ive posted on the rim and tire site but i relly never have any luck with those so i decided to post here since u guys post alot i just bought some new rims and well i need the tires to go with them but i want to here some input on the tires im think im goin to get is BF goodridge G-Force TA-KDW2 or Kuhmo ECST AMX or the Falken Azenis RT 615 i would like the best for cornin and wear so give me some in put if u got any of thses tires or know anyone who has thanks

 

Picked these up from Dale...who moved to up to 245's...

Great treadwear, good in both wet and dry...very quiet...best tires I've used to date...this is for my daily driving...

had Falken ST-115's...inexpensive, but not long wearing like they should have been....

I'm running the re-750's on an 04 STI with 18x8 rims....225/40/18's

I also like the KDW2's...Just had my fenders rolled so my next set of tires will be either 245/35/18's or 255/35/18's...probably go with the KDW2's...

 

Potenza RE-750's are quiet? I had those on my celica and they were the noisiest tires I've ever had. By noise I mean squealing during the turns though. Maybe you mean the humming sound on the freeway. These tires squeal as if you were ripping a turn even though you're not. That said, the 750's aren't in the same class as the KDW2, Ecsta MX, or the RT-615.

 

i thought the MXs had good grip.. even decent in the rain. i consider them to be the knock-offs to KDW's. if u have the money, i'd say KDW2.

 

Actually I'm pretty sure the KDW2 are a step down from the MX and the RT615. The BFGoodrich KD's are the direct competitors against the latter two.

 

Condensed Tire Rack Survey results for top ten Max Summer tire category


Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 1 100% 144,700
Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 2 97% 11,558,664
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 3 96% 2,624,771
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 4 94% 430,410
Bridgestone Potenza S-03 5 92% 19,614,786
Pole Position
Pirelli PZero Nero 6 91% 1,727,298
Bridgestone Potenza S-02 A 7 89% 236,927
Michelin Pilot Sport 8 89% 13,526,919
Dunlop SP Sport 9090 9 88% 799,300
Dunlop SP Sport 9000 10 88% 8,819,423

I have the number 2 tire, which is number 1 IMHO as the Dunlop has so little mileage reported. I had the Michelin Pilot Sports which were excellent tires. The Goodyear is basically a race car rain tire. It's not as good as my R-compounds, but what is? The Goodyears have been excellent tires despite my aggressive driving and 3+ front 2+ rear camber. They are directional tires so you have to "flip" them for even edge wear (but only if you run high camber).

San

 

I had a set of the RE-750's on my STI and I thought they were a great overall tire for the moeny I would definitely buy another set had good dry traction and were good in the wet not sure how they'd do under some track abuse.

 

i have the federals ss595 there pretty sticky and i like them

 

I am currently running the RE750 on my Sti. I am very happy with the tire on a day to day basis, no problems in the wet or dry and it corners well in spirited street driving. I had experienced premature cupping in the Yokohama AVS ES100 that I used to run, per Tirerack it was due to the design of the Yokohamas and that I try the RE750 as the design is not prone to cupping, so far so good.

 

i have the kumho mx(225/45/17), and im planning to throw them back on after the track closes(my 17's have race rubber)...it's a good tire for it's price...good both dry and wet, corner pretty well...

 

to be fair to the kdw, they were listed in a different catagory so they don't appear on that survey. the only way you are gonna know for sure is to try them all. one thing i do know it the kdws have the best wet grip of any of those tires. i think that a pretty important consideration being that we get a lot of rain.

 

I agree, you will only know if you try them all. That said, most of us can't, and the Goodyears have 11.5 million miles reported. Not sure about the KDWs, and I haven't tried them. One thing I know is that usually, the more reported miles a tire has, the lower it rates. As for the Yokohamas, I use them for my R-compounds (Advan 032R).

San

 

on your celica...what size were they? What aspect ratio were you using, 60 series with a tall sidewall and flex? That said, my tires, 225/40/18's, make very little noise if any...

They are on my sti...I don't track my car but I do push it...grips nicely for me...works great in the wet (I live in Kaneohe/Kahaluu)...your opinion man...I don't know how you had your car setup...but my car handles very well and rarely if any does it squeal around hard corners...again, I don't track this car but if your celica squealed like you said it did around regular corners???

I've used the stock sti tires, Falken ST-115's, and now the RE-750's and out of the three, I prefer the RE-750's...I don't have anything against KDW's, I will probably go with those next...but for my daily driving through wet and dry as well as to eliminate the highway drone...my long lasting RE-750's will do me well...when these wear out...I'll probably go with 245/35/18's...The KDW's are definitely louder and rougher riding...

Pick your tires based on how you want to use the car...daily driving-this is me, and I stated it above?

I typically like to hear what people have to say about parts, but come on...how you came off on these tires was kind of strong especially basing it off a totally different car...Subies perform and handle much differently from a celica...believe me, I know...I owned a celica and although I liked it very much...will never come close to my sti...

 

RE-92's are THE tire to have on your car..........its the daily drivers choice tire...

 

I bought the tires from Jeremiah and I also feel that they were great tires!

I think that my next tires are gonna be 225 width Avon Tech M500 but I might have to get the M550 because of the snow that I get here in Ohio.

I might buy some stock rims for the winter though and just run the RE92s for the few months that we have snow.