only Bridgestones i'd buy are the RE-01 Rs and shave them, but they dont come in the size i'd want so meh.

 

not everyone can afford to spend 150 dollars per tire. you have to get what you can afford.

 

but what I'm saying is, performance from better tires >>> performance from 3 lbs. of weight savings

 

You definitely do not want tires that won't hold up. cheap no name tires will not last very long, so its really wasting more money in the long run. What does everyone on here think of Falken tires? are they any good or something to avoid?

 

Spending $600 just for tires on a $4000 car that has 108 HP is a bet over the top, I'd say. I have to put things in perpective, here. Give me NOS or a twin turbo and THEN I may spend a bit more!

 

I've read the General Exclaim UHP's reviews, and most users seemed to like them. I read the many positivereviews on the Yoko Avid H4Ss before I bought 195/60-14s (just a little wider than stock)and I was still pleasantly surprised. Going from a stock 185/65-14 to a UHP 205/45-16 is going to improve the handling even if the newtires aren't the absolute best. Most UHPs are going to be better quality than a stock Civic tire anyway. I paid around $55US/tire for the (HP) Yokosand they're WAY better than the similar-priced Goodyear Eagle GTIIs the previous ownerinstalled, ESPECIALLY when I need it....heavy rain. You don't really need expensive tires unless you're racing fora livingor something. Just get something you think YOU will be happy with, and sell it if you're not.

I see an even more pronounced example of people buying overly expensivetires for their 4x4s. They get 35" MT/Rs because those are the "cool" tires to have these days(for over $150-$200/each), but they can barely afford rent or gas because they have to save up to replace suspension/steering parts, or the tires themselves after the tread wears or the belts blow at 20-30Kmiles. Meanwhile, they can barely keep their rig on the road if it's wet or icy out because tires like that don't have any siping. I getless-popular 31" Trxus MTs to run on my mild 4x4 for $115-$120/each, get the same mileage out of them, go the same places offroad, and don't slide much on slick roads unless I want to. If I didn't run heavy mud and snow occasionally I'd go even cheaper with something like the Dunlop Rover ATs from Sam's or Costco. Those are stillbetter than the Goodyear Wrangler ATs my Jeep came with. I destroyed those in less than a month offroad.

After stock tires, I think you'll be pretty pleased with how a 205/45 UHP tire carves turns. I finally got my 195/60s to actually make noise yesterday on dry pavement. Heck, I barely get them to slide in the rain, and the stock suspension is beyond it's limits before I even get to that point. The bodyroll with the Eagles never got that far before the tires just broke loose. Just get used to new tires' limits gradually, and if they aren't up to your standards you can always sell them to get something else.

 

Good points. And to top it off, the tires that are on the car now are Winston specials that I never heard of. They squeal and roll more than baby pigs! I guess the Fuzions may be a good choice for a low-priced tire. The thing I need to consider is that the car racks up only 3000 miles a year. The tires won't wear out too quickly at that pace, so I should choose carefully.

 

look at discount tire... www.tires.com, they are always really cheap and usually have free shipping.

 

The tire prices I listed are from www.tirerack.com. Their prices are generally close to those of Discount tire. I WILL check out the competition, though - thanks.