked up a set of really nice pony wheels to put on my 88 GT. I think I'm gonna stick with 225/55/16 so they won't rub too badly. What tires do you guys run? I hope to spend under $100 per tire. Also, what makes Kumho tires so inexpensive? Are they any good?

Thanks!

 

[QUICK91LX]

a 225/55 front and a 245/50 rear would be a good combo, but of course a 225/55 on all 4 is the safest route. there are many, many good tires in this size, the kumho's seem to be really good tires, i had them on my cobra, but not long enough to see how long they last. price around and see what you can find

 

[k12]

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[larrendeuce]

Anyone ever heard of akuret GTX? They were on the car when I bought it. They seem like really cheap tires. I'm getting BF goodrich KDWS tires when it comes time.

 

[USAlx50]

I the kdws bfgoodriches on my ponys...not the greatest performance tires, not real sticky..

 

[1986LX2002]

running 250/55's on mine with ponys. nice and wide track! had to trim the front fender extension just a little with a dremel tool but other than that its all good.

 

[noslow5_0]

ummmmm the kumhos are cheap cause there a really hard compound an are suppose to last longer... but that being said ive only gotten 3000 miles to a set of ecsta 712's... they dont hook up at alllllll...

 

[92GreenGT]

ummmmm the kumhos are cheap cause there a really hard compound an are suppose to last longer... but that being said ive only gotten 3000 miles to a set of ecsta 712's... they dont hook up at alllllll...

Really?

Hmm I have the cheaper 711's and I got all 4 to me for $240 or so. Not to bad, mine arent that bad, but I dont have a fast car. Maybe with more power they wouldnt be that good, but for a mostly stock car (like mine) id say youll be alright. Good Luck.

Dave

 

[bgjohnson]

I have some nitto 555R's on the back(245-50-16) and kuhmo ecsta's on front(225) and I like both, the nittos get really good grip on street and since I don't do corners that much I can't really say anything about the ectas but they look cool.

 

[92GreenGT]

Man, they make a 245/50/16 in the 555 Drag Radial? Crap that just sucks, I didnt know this. I would have gotten those in a heart beat, dammit I suck

Dave