Suspension, Brakes, Tires & Wheels - my tires suck

i was racing my friends rsx and my launch was ****. the tires didnt grip at all untill 6000 rpm. anybody know about some really good tires?

pirelli's...there's allways mickey thompsons lol

i've never had problems with nittos. What do you have now?

Im running Nittos and they are great, AA traction rating. Also... wider tires are better.

ive heard good things about the nittos.
when tires come due for both cars i plan on bfg's for both cars
on the stang ive had goodyear and kumblos i mean kumhos. goodyears were good for stock rubber. kumhos sucked for me.

falken azenis are a very sticky tire. its approved for autocross use so that has to say something.

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ive heard good things about the nittos.
when tires come due for both cars i plan on bfg's for both cars
on the stang ive had goodyear and kumblos i mean kumhos. goodyears were good for stock rubber. kumhos sucked for me.


I've had kumhos too. They're so so.

i had nittos b4 and they did me well...but e've been hearing a lot of good things about the falken azenis. i just got the car and the guys didnt even know wut kind of tires they were, but they said "visa" on the side. i know i need to change QUICK

i've never heard of nittos.....I'm a Londoner init...lol But I've got Goodyear Eagle F1's and they grip like mad.....beaten 4 wheel steer Preludes around corners with mine...

did you say u never heard of nittos?[sm=smiley3.gif]

Nope no Nittos around here.....mostly Michelin around here...

Well, check into the Nittos... as for the Falkens, I had them on my old bimmer and they were awesome. Expensive but worth it.

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i have got on falken azenis. very very nice. real stiff sidewalls. although if it is raining you might want to be carefull

"approved" for auto-x? you can race autocross with any tire that isnt about to explode, they dont have to be approved. Anyway, the Azenis is a bad ass tire. but yeah, the wet traction sucks. bad. right now ive got the dunlop fm901s. what a sweet tire. i would highly recommend it for auto-x, drag, or street. warning though, its really soft rubber, so make sure you dont have any alignment issues first. i had bad negative camber on the back of my civic and it killed the inside edges in like 1000 miles. my wife has the same tires on her 01 'Rolla and w/o any alignment issues it doesnt show any wear at all after like 1500+ miles.

pirellis, hi i have just lowered my 93 civic hatch 2.75 inches, and it looks alot better, but i still have the ****ty hubcaps on, i want to get new wheels now?? wot inch would you reccomend?? would 17's slow my car down alot?? will it slow 0-60 down alot?? or should i just get 16" wheels?? thanks

i prefer the 16s. go with (i hope our tire sizes run the same as yours.) 205/45/16 or maybe 215/40/16 tires. unless looks is more important than performance, dont go over 17", though 16s are better than 17s unless you have big brakes and you cant fit 16s.

Nitto makes a good tire for the money. If traction from a dig is your main concern, you can run drag radials on the street. Just don't expect to get much life out of them.

When it comes to Kuhmo's, it really depends on the particular tire. I know a number of people that have been really pleased with the Ecsta 712s. I run Ecsta V700 "R" compound tires on my track car. Unbelievable amounts of grip, I am very happy with them so far. NOT a streetable tire though.

*edit* Note that there are two types of Falken Azenis. The Falken Azenis "Sport" is the closest thing to a race compound tire you can buy for street use. (lots of race tires are DOT approved, but you would be foolish to run them on the street due to horrible treadlife, and poor wet performance) I know of a number of folks that have been very happy with these tires as well.

ShiviSchuey, do you have any experience with Avons? They just recently started importing them to the US. Initial reports look favorable. Personally I am most interested in the Tech R's which are their track tire. Any feedback you may have would be appreciated.

falken azenis or yokohama avs es 100s... avs es100s aren't winter tires tho.

i cant wait to get my hangs on a set of the new bfg g-force kdw's
they look awesome and i heardthey handle great

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I use Dunlop on my 94 Civic. It has a compound of 200 which grip pretty good and it is street legal.

Hi there, ive just fitted a set of TSW Razor alloys and they came fitted with Yokohama S306 tyres on them, there seem really good, rubbish weather here in the uk at the mo and seem very good in the wet so far, seeing as mines an auto i dont get a greeeaattt launch from start ( especially in D4 LOL)

spevie

I have the nitto 450's and the stick really good....pretty much any nitto is good they dont make the 450's anymore but the neogen's are really good too