New Best Street Tire - Poll!

RCZ

Cool man, those are very nice. How do you like them?

6MT

Poll is still missing the Goodyear F-1's.

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Vegitto-kun

sorry for the late response but after the track day I should report back.

In one sentence. They are awesome.

they held quite well during the wet lap but they really came out when the track dried up. they just kept on sticking. there were certain times where I thought I would slide off the track but they just kept on going barely losing grip. I do warn you. They are extremely soft so after some laps they really get melty.

G37sHKS

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Pushing_Tin

I changed my mind and it looks like I'll be ordering a set of the Hankooks. The reviews are very good and they came in second place last year in the Car and Driver test. They are also about half the cost of some of the other sets. With the current rebate I can get a set of four shipped for about $700.

You guys ever check out http://treadzone.com/

ZPirate

Pushing Tin you'll be happy with the Hankooks. I really like them. I put them on my Volk Racing wheels as soon as I got them. I'm getting ready to order a set for my 350Z too to replace the Goodyear GS D3s on it that have gotten really loud.

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flashburn

Seems like a pretty lame site. When I put in the Hankook's and try to get a shipping quote it gives an error saying they will give me the shipping cost AFTER I order.

If I try the Contact Us form, then I get an error: "We're very sorry, but the system has experienced an error. Please try your request again later. ".

Pushing_Tin

Yeah the site isn't the best but they are cheaper than tire rack. I just gave them a call and their shipping prices are identical to Tire Rack at $16 a tire. So their price for a set of Hankooks shipped is only $686 for me.

flashburn

Is that after the $50 rebate? For sizes 245/40 and 285/35, the total I saw before shipping was over $700.

Pushing_Tin

Yeah I should have said that. They are all offering the same $50 rebate. For me tirerack would have been $721 shipped, after rebate. So that's still pretty substantial. I quoted a 275 size though.

Lt. Dan

I've run the Toyo R1R's, and the Bridgestone RE-11s.... Both are AWESOME tires, but if I had to do it again, I would probably switch back to the Toyos....

ChrisSlicks

The R1R's are most certainly better in the wet and lower temperatures (above freezing), but the RE-11 has more max dry grip. It's a trade off and the decision probably depends somewhat on where you live and how/where you drive.

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m4a1mustang

I am running the Hankook Ventus V12s right now. My car is a street car 90% of the time and these definitely fit the bill. Hard to beat the price... Dry weather performance seems to be on par with the stock Bridgestones and wet traction is way better. Should get a little more than 18k out of them too (280 tw vs. 140).

If I do track them I will be sure to report back.

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RCZ

Treadwear is company specifc and not comparable between different manufacturers

m4a1mustang

Either way, these *should* outlast the stockers.

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