Easy. Small size (17"), narrow, not highperformance, not namebrand...

 

I got them from TireRack.

Can't complain about the BFG's. They have a 300 UTOG rating, a little loud but have good wet and dry traction.

Why cheap out on tires when you drive a 30K car?

 

Toyo T1R
255/35/19
285/35/19=$662.83

 

Good analogy. I'll check out those PS2's out when I'm in the market...

 

Check out the PP as well. They are fantastic, and i remember a yellow Z used them for a Time Attack Event a while ago. It lacked power, so it didn't do to well, but it kept it's pace on the corners. I forgot the other cars tires, but this was a time attack event...

 

I think the OP’s intention is discovering what people pay for tires (irrespective of size or brand). His question is interesting, and the poll is informative. Notice the very even distribution. That isn’t something I expected to see. Obviously the mix of different wheel sizes with various tires, along with spending habits of consumers, provide a varied mix resulting in a “level curve.”

What makes this poll interesting is that the Z is a performance car that benefits from a better level of tire. I hope more people participate. I would think tire manufacturer’s have interest in polls like this.

--Spike

 

Spike - I see what you're saying but think you're interpreting it wrong. Normally, one would expect to see some type of bell curve, if price was the only variable and "all things being equal" was in play. Because of the wide variation in size and quality (brand and type of tire), you've got multiple bell curves being laid on top of each other resulting in a flat distribution overall.

If OP would have asked "How much do you spend per tire for high/ultrahighperformance tires?", then you would have seen a normal bell curve distribution in the results.

Because people do different things with their Zs, they can afford to buy different classes of tires. I take mine on the track, so I've invested in PS2s. No way would I buy and trust my life to some $100 no-name, unproven tire. If I was doing a show car instead, then maybe I could get by with a tire such as that. I'm sure we've got guys on 17" all season tires that suffice for their style and driving conditions and pay less than $100 each.

Knowing that people are paying between $50 and $400 for tires only tells us that people are buying just about everything under the sun.

 

My tire sizes are 255/40/18 and 275/35/19 and tires normally cost ~$1100-1200 regardless of the brand. I'd rather spend an extra $100 for a good set of tires than save a little money.

Oh and I think a better question is how much you spend on a set of tires. PS2s, PP and Advan sports will all be about the same price for a set. Toyo T1Rs, certain Falkens and a few others will normally be about the same price as well.

 

PS2s are some of the best all-around tires, but the RE050A PPs are just as good IMO. I've ran both tires and would probably buy the PPs over the PS2s again. For daily driving though, it doesn't really make a difference.

Oh and you mention Dunlop being poor tires, but their Direzza Sport Z1s should surpass the PS2s in performance. Unfortunately, like the Advan Neova AD07s and Bridgestone RE-01Rs, they are limited in sizes.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....rezza+Sport+Z1

 

Dave- You are correct. When I chose to participate in this survey, I fully expected to see a bell curve and was surprised that the curve was flat. Your explanation shows why this happened (a flat curve). Certainly drilling this survey down to specifics would result in a much different distribution with better and more accurate statistics.

You make a good point that I missed.

--Spike

 

Well, i belive that if everyone, or most, of whom purchased tires for their Z participated in the survey, then we would have a much more of a bell curve. Not to mention, this poll goes from the low cost tires, to slightly above medium priced tires. If we put in more specific amounts, the bell would show more as well. Although PS2's and PP are roughly 270-350$, we are forgetting about hoosiers and track tires. That is the high price range, which is the edge of the bell curve.

 

I think about $180 each for fronts and $225 each for rears. Then only $140 each for my track 17's

 

255/40 17" and 275/40 17" Falken azenis 615's to my door for about $600. My Kumho MX's run about the same, but were out of stock when I needed them.

I consider them both name brand, high-performance tires.

But I don't expect them to last, (two sets per year, due to autocrossing) and I mount them my self. (Well, I usually have help but mount them for free)

 

Hate to tell you but PS2s ARE the high end of the price range. I bought two fronts (255/35/19) - mounted & balanced they were over $800 for the pair. And if you haven't bought tires in the past year, you're going to be shocked at how much the price has risen lately.

 

There are some exceptions and those are it. I have some RT-615's that I use for autocross and they ran $900 for the set but they are 18". They are rather specialized and I wouldn't use them as daily drivers because of their poor wet handling.

 

It depends.

My front tires are about $310 with tax, shipping, and mounting. The rears are about $360 each.