Jardim Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Nitto Invos. After a lot of research I decided to run these tires. They don't have quite the treadwear rating you wanted, they're 260, but they lasted me two summers. One of those summers I drove from Denver to Boston and from Boston to all over the east coast (about 20,000 all told) and I still could run them for another half season. The road noise is almost nill, the wet traction is about a 7 out of 10 and the dry grip is amazing. They're 133 a piece, the only bummer is that they don't make anything smaller than a 225/r17 Nitto Invos. After a lot of research I decided to run these tires. They don't have quite the treadwear rating you wanted, they're 260, but they lasted me two summers. One of those summers I drove from Denver to Boston and from Boston to all over the east coast (about 20,000 all told) and I still could run them for another half season. The road noise is almost nill, the wet traction is about a 7 out of 10 and the dry grip is amazing. They're 133 a piece, the only bummer is that they don't make anything smaller than a 225/r17 These are availbe in the rare 225/40/17 size, perfect for those with 17x7.5 canistos/propus wheels, will keep the aspect ratio relatively close to 215/45. If i get 17x7.5 wheels these are the tires im going with. Never saw it till now, i say those treads look nice and the compound looks sticky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I like Kumho ecsta AST. I currently use them in 235/40x18, and have used them also in 235/45x17 ASX. Excellent wet & dry traction, I also actually used them all through the last two winters, although I wouldn't recommend them as winter use for FWD. Good tread wear. Much better wear than the Sumitomo's I had previously, which would also blow out the sidewall at the slightest hint of a pothole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'93 Dave Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I like Kumho ecsta AST. I currently use them in 235/40x18, and have used them also in 235/45x17 ASX. Excellent wet & dry traction, I also actually used them all through the last two winters, although I wouldn't recommend them as winter use for FWD. Good tread wear. Much better wear than the Sumitomo's I had previously, which would also blow out the sidewall at the slightest hint of a pothole. i was looking to get those in 225/15/17, but the only thing that i read is that after 20k miles the sound is terrible? any opinions about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobernoodles Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I'm going to echo my question from earlier before: is running 225's on Volans a stupid idea? Will there be a major rubbing issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I wouldn't. 215 is the max I will go on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jardim Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Unless your using some spacers, i wouldnt recomend either Rub city lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobernoodles Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I wouldn't. 215 is the max I will go on mine. Yeah, thats what I figured. I had some rubbing when i put on the snows but I must have rubbed away that part of the wheel well liners lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tightmopedman9 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I ran thoses nittos on TDRs, I'm not sure what the width is, maybe 7.5". And yeah I got a retarded amount of rubbing, I had to increase all my full turns by at least two points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 i was looking to get those in 225/15/17, but the only thing that i read is that after 20k miles the sound is terrible? any opinions about that? I would disagree with that. The ones I replaced had 2 years - at least 24K - and the only reason I replaced them this summer was because two of the sidewalls got damaged on the drive to Carlisle, tread was still within reason for summer driving: the road noise level didn't change to any appreciable level. That was also before I installed the Magnaflows - not sure I could discern so readily now Definitely too wide for an 850 - Adam put his C70 wheels & tires on the 850 GLT & they rub like crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damitzmike Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 i like the yokohama s drives..... most bang for your buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublin14 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I have run and had almost everything on the different cars I have owned. On my T5 right now I have Dunlop Sport Maxx 225/40/18, and they stick like glue in dry and wet but noisy. The BEST all round tire out there right now, and an amazing tire in the wet (Seattle) is the Vredestein Ultra Setanta. Iput these on my fathers Saab Turbo X and even he was blown away over the Pirreli P Zeros he had on there before. Plus the price is very good when you consider they most like then beter over Michelin PS2s. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=313600&page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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550 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'll put my bid in for the BFG KDW2. I like the wearing on them, and typically get 3 hard seasons out of them. Wet traction... meh, it's FWD. I have autox'ed them and dragged with them. Last time at the track I was pulling a decent 0-60ft time. (At least that's what I was told) Otherwise I like them a lot and now on my second set for the S70. 17x8 rims with a 215/40 tire. Has a tiny bit of stretch but it allows me to run a little lower with out scraping the fender insides on bumps. Edit:They can be a little noisey though, but over the exhaust I have on the car I can't hear much else. Not sure if Riken is around still, but stay away from them for sure LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobernoodles Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I have run and had almost everything on the different cars I have owned. On my T5 right now I have Dunlop Sport Maxx 225/40/18, and they stick like glue in dry and wet but noisy. The BEST all round tire out there right now, and an amazing tire in the wet (Seattle) is the Vredestein Ultra Setanta. Iput these on my fathers Saab Turbo X and even he was blown away over the Pirreli P Zeros he had on there before. Plus the price is very good when you consider they most like then beter over Michelin PS2s. http://www.tyrerevie...ac-Sessanta.htm http://www.m3forum.n...t=313600&page=2 Seems like a lot of people like them, however most of what I read was from 2009, which from the looks of it was a time when these tires were a lot cheaper. I think that people love finding great deals, and tend to blow good deals out of proportions into great deals quite frequently. I know I've done the same thing before. Forums seem to snowball the effect in this regard. From a quick search it looks like those tires are around the same price, if not more expensive than the PSS's. Do you know what the best place to buy these is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ean carr Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'll put my bid in for the BFG KDW2. I like the wearing on them, and typically get 3 hard seasons out of them. Wet traction... meh, it's FWD. I have autox'ed them and dragged with them. Last time at the track I was pulling a decent 0-60ft time. (At least that's what I was told) Otherwise I like them a lot and now on my second set for the S70. 17x8 rims with a 215/40 tire. Has a tiny bit of stretch but it allows me to run a little lower with out scraping the fender insides on bumps. Edit:They can be a little noisey though, but over the exhaust I have on the car I can't hear much else. Not sure if Riken is around still, but stay away from them for sure LOL. I liked the KDW2s but the sidewall was WAY to soft for anyone looking to improve handling > traction. I had to run 36 psi up front to prevent pushing and that caused bad wear on them. However, Very good tire, little loud, and wet traction was ..eh. But dry traction with a good tire pressure and suspension set up they were very sticky tires in the curves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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