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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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Arrow Need advice on summer tires...quiet ones

Im thinking Brigestone G-Force Sport or Dunlop Direzzo dz101. Anyone have these tires? Pros/Cons?

I have a winter set of oem wheels with snow tires, I just want some good rubber that grips and doesnt make a bunch of road noise. These would be going on my RS 16 x 7s. (225/50/16) I used to have yokohama es100's, they handled good, but the noise and tramlining were big cons. Right now Im on Dunlop sp5000 AS tires. I like them alot (very comfy) but I would like some more grip.

No track or autox, only daily/spirited driving. Any thoughts?
Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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goodyear eagle f1's
Old Jul 23, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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BFGoodrich G-Force Sport will give you a lot of bang for your buck. Going to put them on my WRX in a few months once my Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's run out.
Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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goodyear eagle f1's
I agree. I have a set with 20k on them and they are extremely quiet, especially when warmed up.
Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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Falken FK-452's are pretty quiet, and grip really really well...not as well as say the Azenis RT615s, but the 452's handle better in wet. I'd gladly give up some dry traction for wet traction.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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i just finished using a set of BF tires. great tires lasted a long time compared to the yok es100 i had b4.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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I ended up buying Bridgestone Potenza RE050a tires (225/50/16).

I like these tires. They aren't loud or quiet but very streetable...smooth roads are nice, rough roads loud. Previously I was using Dunlop SP5000 all seasons and they were very quiet. In comparison, these are pretty close in comfort and noise......MUCH better in hard corners
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