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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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Bang for the buck tires

What are some good bang for your buck tires available that are as good or better than the RE-070? Thanx for your input.

Tires I have been looking at:

Hankook R-S2 (really considering trying this one out)
Kumho MX
S0-3
Azenis-615 and 215 (if there's any left)
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Saul_Goode
What are some good bang for your buck tires available that are as good or better than the RE-070? Thanx for your input.

Tires I have been looking at:

Hankook R-S2 (really considering trying this one out)
Kumho MX
S0-3
Azenis-615 and 215 (if there's any left)
I bought some BF KDW-2 from costco for 132.99 a tire mounted and balanced. 225/45/17. I just gotta wait a week for them to get here.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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S0-3's & BF KDW-2 are very very very very good.


But these are my next tires.....The gForce T/A KD's D.O.T race rubber.... http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgap...gforcetakd.jsp
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Mach5WRX
S0-3's & BF KDW-2 are very very very very good.


But these are my next tires.....The gForce T/A KD's D.O.T race rubber.... http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgap...gforcetakd.jsp
yup, i agree....i'm running the kdw-2 on my car...
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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Thanx guys
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 11:26 AM
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kdw2's from tirerack.com is only 591 shipped to your door in 3 days! i have to order a set too this week. got a flat and it's just time to get some new rubber.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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ok... here we go again with the same questions week after week after week.. please do a search because within the last month I think a total of 5 people have asked the same questions with the exact same answers coming to them.

of course I would go with BFG KDW2
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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Mah bad, i just like getting answers from u guys. Makes me feel like im back in Hawaii :-P Plus i know that suby people in Hawaii actually "use" their cars unlike some here in the ole midwest. But yeah mah bad.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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yup, i agree....i'm running the kdw-2 on my car...
How's the road noise on those rubbers?

I'm narrowing it down to Toyo Proxes 4 & those...
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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How's the road noise on those rubbers?

I'm narrowing it down to Toyo Proxes 4 & those...
to me noise level is okay....i hardly drive around with my window down...
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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Don't want to hijack, u got pm Roy.
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Originally Posted by WRX_FLIP
kumho MX
good for the price...



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