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Kostamojen
NASIOC Slut
Registered: November 2002
Location: Roseville, CA
Posts: 4732
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Review Date: Mon July 5, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Dry grip, doesnt heat fade quickly, tread design, wear, sloped sidewall, wet grip compaired to the competition
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Sidewall flex
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Great tire. Maintains its grip insanely well for a street tire. Can be used for an every-day tire as long as it isnt snowing  Ive found that the design of this tire is great for high speed cornering, but the sidewall flex doesnt make it as sharp as other tires in inital bite... However, I found driving style can eliminate that problem completely.
I have over 10k on my tires, and they have at least that left, which has amazed me. For a 220 tread wear, they last alot longer than the 712\'s I had before, or any RE92\'s would under the same durress I put these tires in (2 track days, several autcrosses, lots of daily corner carving!)
The wet grip is fine for a tire of this capability, its not something to brag about (will slide if you push it) but because of the design it slides nice and gently and predictably, so you wont find yourself in a wall anytime soon even in standing watter. Their rain capability will probably diminish as wear continues, but so far it is definatly useable in the rain.
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What spoon???
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b_drift
VIP Member
Registered: December 2002
Location: 2006 Streetcar Showoff Hot Dog Eating Champion
Posts: 1284
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Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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price and tread looks.
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Cons:
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flame design on sidewall
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awesome for a subar, bad for a 240sx. i had these on my wrx wagon and they were good street tires. tried them on my 240 for autoX and couldn\'t get any grip.
they lasted pretty long and are cheap. good sidewalls.
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Endless Waltz
www.endlesswaltz.net
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skimonkey30
VIP Member
Registered: November 2003
Location: Ya, Ray Romano gets all the chicks.
Posts: 2859
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Review Date: Tue August 16, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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I got a set of these when they came mounted on a set of 5zigen wheels I purachased for the WRX. I only had the wheels on for about 2 months before I sold the car but during that time these things handled great for how inexpensive they are.
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Thats right Ice........man I am dangerous
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glenspen
VIP Member
Registered: February 2005
Location: BAIC
Posts: 1243
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Review Date: Wed December 21, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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great levels of grip, low road noise, great low price
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none
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changing from stock RE92\'s makes these tires feel awesome. They are really sticky when the roads are dry and get better as they warm up. In the wet they do slide, but they still outperform stock in a big way. The pricing and value on these tires are excellent. much recommended.
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sneezerboi
Registered User
Registered: April 2004
Location: 13.6@98 in The Daddy Wagon.
Posts: 2991
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Review Date: Sat May 20, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Solid dry grip/great AutoX tire
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none
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I love these tires! I bought a set after I ran my RE070s to the ground. The size I bought was less than desired at 215/45/17 on the stock '04 STi 17x7.5 BBSs.
I also drive a Forester XT on an '04 STi suspension. I was worried that all that mass was going to overwhelm my undersized tires, especially since they are slightly stretched, but that was not the case. My first test was straight to AutoX. I recommend that you really air these up. I did 40/38 f/r to help against sidewall roll.
They performed surprisingly well, and even better once they're heated up. They just stuck! No noise, no drama. I also got the opportunity to AutoX these in the rain. They performed better than I expected, knowing that they're not going to stick like they do in the dry.
I'm probably going to buy another set of these, but wider. For the price, they straight up ROCK!
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illogical
Registered User
Registered: May 2004
Location: Fremont, CA
Posts: 1187
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Review Date: Wed September 20, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $115.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great grip, low noise
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Cons:
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Sidewall flex
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Got these tires from TireRack and had them mounted. I had to bump up the pressure (42psi) to rid myself of the serious sidewall flex. Now days I just get grip. In corners where I'd get any skidding, there is none. In turns I couldn't accelerate without sliding, I'm putting my foot down and feeling my line. Definitely worth the money. I think I found my summer tire.
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mgb04
Registered User
Registered: January 2006
Location: newark, EBAIC
Posts: 1184
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Review Date: Sun February 25, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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great grip, good in wet\dry
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pretty loud.
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got these brand new from tirerack for 440 shipped. 225\40\18. they're great tires, put about 8k on them and still have a ton of tread left. they are a bit on the loud side though.
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