litoria

I need to get new tires for my stock 18 wheels.

I am considering the following:
Goodyear F1 GS-D3
245/40/18 front
245/45/18 rear

Toyo T1-S
245/40/18 front
255/45/18 rear

What is everyone's opinion on these tires? What about size, should i be going up form the 225 in front and 245 in rear? Any other tires I should consider. My priorities are in this order: handling/wear/price

THANKS!

davidv

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I recently tested my new tires in the rain:
TCS is OFF.
Straight line panic stop from 60 mph: both ABS and the tires stop the Z quickly and in a straight line.
Straight line acceleration: I could break traction in second gear, but not sway the rear end.
Accelerating out of a turn: the tires stick like glue.
Hydroplaning at 80 mph: not at all and I hit some decent puddles of standing water.
Figure eights in an empty parking lot: I did several figure eights making the turns tighter and tighter and faster and faster. Both the front and rear tires finally lost traction. I could get the Z on line by letting off the accelerator. The only thing that I didn't like was the way that the tires slide then bite, then slide then bite. Instead of a smooth slide its very jerky. At least I learned that when the tires grip, that doesn't mean that they wont break traction again. This type of test is pretty severe, and I doubt most drivers will experience this phenomenon unless circuit racing or autocross.
To start with, I had a great handling car. The new tires allow the Z to shine. Two thumps up and money well spent.

froggy

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First choice

jjellyneck

Why not the T1-R?