Whats best bang for your buck on Tires?

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04-26-2009, 02:16 AM

CircleHeartX

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Whats best bang for your buck on Tires?

need tires on my rims...just wondering what you guys/girls think is the best tire (performance tire) for the price..
have done research on tires but just cant decide..

Help appreciated thanks.

trash me if its out here but couldn't find it...plus theirs lots of new tires out and coming out.

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04-26-2009, 05:11 AM

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I've been running the Nitto 555's on my G35 in 275r/245f and had pretty good luck with them. They're relatively cheap and sticky, and they can really just take a beating.

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04-26-2009, 05:51 AM

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Consider Nitto Invos, Falken FK452, and Kumho ecsta

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04-26-2009, 05:54 AM

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Quote:

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I've been running the Nitto 555's on my G35 in 275r/245f and had pretty good luck with them. They're relatively cheap and sticky, and they can really just take a beating.

I'd recommend to stay as far away from those tires as possible

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04-26-2009, 06:22 AM

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Nitto INVO, FTW!!

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04-26-2009, 06:29 AM

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04-26-2009, 07:00 AM

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I'd recommend to stay as far away from those tires as possible

why? i heard they are good tires overall.

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04-26-2009, 07:08 AM

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+1 Not many local tire stores stock these tires but if you look at the right place online you can find em CHEAPPPP. They perform well also for the price.

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04-26-2009, 07:26 AM

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For a good performance/dollar value look at the

Kumho Ecsta SPT*and

Fuzion Zri.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ighlight=tires

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04-26-2009, 07:29 AM

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General Exclaim UHP, Kumho Ecsta SPT. I'm using The Kumho's and they are pretty good.

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04-26-2009, 07:35 AM

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You have to order those, and the exact tire sizes are hard to find.

I just had Sumitomo HTR ZIII tires installed. They GRIP!

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04-26-2009, 07:38 AM

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+2 best tires I have had so far

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04-26-2009, 09:16 AM

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www.performanceplustire.com

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04-26-2009, 09:49 AM

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Quote:

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why? i heard they are good tires overall.

people who reviewed them say they aren't good on wet surfaces...
on dry, they are really sticky...

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04-26-2009, 10:12 AM

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I put a set of good year eagle gt and they were priced fair and give me a ton of grip.

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04-26-2009, 10:24 AM

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here's a good place to order tires:

www.tires-easy.com

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04-26-2009, 11:16 AM

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Some good tires mentioned. For a decent all-around tire, I'd go with the kuhmo SPTs, yohohama S drives or fuzion Zri. I'm also all rather curious about the Sumitomo HTR Z IIIs for it's price and performance. I'd likely run any of these tires over the vredesteins.

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04-26-2009, 12:15 PM

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Kumho Ecsta SPT all the way.

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04-26-2009, 02:11 PM

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thanks guys for all the help/talk i will look into these tires...i appreciate the help.
Anny More TIRES???
its a big headache looking for a good tire for right price..

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