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ChrisSlicks 01-20-2011 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by antbear (Post 903668)
Yesterday I replaced my stock tires at 8,000 miles. They had lost their grip. The compound must have gone south because I could easily spin the rear wheels. While fun watching the traction control kick in and feeling the grip come back I did not trust the cornering grip so I did some research and read a lot of tire reviews from this site and others. These were my choice.

Customer Tire Reviews - Discount Tire

Hankook Ventus are great tires at a very good price.
Your tires lost their grip because they are Summer tires and you are driving them in Winter. You need to be on all seasons or winter tires in the Winter. FWIW the grip would have come back in the spring. The Ventus will have slightly more Winter grip as the compound is slightly more durable, but it is still a Summer tire, not ideally suited to Winter conditions.

cossie1600 01-20-2011 10:38 AM
the oem re050 had grip?

ChrisSlicks 01-20-2011 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 903822)
the oem re050 had grip?
People complain about that tire but it isn't that bad. Just doesn't compare to the other tires in the class like the RE-11.

cossie1600 01-20-2011 11:07 AM
i guess, but bang for the buck is definitiely bad

Matthew 01-20-2011 12:46 PM
I just bought the hankook v12 they will be put on next Thursday 970 installed.

TypeOne 01-20-2011 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by D3Daddy (Post 897931)
Nitto INVO, just had em installed and I LOVE em'...
I've been looking at those as well...

What size are you running? How is the noise?

I need something that grips more!

antbear 01-21-2011 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 903688)
Your tires lost their grip because they are Summer tires and you are driving them in Winter. You need to be on all seasons or winter tires in the Winter. FWIW the grip would have come back in the spring. The Ventus will have slightly more Winter grip as the compound is slightly more durable, but it is still a Summer tire, not ideally suited to Winter conditions.

When the car was new in the winter of 2009 the tires had good traction even into the single digit temps. That traction started to decrease in September 2010. Tread was still good on the old tires so the stickey compounds in the tires must have gone south. Maybe I should have kept them for doing a little drifting :icon18::driving::driving:

ChrisSlicks 01-21-2011 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by antbear (Post 905281)
When the car was new in the winter of 2009 the tires had good traction even into the single digit temps. That traction started to decrease in September 2010. Tread was still good on the old tires so the stickey compounds in the tires must have gone south. Maybe I should have kept them for doing a little drifting :icon18::driving::driving:
It could be your mind playing tricks on you. When you got the car you were probably babying it a bit and as the spring/summer hit you started to push harder. Pretty much any summer tire with a tread wear rating under 200 doesn't drive worth a damn in the cold, in my experience anyway.

dAvenue 01-21-2011 03:19 PM
I'm a big fan of my Continental DWS Extreme Contact tires. They're worth every penny.

wilsonp 01-21-2011 05:28 PM
I think the Continental Extreme Contact DWS are great as well, and they were actually cheaper than other All-season Extreme Performance options in Sport sizes.

But I plan to get RE11 when my RE050 wear out for summer driving.

Solus 01-22-2011 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by TypeOne (Post 904114)
I've been looking at those as well...

What size are you running? How is the noise?

I need something that grips more!
I ran Invo 315's on the back with 265's on the front for a while and the Invo has by far become one of my favorite tires. They feel great. I can't really tell you if the noise is bad or not because my car is really loud and I can't hear anything other than the radio and the exhaust lol.

grantdoty1023 04-26-2013 01:17 PM
Does anyone have an opinion on Gooryear Eagle F1 Asymmetric A/S vs Bridgestone Potenza RE 760's? I am looking for mileage as opposed to high speed rating at around $1,000 out the door. I have a 2010 roadster with sport package (19 inch Rays) and Bridgestone 050's. Thanks for your help


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