ok,its time for tires. between sizes and brands im a little lost.
here are the sizes and brands. im not doing a poll,just opinions.

i drive mostly during the summer. i have plans for new rims and tires after i move and retire the advans to winter rims. im looking at falken ze-512,federal 595ss,hankook and kuhmo.

as for sizes im between a 235-40,245-35,255-35.

chime in. in about to order off onlinetires.com asap.

 

I really liked my falken ze-512's. I thought they handled really well in rain too.

 

I've heard good things about the Hankook Ventus V12. They're nicely priced too.

 

i like my 512s (got them from online tires), they are 16s so it feels spongy but thats with almost all 16s...kumho ast are cheap and they have long tread life - they are all season too if thats needed...

suprisingly ebay has pretty decent tires...theres also directbuytire.com which has a warehouse in alameda where you can pick the tires up for cheaper than shipping

ive found that if you type in the make and size, google shopping usually finds the lowest prices

 

I can personally vouch for those, I have them on my car right now, really grippy for the price you pay for them, they're basically like a step below the star specs. It's got a little bit of a softer sidewall, which I think is better for daily driving as it makes for less of a harsh ride. That's subjective though.

They're really predictable tires, you don't suddenly lose traction, you'll feel it. Car and Driver rated the as #2 with #1 being the star specs.

Car and Driver test

I got my tires + alignment on stock wheel size(205/55/16) at auto innovations down in milpitas for $460. Oh and Hankook was offering a $60 mail in rebate if you purchase 4 v12's. I just got an email notification yesterday that my rebate was received and processed, and that my $60 should be coming to me shortly. $460-60=$400

bottom line: $400 for brand new tires & alignment!

 

i want to hear inputs swell because i need tires too lol...don't mean to thread jack btw

 

No star specs?

 

^ They're not as cheap. They're great tires though.

Another tire that's grippy is the Hankook Ventus R-S3. They out grip star specs and are cheaper.

 

i just bought a set of toyo t1r's haven't put them on yet though

 

The wet grip on the R-S3's aren't very good though compared to the Star Specs.

 

And you will need good luck to find the RS3 in any popular size right now

 

235/40 is tall. 245/35 is hard to find and limited to fairly pricey options i.e. Hankook v12's for around $600 or Federal ss595 RS-R's which are gonna be really harsh. Khumo and hankook are good brands though.

I'm actually going to be picking up a set of nankangs this week. $400 for a set of 255/35's mounted and balanced. Good threadwear which makes them good since I just need something cheap to cover long distances at cruising speeds only. But they have received good reviews as good budget tires.

 

The Star Specs is better when cold, but the R-S3 outperforms the Star Specs once there's some heat in the tires.

I can see that.

 

How's the treadwear been? Lookin for tires for gf dd and so far kumho ast is the #1 choice

 

245/40 is potentially going to be closer to stock. Tire Size Calculator [tiresizr.com]

235/40 is tall? not really.

i had to wait 2-3 months for my RS3's. ran 235/40 star specs and am now on 245/40 rs3s. i ax'd the star specs and they were awesome, but haven't pushed the rs3s. too early to report on treadwear.