Achilles Tires

Gixxerman · 11-07-2017, 01:43 PM

I am in the market for two rear tres and Achilles tires ads keep popping up. Does anyone have any personal reviews driving their Z on those tires?

PaulNYz · 11-07-2017, 02:22 PM

If you just daily your car and don't track it, they look fine. I would personally invest in a name brand. If you don't want to spend big, look into the Sumitomo summer tire since they are essentially Dunlops.

Lots of good options on Tirerack too. You can find a Tirerack installer and save about half off normal mounting/balancing costs.

Jimbo370 · 11-07-2017, 02:46 PM

never heard of them but they rate good http://www.tirestest.com/allseason_t...x.html:tiphat:

Chan Chee Hoe · 11-07-2017, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gixxerman

I am in the market for two rear tres and Achilles tires ads keep popping up. Does anyone have any personal reviews driving their Z on those tires?

Quite Popular in S'pore among Subaru WRX Owners here,there is a 18" Track Tyre.

vtec to vvel · 11-07-2017, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gixxerman

I am in the market for two rear tres and Achilles tires ads keep popping up. Does anyone have any personal reviews driving their Z on those tires?

I had them on my 07 Z. Price-wise, they cost about $100/tire. They don’t last long and are really noisy. I drove normal and didn’t track/race the 350Z, but got maybe 18k out of those tires.

If you need something quick, cheap, and temporary, they are an option.

Rusty · 11-08-2017, 12:55 AM

They are made in Indonesia. If that means anything to you.

Cyber370 · 11-08-2017, 04:23 AM

Kind of strange having a tire named Achilles. Almost a prediction of what your car’s weak point will be.

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onzedge · 11-08-2017, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

They are made in Indonesia. If that means anything to you.

Chuck33079 · 11-08-2017, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

They are made in Indonesia. If that means anything to you.

Is that better or worse than the other no name brands made in China?

Chan Chee Hoe · 11-08-2017, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Is that better or worse than the other no name brands made in China?

Much better...

P's_Z · 11-10-2017, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyber370

Kind of strange having a tire named Achilles. Almost a prediction of what your car’s weak point will be.

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370zBoyz · 11-13-2017, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PaulNYz

If you just daily your car and don't track it, they look fine. I would personally invest in a name brand. If you don't want to spend big, look into the Sumitomo summer tire since they are essentially Dunlops.

Lots of good options on Tirerack too. You can find a Tirerack installer and save about half off normal mounting/balancing costs.

I had Sumitomo on my FR-S and they were great.

6mt370 · 11-27-2017, 05:41 AM

You can get Federal tires for pretty much the same price. I bought a set for my Supra because they were cheap and didn't want to roast through expensive tires at 750whp. I'll never buy a different brand of tire other than Mickey Thompsons for the street after seeing how well these perform at my power level. RS-RR in the rear and RS-R in the front. I don't expect them to last that long but at $120 a tire I could care less for a non daily driver. I'll be switching to those for my Z whenever the all seasons wear out.

11-07-2017, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gixxerman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Delaware Posts: 24 Drives: 2009 370Z Grey Rep Power: 11	Achilles Tires I am in the market for two rear tres and Achilles tires ads keep popping up. Does anyone have any personal reviews driving their Z on those tires?

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Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,570 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	They are made in Indonesia. If that means anything to you. TerribleONE, Trips and Spooler like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Cyber370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 679 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 19373	Kind of strange having a tire named Achilles. Almost a prediction of what your car’s weak point will be. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk TerribleONE, gomer_110, Rusty and 4 others like this. __________________ "That’s when you know you’ve found somebody special. When you can just shut the fck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.”-Mia (Pulp Fiction)*

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6mt370 Base Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: House Posts: 207 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 11	You can get Federal tires for pretty much the same price. I bought a set for my Supra because they were cheap and didn't want to roast through expensive tires at 750whp. I'll never buy a different brand of tire other than Mickey Thompsons for the street after seeing how well these perform at my power level. RS-RR in the rear and RS-R in the front. I don't expect them to last that long but at $120 a tire I could care less for a non daily driver. I'll be switching to those for my Z whenever the all seasons wear out.