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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 05:59 AM
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I'm getting new tires for my FD after Winter is over and wanted a few opinions on which type to buy? It doesn't see the track much, almost all street driving and driven year round. Currently I have Dunlops SP Sport 225 z rated. Anything similar to these or better?
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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we have been doin alot of tires this year and have found good luck with falken rt615s but since your needing an all season id check into the continental contitouring pro . the rx8s we put them on drive rather nicly and the owners love them.
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by fc3sboy1' post='891120' date='Dec 31 2007, 08:03 AM
we have been doin alot of tires this year and have found good luck with falken rt615s but since your needing an all season id check into the continental contitouring pro . the rx8s we put them on drive rather nicly and the owners love them.
I am looking for tires with a lot of grip for good handling, not necessarily concerned with the best all-season tire, I can always drive slow in the rain and avoid the snow. Basically I want a good summer tire with some grip in the wet.
Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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i as well as a few other freinds with high hp fc3s and dsms use the falken rt615 and love them, also we use the toyo ra-1 tires for track days and when not shaved last along *** time with major grip. you can also look into yokahama a048 aswell
Old Jan 1, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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goodyear eagle f1 gsd3
Old Jan 1, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by base94montego' post='891132
goodyear eagle f1 gsd3
+1 ....or BFG g-force T/A KDW.
Old Jan 2, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Signal 2' post='891284' date='Jan 1 2008, 09:49 PM
+1 ....or BFG g-force T/A KDW.
Thanks, I'm going to look into some of these.
Old Jan 2, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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If you're accustomed to running Dunlops, anything will be an improvement.
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='891304' date='Jan 2 2008, 08:40 AM
If you're accustomed to running Dunlops, anything will be an improvement.
I dont want to spend a lot of money and I heard the Kumho series is a decent tire, has anyone ever tried them out?
Old Jan 4, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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toyo proxes 4 are a great all season performance tire.



id avoid *most* kuhmos like the plague. same goes for continental, dunlop, bfg, and goodyear.



the only goodyear worth a damn is the eagle f1 series. the ones fikse mentioned are pretty awesome and do remarkbly well in the rain for a high-perf. tire.



oh and michelins suck too.



most people know nothing about tires and simply think since there tires dont blow out that they're good tires.



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