Cheap Rubber - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

32VALVR · 05-27-2006, 01:43 PM

Riken, Falcon or Kumho. If you had to pick, which one and why?
Thanks
Dave
03 o/w Mach

birdman941 · 05-27-2006, 01:50 PM

Just ordered a new set of Gators for mine.
I would never downgrade the ride and handing on a neat car like a Mach.
My GT had a set of Kuhmo's on it when I bought it, and they were ok.
After I installed Gators on that car, MAJOR improvement.
My 2 cents.

24kmach · 05-28-2006, 12:06 AM

Nittos here, I did not vote.

Thunderbolt · 05-28-2006, 02:14 AM

I owned a set of Kumho's on my 5.0 I use to have. They were all right. Nothing great. Can't expect anything great from an economy tire, but they worked.

falcongtho3 · 05-30-2006, 09:13 PM

Love my Coopers Zeon 2XS's. They give a much more refined personality to the car in ride, sound (!), handling and wet weather traction compared to the skaterbacks I wish I'd put 'em on when the car was new. There is a private label Cooper on the market called Mastercraft. The tread is slightly different but you can generally get a really good deal on them. Check 'em out!

JusMachN · 05-31-2006, 01:22 PM

Curious to see the outcome of this one. I want to get BFG G-Force Sports but it takes 6 weeks to get em out here. A couple places have tried to seel me the Raptors but I was not sure about them..

YellowMenace · 05-31-2006, 03:08 PM

I put 245/45R17 Fuzion ZRi on mine. They are a cheaper version of Bridgestone/Firestone. They have been good tires so far at about 15-20K miles. They are W (168 mph) rated.

http://www.thefuzionzone.com/zri.asp

Wet handling is excellent. This tire is as good as tires that are much more expensive. They are about $110 each according to Tire Rack.

daddy rob · 06-01-2006, 10:55 PM

I Would Have To Say Nittos All The Way . They Are The Best Ride And Have The Best Traction ..

Silverstangs · 06-01-2006, 11:12 PM

I prefer my Sumitomo HTR Z II's or the BFG KDW II's... for cheap tires...

32VALVR · 06-01-2006, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverstangs

I prefer my Sumitomo HTR Z II's or the BFG KDW II's... for cheap tires...

I considered the Sumitomos but the 160 treadware scared me off. What kind of ware are you getting out of them?
Dave

Silverstangs · 06-01-2006, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 32VALVR

I considered the Sumitomos but the 160 treadware scared me off. What kind of ware are you getting out of them?
Dave

The Sumitomo HTRZ are 160 which are soft, and I did not get those.

The Sumitomo HTRZ II are 220 and are the ones I have...

I really use these tires to beat on, and I get about 20k miles off them.

View Poll Results: Whats your pick
Riken Raptor	1	9.09%
Falcon Ziex	2	18.18%
Kumho Ecsta	8	72.73%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

05-27-2006, 01:43 PM	#1
32VALVR Registered Mach Abuser Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,695	Cheap Rubber Riken, Falcon or Kumho. If you had to pick, which one and why? Thanks Dave 03 o/w Mach

05-27-2006, 01:50 PM	#2
birdman941 Torque wins! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 13,167	Re: Cheap Rubber Just ordered a new set of Gators for mine. I would never downgrade the ride and handing on a neat car like a Mach. My GT had a set of Kuhmo's on it when I bought it, and they were ok. After I installed Gators on that car, MAJOR improvement. My 2 cents. __________________ The ORIGINAL Project R build thread is back ! 5.4 32V NA Streetable 404/387 26.56 MPG "I don't like repeat offenders, I like DEAD offenders" Ted Nugent "A big engine hardly working is more efficient than a little engine screaming its head off" Jay Leno

05-28-2006, 12:06 AM	#3
24kmach My First Mach, Jan. 1969 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 13,070	Re: Cheap Rubber Nittos here, I did not vote.

05-28-2006, 02:14 AM	#4
Thunderbolt And Leadfoot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Easy Street Posts: 6,468	Re: Cheap Rubber I owned a set of Kumho's on my 5.0 I use to have. They were all right. Nothing great. Can't expect anything great from an economy tire, but they worked. __________________ '23 Fighter Jet Gray Mach 1 (Automatic, 470hp/410tq) '04 Azure Blue Mach 1 (5Spd., 305hp/320tq) '17 Blue Streak Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4X4 (Automatic, 395hp/410tq) "She's An Underage Angel With A Dented Halo"-She Needs Rock n Roll---Motley Crue Every now and then, say What The F*. What The F*, gives you freedom. With freedom comes opportunity. Opportunity, makes your future. If you can't say it.......you can't do it.----Miles

05-30-2006, 09:13 PM	#5
falcongtho3 Moderating at Mach 1 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 16,274	Re: Cheap Rubber Love my Coopers Zeon 2XS's. They give a much more refined personality to the car in ride, sound (!), handling and wet weather traction compared to the skaterbacks I wish I'd put 'em on when the car was new. There is a private label Cooper on the market called Mastercraft. The tread is slightly different but you can generally get a really good deal on them. Check 'em out! __________________ Krewe de la Mach Rouge #340804 13th Mach 1 built 11/07/02 Build Date 12/13/02 Delivery

05-31-2006, 01:22 PM	#6
JusMachN 2008 S281AF #9 of 24 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,659	Re: Cheap Rubber Curious to see the outcome of this one. I want to get BFG G-Force Sports but it takes 6 weeks to get em out here. A couple places have tried to seel me the Raptors but I was not sure about them..

05-31-2006, 03:08 PM	#7
YellowMenace Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Schertz, TX Posts: 2,639	Re: Cheap Rubber I put 245/45R17 Fuzion ZRi on mine. They are a cheaper version of Bridgestone/Firestone. They have been good tires so far at about 15-20K miles. They are W (168 mph) rated. http://www.thefuzionzone.com/zri.asp Wet handling is excellent. This tire is as good as tires that are much more expensive. They are about $110 each according to Tire Rack. __________________ Zinc yellow NMRA Factory Stock configuration Coyote 5.0 engine, FRPP Control Pack and a bunch of other stuff. Best ET in this configuration 10.693@123

06-01-2006, 10:55 PM	#8
daddy rob TWISTED MARINE Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Olathe Kansas Posts: 131	Re: Cheap Rubber I Would Have To Say Nittos All The Way . They Are The Best Ride And Have The Best Traction .. __________________ catless pro chamber,loudmouth catback,frpp alum flywheel,frpp king cobra clutch,frpp alum d/s,mgw short throw,frpp 31 spline tracloc,frpp 3.73 gears,strange 31 spline axles,sloted cross drilled rotors,hawk brake pads,mm tube k member,a arms, adj lca,panhard bar,strut tower brace,frame conectors,tq arm and c/c plates,bilstein struts/hyper coilover front,bilstein hr springs rear,motoblue hp series fuelrails,bullit rims,nitto drag rears,fram air hog filter,all royal purple oils

06-01-2006, 11:12 PM	#9
Silverstangs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 148	Re: Cheap Rubber I prefer my Sumitomo HTR Z II's or the BFG KDW II's... for cheap tires... __________________ Power is what you make of it

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