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Stock tire replacements?

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diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 so i'm planning on changing my tires pretty soon and i wanted to know if you guys have any suggestions for a good solid performance street tire. I live in miami so I'm looking for something with great dry traction but good wet traction too and of course a decent tread life. right now i have the yokohamas that came with the car.... any suggestions??

[#] Feb 21, 2008 10:48pm
andino
Manhattan Beach
California, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW-2





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[#] Feb 21, 2008 10:57pm
Triniosito
Orlando
Florida, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 The one posted above is good but Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 is one of the best summer tires there is Review

[#] Feb 22, 2008 03:43am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 do you have any experience with the yokohama advan line? or the toyo proxes?

[#] Feb 22, 2008 09:06am
FrAnkRYzzO
Perry Hall
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 I'm not a fan of Yokohama's. I'm running Avon Mach 550's, and they perform extremely well, especially for the price.

Here's a list of reviewed tires from tirerack for the tC:

http://www.tirerack.com/s...alComments=Y&index=0#

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[#] Feb 22, 2008 10:04am
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 Toyo Proxes 4 if you want all-season performance. Good wear on those tires and pretty decent in precipitation.


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[#] Feb 22, 2008 10:22am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 hows the dry grip on the proxes 4's?

[#] Feb 22, 2008 11:45am
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 Moderate. They do seem to have a nice dry patch grip and are decent in wet weather.


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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html
[#] Feb 22, 2008 01:50pm
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 web, what would you reccomend?

[#] Feb 22, 2008 02:55pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
diego11032000 wrote:
web, what would you reccomend?


Proxes 4 are good if you don't have another set of rims for winter/summer. I have Blizack on my stock rims strictly for winter and G-forces on my summer rims ONLY for summer.

If you have 2 sets of rims, I'd go G-force. I love these tires and they grip like no other. Heat them up and you won't chirp 2nd at all.


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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html
[#] Feb 22, 2008 05:19pm
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 well i live in miami so i dont really need a winter tire so would i be fine with the gforces? i mean do they have a decent tread life? how do they compare to say ... the michelin sp2's

[#] Feb 22, 2008 06:02pm
tCracer2006
Leonardtown
Maryland, US
  • Scion Guru
 i agree the BfGoodrich tires would be great. But i got the Nitto's 55 and they are great too. I went through a patch of ice like it was nothing. I didnt slip and slide at all.

[#] Feb 23, 2008 09:09am
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 Michelin Pilot Sport SP2 are pretty good tires but mainly designed for dry/hot traction ....we put them on our Porsches at the shop.

G-force tires have a 300 tread wear (stock is 160 and I got 36K out of them so with proper rotation, you should get a good 35-60 depending on your driving habits). They wear very nice for a soft tire and only add a "little" road noise just due to the added pavement contact patch. Wet traction on these tires is rediculous too. The large water chutes throw the water away very quickly and you have a constant contact on the pavement.


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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html
[#] Feb 23, 2008 09:15am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 that sounds great , wet traction is something really important to me. I totaled my previous car due to bad wet traction, so sounds like i'll be gettin gforces. btw the higher the tread life rating number the faster it wears out right?

[#] Feb 24, 2008 12:38am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 btw wuts the treadlife like on the proxes t1r?

[#] Feb 24, 2008 12:42am
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 No, the higher the treadwear, the longer the tire lasts. That's why at 160, our stock tires are junk).

Proxes T1R are rated at 280-AA-A


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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html
[#] Feb 24, 2008 10:53am
k-woodtc08
Kingwood
Texas, US
  • Detailer
 Falken FK452's are the $H!T, HAHA!!!

[#] Feb 24, 2008 11:41am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 ok so gforces have almost double the tread life as our stock tire but yet greatly improved grip?

[#] Feb 25, 2008 12:55am
JBoy510
Hayward
California, US
  • Scion Guru
diego11032000 wrote:
ok so gforces have almost double the tread life as our stock tire but yet greatly improved grip?


yes. have the 1st gen kdw's on the supra and they have lasted for 40k miles so far and still hook up nicely when i punch the gas. the gforce sport might be my next tires is not the kdw 2's

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[#] Feb 25, 2008 01:06am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 hey web, what kind of gforces do you have?

[#] Feb 27, 2008 11:30am
diego11032000
Miami
Florida, US
  • Detailer
 hey web, what kind of gforces do you have?

[#] Feb 27, 2008 11:30am
momo803
Florida, US
  • Oil Changer
 kdw...with black rims and a thick lip baby!

[#] Feb 27, 2008 11:48am
momo803
Florida, US
  • Oil Changer
 or shiny diamond rims!!!

[#] Feb 27, 2008 11:49am
Racr350
Penfield
New York, US
  • Chief Mechanic
 BFG G-Force KDW's OR GoodYear Eagle F1's, they are SUPER STICKY and are used on numerous SuperCars...
If you can find them, Yoko's Parada Spec 2's are amazing Tuner Tires. I'm not sure if Yoko makes them anymore since i cant seem to find them. Maybe Web can fill me in...


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[#] Feb 27, 2008 01:13pm
FrAnkRYzzO
Perry Hall
Maryland, US
  • $upervillain
    for Hire
 ^^ Eagle F1's are the ish, but a little pricey. That's what I'm wrapping my new rims in when I get them

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[#] Feb 27, 2008 01:28pm
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