best budget tire

[darkshadowmach]

It's that time again for me. But funds are a little low. What is the best tire in the $99-150 a piece range? Any help?

[RedLiner]

Originally Posted by darkshadowmach

It's that time again for me. But funds are a little low. What is the best tire in the $99-150 a piece range? Any help?

Nitto 555

[San Pedro Mach]

Kumhos are pretty good Daily Driver tires for the $$.

:ORANGE:

[Family Man]

Sumitomos would be another good choice.

http://www.wheelreplicas.com/tires.html

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by michael112402

Sumitomos would be another good choice.

http://www.wheelreplicas.com/tires.html

:THUMBSUP:

THey are decent

[machowner]

I like my Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval I got those for 150.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....speed_rating=Y
I was also looking at the BFGoodrich g-Force Sport (111.00) a little cheaper but I could not find them in stock anywhere when I needed tires.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....speed_rating=Y

[MyLittlePony]

BFG has a new spin proof tires....but it only works on LS1's!!!

[03ZincMach]

I have 275 fronts from Maxxis that were something like $90 each and 315 rears from Summito that were in the $130 range each. Been happy with them so far after driving on them daily for about 9 months.

[shake this]

I was also looking at the BFGoodrich g-Force Sport (111.00) a little cheaper

Have a set on mine and they work great for a DD. Also have a little longer tread life then the 555's

[merfsiu]

Toyo Proxes 4 $101 per tire

http://www.tiredeals4less.com/TOYO_P..._99W_P1968.cfm



I had 555 on my front and it always had a bad vibration even after many rebalances. Put toyos on and it is now smooth as silk. IMO best bang for the buck tire.

[grey03mach1]

I think the Sumitomo HTR-Z are killer for the money. I can get them for $57.00 a piece plus about 6.00 a piece to ship. Go to tirerack.com and read the reviews on it. Almost everyone agrees that for the money you can't beat them. Most are sports car owners too.

[dstang]

Originally Posted by grey03mach1

I think the Sumitomo HTR-Z are killer for the money. I can get them for $57.00 a piece plus about 6.00 a piece to ship. Go to tirerack.com and read the reviews on it. Almost everyone agrees that for the money you can't beat them. Most are sports car owners too.

wat size are u referring here for?? 315s??? and where @ ??
peter

[grey03mach1]

Originally Posted by dstang

wat size are u referring here for?? 315s??? and where @ ??
peter

245/45/17's...We are wholesale customers of tirerack and the price is $59.00 a piece. They are 2.5 hours away so shipping is cheap.

[dstang]

Originally Posted by grey03mach1

245/45/17's...We are wholesale customers of tirerack and the price is $59.00 a piece. They are 2.5 hours away so shipping is cheap.

do u think u get any for us for that price??

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by dstang

do u think u get any for us for that price??

No kidding

hook it up

[grey03mach1]

Originally Posted by dstang

do u think u get any for us for that price??

I'm sure I could. I just ordered two for the front of my car and the total was $121.00. Thats not bad.

I don't know how I'd get them shipped to everyone though. Tirerack may only ship them here but I can check. Any other ideas on how to make this work?
Here are the prices for the different sizes
245/45/17 $57.00
275/40/17 $79.00
315/35/17 $92.00

[bluoval]

Not to change the subject, but is there a 245/17 tire I could use
that lasts a while and will hook up on the street? I am getting
about 300hp at the rear wheel with 4:10 gears.

[grey03mach1]

Originally Posted by bluoval

Not to change the subject, but is there a 245/17 tire I could use
that lasts a while and will hook up on the street? I am getting
about 300hp at the rear wheel with 4:10 gears.

My numbers are close to yours off the spray. I also have 4.10's like you do. I haven't found a street tire that hooks decent enough for that 1st-2nd shift. I have bought 6 sets of DR's in about 2 years for my car. That is the price I pay to play. The way I look at it, if I had street tires on the back they'd wear just as fast from spinning plus I wouldn't have traction. At least with DR's I know that they'll hook.

[bluoval]

Originally Posted by grey03mach1

My numbers are close to yours off the spray. I also have 4.10's like you do. I haven't found a street tire that hooks decent enough for that 1st-2nd shift. I have bought 6 sets of DR's in about 2 years for my car. That is the price I pay to play. The way I look at it, if I had street tires on the back they'd wear just as fast from spinning plus I wouldn't have traction. At least with DR's I know that they'll hook.

Is there a 245/17 DR for the street that you recommend?
Or am I mistaken to think you can run DR's on the street?
My expectations might be too high in this regard. I might
just have to find a decent street tire and try not to burn
smoke in the 1-2 shift (in spirited driving).

[grey03mach1]

Originally Posted by bluoval

Is there a 245/17 DR for the street that you recommend?
Or am I mistaken to think you can run DR's on the street?
My expectations might be too high in this regard. I might
just have to find a decent street tire and try not to burn
smoke in the 1-2 shift (in spirited driving).

That's what DR's are for...the street. That's why they are DOT approved. I have owned every DR brand and they vary depending on the cars purpose and HP. The MT DR's are the best for hooking at the track or street but you'd be lucky to get 10k miles out of a set and they are rather expensive. The BFG's are in the middle traction wise. They hook better than Nittos and they're the cheapest but the tires have practically no tread when new. They make two different BFG DR's (a DR1 and DR2). Nittos are probably the most practical DR of them all. They do not hook that great at the track but mine always seemed to hook well on the street. They last the longest (12k-14k miles) and are very good on wet roads, which is important to me. I think Discount Tire Direct has been selling the 275/40/17's for like 120 or 140 a tire. Hope that helped

[71mach103]

Originally Posted by grey03mach1

That's what DR's are for...the street. That's why they are DOT approved. I have owned every DR brand and they vary depending on the cars purpose and HP. The MT DR's are the best for hooking at the track or street but you'd be lucky to get 10k miles out of a set and they are rather expensive. The BFG's are in the middle traction wise. They hook better than Nittos and they're the cheapest but the tires have practically no tread when new. They make two different BFG DR's (a DR1 and DR2). Nittos are probably the most practical DR of them all. They do not hook that great at the track but mine always seemed to hook well on the street. They last the longest (12k-14k miles) and are very good on wet roads, which is important to me. I think Discount Tire Direct has been selling the 275/40/17's for like 120 or 140 a tire. Hope that helped

Good info...I was wondering what people thought about DRs in the wet.

[71mach103]

Originally Posted by grey03mach1

I'm sure I could. I just ordered two for the front of my car and the total was $121.00. Thats not bad.

I don't know how I'd get them shipped to everyone though. Tirerack may only ship them here but I can check. Any other ideas on how to make this work?
Here are the prices for the different sizes
245/45/17 $57.00
275/40/17 $79.00
315/35/17 $92.00

dang, good prices.....would the 275s fit on our stock rims?

[bluoval]

Originally Posted by grey03mach1

That's what DR's are for...the street. That's why they are DOT approved. I have owned every DR brand and they vary depending on the cars purpose and HP. The MT DR's are the best for hooking at the track or street but you'd be lucky to get 10k miles out of a set and they are rather expensive. The BFG's are in the middle traction wise. They hook better than Nittos and they're the cheapest but the tires have practically no tread when new. They make two different BFG DR's (a DR1 and DR2). Nittos are probably the most practical DR of them all. They do not hook that great at the track but mine always seemed to hook well on the street. They last the longest (12k-14k miles) and are very good on wet roads, which is important to me. I think Discount Tire Direct has been selling the 275/40/17's for like 120 or 140 a tire. Hope that helped

Thank you very much! Exactly the info I needed.....

[grey03mach1]

Originally Posted by 71mach103

dang, good prices.....would the 275s fit on our stock rims?

Yes. They do look a little weird though. The tire seems to fill out the fenderwell alot more than the 245/45's. I have a set of 275/40's mounted on my factory rear stockers that I took off. I ordered the 315/35/17 BFG's to replace them. If I know we are going to be street racing I will swap out the 10.5's for the stockers and 275's. It is hard to find a perfect tire/rim combo that does everything you need. I will eventually get a pair of 15x10 weld rims with some slicks for the track and just run Nitto DR's for the street.

[gotmymach1]

BFGoodrich g-Force Sport

I put these on and they have better traction than the Goodyears. They still will spin on the 1-2 shift but not nearly as bad. I might need to try out those Nittos though.