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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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Hi, does anyone had any experience with these tires? I am trying do decide between these or the Toyo T1-R, these are around 350 dollars cheaper. I read many reviews on Tire Rack and most of them are pretty good, but wanted some more feedback from the Z guys. I am looking for 255-35-19 and 285-30-19. Please share any experiences you guys have had with these tires.

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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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Hmmm I have them in 225/45/18 and 245/45/18 right. Can't complain. No noise issue. I don't track my car though so I honestly can't tell if its worse or better than my old setup (nitto nt555). I'm in school so they are the cheapest and best reviewed that I could find. Just wished they got the rears in 255/45/18. Too much wheel gap with the 245.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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Thanks for the feedback...I don't think I will go to the track with these tires, but i do drive pretty aggressively, so I need something that have good grip.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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this was my review in another thread..

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My brother has Kumho Ecsta Spt's on his car (he drives an RX8) and they have excellent tread wear. He has about 30k miles on them so far and they still look in good shape. They ride just the same as my Potenza's except I would say they are slightly louder, barely noticeable though. He paid $98 per tire back then and they are probably the best tires for the money..<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Best tires that I've run on my Z so far, 245/40 F 275/40 R.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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I just picked these tires up. Why 255/35 and 285/30? I picked up 255/35 and 285/35 19s. They are decent in noise level. My previous tires were KDW2's which were extremely loud. I feel as if these tires are a lot more soft then the kdw2's.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 05:55 AM
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285/35/19 don't rub at all?
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:19 AM
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No rubbing here, depends on your offset also. Plus my rear fenders are rolled. I would definitely not run 285/30 though. It looks off compared to the 255/35 fronts.. I am running 19x10 +20 in the rear, and adding 5mm spacers soon.
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