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95five-0

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What kind and brand of tires would you guys suggest I get for my car.

 

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I like Kumho 712s... They're inexpensive, sticky and they are awesome in the rain. They may not last forever (at least how I drive) but they are the best bang for the buck for an all-around street tire. I've also used Dunlops & BFGs...I didn't like either. Put the $$$ you saved by going with Kumhos towards some nice R compound rubber or drag radials so you can have fun racing (legally of course).

 

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Sumotomo HTR-Z II's I Love em, I am also running on my seconed set of them too!!!!!!

Try checking out all the other tire reviews in Stangnet reviews section found at the top of this page.

I have a review of my Sumotomo's in there too!!!!

Donny

 

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I use Nitto 555's all around.
A lot of peeps run the 712's Kumho and they are not exspensive at all, good prices @ DTD. BnGRacings description is right on.

 

JJ95GTID

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I am thinking of getting the Kumho MX tires. 5.0 mag did a comparison test with those and BFG KDW and another brand. The MX did just as good if not better during the testing and they were the least expensive.

 

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I'd go with either Kumho MX's, Yokohama AVS's, or Sumotomo HTR-Z II's. For just a few dollars more you can get some Nitto 555's though so I would go with those. They look and perform the best by far.

 

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BnGRacing said:

I like Kumho 712s... They're inexpensive, sticky and they are awesome in the rain. They may not last forever (at least how I drive) but they are the best bang for the buck for an all-around street tire. I've also used Dunlops & BFGs...I didn't like either. Put the $$$ you saved by going with Kumhos towards some nice R compound rubber or drag radials so you can have fun racing (legally of course).

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Second vote for the 712's.

 

mto502

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Eagle F1's. I know quite a few people that are pulling 1.9 60 ft's with these tires and sometimes better.

 

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mto502 said:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Eagle F1's. I know quite a few people that are pulling 1.9 60 ft's with these tires and sometimes better.

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Sorry, but Eagle F1's blow. They are way to expensive for what you get. My car had new F1's when I bought it and I hated them. I have Kumho 712's now and they are 100x better.

 

mto502

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swingline said:

Sorry, but Eagle F1's blow. They are way to expensive for what you get. My car had new F1's when I bought it and I hated them. I have Kumho 712's now and they are 100x better.

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I know 3 people with the EAGLE F1 GS-D3's and never once have I heard a complaint about them. They use them for both road course and drag racing.

I do agree they're a little on the pricey side however.

Can you show me a link to a retail outlet that sells Nittos's? We can't get Nitto's in Canada to my understanding.

 

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I am talking about the F1's that came stock on our cars. I don't know if they are the same as the GS-D33's you are talking about.

www.discounttire.com is the only place I have found that sells Nitto but I am not sure if they ship to Canada.

 

mto502

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Thanks.

This is what the GS D3 's lok like, and a lot of people swear they're getting just as good a performance out of these as the Nitto 555's. Beats me.

 

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swingline

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That isn't the same tire as I was talking about, thanks for the pic.

 

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I'm running the Kuhmo 712 on my V6 Stang and Bridgestone Potenzas on my V8.

 

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Nitto 555's and 555R's are very nice, Kuhmo 712's, and Bridgestone Potenza SO-3's are very nice.