Preferred tire for long life and great handling even in rain
10-23-11, 03:42 PM
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Preferred tire for long life and great handling even in rain
What tire does everyone prefer for long life, and great in rain occasionally? Someone told me nitto's but don't they have soft rubber leading to a shorter life? What size tire for 19x9 fronts and 19x10.5 rears? My is250 is lowered with zero wheel well gap on stock 18's. I don't want the tire stretched so much that the rim is protecting the tire. Wondering if I need to raise the car a little? ....
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10-23-11, 04:13 PM
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What tire does everyone prefer for long life, and great in rain occasionally? Someone told me nitto's but don't they have soft rubber leading to a shorter life? What size tire for 19x9 fronts and 19x10.5 rears? My is250 is lowered with zero wheel well gap on stock 18's. I don't want the tire stretched so much that the rim is protecting the tire. Wondering if I need to raise the car a little? ....
A tire that lasts for 70,000 miles isn't going to offer the best performance.
A tire that offers the best performance won't last half as long as 70,000 miles.
Personally I prefer better handling (and more importantly better stopping distance) over super long tire life... so I'm running the Hankook Ventus V12s... they're about half the price of something like a Michelin PS2 while offering slightly better performance. From seeing others that have run them a while I expect to get somewhere in the 25-30k range out of a set.
10-23-11, 05:31 PM
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i call a long life not replacing every couple years. i would probably average about 12k miles a year. not far to travel in hawaii. I am also looking at the fact that 19x 9's and 19x10.5's won't be cheap. i'm guessing maybe 1000-1200 per set? obviously I would replace the rears more often on my RWD. No one has said Yay! to Nitto. I have always liked BFG's, but I've heard people liking Falkens. what's your take?
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I'm looking for a dedicated tire. I will store the stock wheels. I purchased another set of TPMS's for this cause. I'm in Hawaii for the next few years, but live in washington state.
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Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires are great tires and probably the best bang for the buck compared to Michelin, Toyo, Pirelli and Nitto.
A few friends have them on their cars and I haven't heard a complaint yet!
A few friends have them on their cars and I haven't heard a complaint yet!
10-23-11, 07:13 PM
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http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
Where the nittos finished pretty poorly in comparison (second to last out of 9 tires tested, way behind the Hankooks).... but those are the Invos specifically.
