Poll: Which tires for your car?
 

Urm, which tire manufacturer do you prefer when buying "rubber" for your car?

EDIT: Yeah, also mention WHY you use/prefer that manufacturer.

Why?
 

I have pirelli P-zeros. They came with the car. And I like pirellis.

Its a 68 Nova, don't you have to put Radial T/A's on it? lol They just work real well on the old bias ply suspensions.

atm i have Continental Sport Contact 205/40/17
I used to ride on Fulda Carat Extremo, and after that on Falken GR-beta. I would say Falken<Fulda/Continental - Maybe continental is a bit better but for sure Falken was the worst of these.

I have nanking 225/40/18; I'd prefer pirelli, but cash is tight this year.

I have Goodyear Wrangler AT/X on my truck. They're ok I guess. If I ever have a nice enough car I'd probably get pirellis.

My car came with Goodyear Eagles, which were OK, but were like pencil erasers when it came to wear.

The Pirellis that I've had were the worst tires I've ever ran on my car, and I was stupid enough to try two sets. They wore unevenly, and I thought that I must have had something wrong with the front end. A mechanic confirmed that the front end was OK, but the tires were crap. I had a coworker that had the same experience on their Infinity Q.

I've ended up with Kumhos, which have been the least expensive and best handling and wearing that I've had so far.

I have Kumho on my car right now. I don't prefer them, they were just all I could afford right now. I used to have Michelins on there and they were a lot better, and looked tougher.

I have dunlops on my Iroc 285/40/17's they wear as good as any zr rated tire can, and were about $175 each

BFGoodrich are the tires of the gods. the G-Force KD is maybe the best bang for the buck tire this side of the continental contiSport.

Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's
Size: 235/40/z18 (that's right, 18")

The best 168+ mph tire in the rain, and has hella traction on dry pavement

I got dunlops on my 71 mustang 255/45/r15. Not bad tires, grip well in dry weather. Havent had any serious issues, of course my favorite tire brand is Hoosier. THey make the sweetest slicks ever.

i like michelin, super smooth

Haven't tried myself, but Kumho seem to be pretty rugged tires, that perform adequately over their entire life-cycle. I must say I am surprised by your experiences with Pirelli.

I voted for Yoko's since I was very happy with my last set of Avid V4's, but from things I've heard my next set will probably be Kumho's (for a sports coupe).
For a truck, BFG's all the way.

I find that Dunlops are fair priced, and give excellent performance for the price.

Eagles for performance and or traction especially on hot cars they don't last long though love them on my 73 Mustang Mach1 and on a new Thunderbird, Run michelins on my wife landrover smooth ride and the full time 4x4 doesnt eat them, I got 16 thousnad miles on wranglers on the rover when it was new and the dealer thought that was pretty good

BF Goodrich has always been good to me. Always like the comp t/a zr's have worn well and performed well.

Only other set of tires I've tried were the Goodyear GT+4s didn't wear well and handling in the rain. Could've been those tires but didn't want to try another set or brand and just went back to the goodrichs.

I am not speaking about all season but summer only

Street Car - Handling
Kumho - Escuta Supra 712
These tires have a awesome wear rating and preform better in the wet than any other Z rated tire I have driven. They don't provide quite as much grip as the Falkin does these will last almost twice as long. Another awesome part about them is they are CHEAP and made in most sizes. These compete side by side with the Eagle F1, Potenza and all other Z rated tires and are comperable in every way... ecept for the price. If you are running a corvette or other car with EMT - these do not support those systems.

Street Car - Drag
Nitto - 555DR
The Nitto has given the drag radial a face lift. This tire has more hookup on the street than any other DR that i have tried. The thing that I like the most though is that it dosen't drive like a drag radial but more like a standard tire. With the BFG DR's you get a huge mushroom feel in the tires as you go around a corner but with the Nitto, it seems to have less flex than a standard H rated tire. In wet weather they actually do good for being a DR.

Track car - handling
Hoosier - R3S03
These tires are DOT approved so you can run them in T class or factory spec class. The provide better wear than the Eagle GS-SC (most comperable compeditor) and arn't subject to getting half as greasy when they are heated up. They tend to stay very consitant and don't have a huge preformnace curve when it comes to them being cold or too hot. Very consistant, well rounded tire. Also these are over 100$ cheaper, per tire than the GSSC.

If your looking for all season - I have no clue, never purchased any LOL

if you like the Comp T/A's youll love the new G-Force KDW's

Pirelli all the way! I have P700Z's on my Civic and they stick like glue.

http://www.pirellimoto.com/images/new_logo_pirelli.gif

Pirelli for domestic, Pirelli or Toyo depending on the car for import.

I voted other because the ideal setting would be a mixed sticky ratio between the front and back (unless you were a 4WD)

My car is currently rolling on 225-50R16 Goodyear Eagle RSA's. I need tires and I can get Eagle F1's for about 3 bucks more per tire. Needless to say... I will be doing that. However, I will have to agree with others about the tread life being not so great.

I run whatever I can get for cheap and that last and whatever I can get for whitewalls. They just have to be decent for snow and dry roads. I don't worry about performance cause my car is slow and I don't drive fast.

Ive got Khumo Ecsta Supra 712s on my car. Size 205/50-16

pirelli... they are nasty what more can you say.

My '98 Lincoln Town Car is Rolling Yokos 245/50/R16s
My '92 Daytona is on Yoko Parada 225/40/R18s

The Yokos have been good to me!

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If cost is a factor, I would recommend Kuhmo Ecsta Supra's. Z-rated tire that wears very well and has cool little tread-wear indicators that tell you when to rotate the tiers.

I got Michelin Tires wides on the back but BF Goodrich on the front:)

225-45-17 front
245-40-17 rear
Continental something or others
stock

You forgot the Motomaster (Canadian Tire, Tire's)

I'm running on Yoko 420's love them and about half the price of my old Michelins. Miss the stiff sidewalls of the michelins but the traction is alot better on the Yoko's

Best bang for the buck, Kumhos. For all out performance, I'm a Michelin man. But... with 3.5 inch wheels up front and 15x8's in back, I'm a Mickey Thompson Sportsman man :)

It was a tossup between Yoko es100's and Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's

The 712's won out...due to a $20 price difference per tire.

musclecars lover
 

Well I've been driving my chevelle on Good Year Eagle and my Mustang on BF Goodrich for a long time so far and both have proved to be good rubber. They are very affordable and reliable. :thumbsup:

Best bang for the buck on the street right now is the Falken Azenis (I got my 205/50/15s for $67 each shipped) which is what I currently run on my Street Touring autocrosser. The Kumho Ecsta MX is another good choice and I also like the Bridgestone Pole Position S03. The Hankook Z212 should be out soon and could very well become the next hot tire to have. None of these tires last very long if you drive them hard but the level of grip they provide has to be experienced to be believed..

I am running 215/60R16 Kumho Ecsta HP4 716's on my '97 Olds Cutlass Supreme 4-door. They are reasonably priced, and do perform well. However, I am a little less than impressed with the amount of sidewall flex. I like a stiff sidewall. I'm also noticing less than stellar tire wear. I have about 15,000 miles on them, never been rotated, and the fronts have 6/32" and the rears 7/32" which makes no sense on a front wheel drive car. They started at 11/32" as normal. I'm not sure what tire to use next. My Lumina needs tires, too, and while I want something inexpensive, trying to find a nice tire in a 205/70R14 is tough.

EDIT: I had 205/55R16's on the above mentioned Cutlass from GoodYear, in the form of the Eagle RS-A. Gripped nice, but terrible wear. Got about 23,000 miles out of those WITH rotation.

My SLK had Goodyear Eagles on it when I bought it and I have no complaints about them. Don't know what I'll do when it's time to replace them. The guys on the Benz board argue endlessly about tires.

I used to run 235/86LT16 Hankook RF03's (all-terrain), but went to RT01's (mud/obnoxious stuff tread). I get them mostly because that'
s what we stock where I work, and they seem to be a pretty good tire. The RF03's are a great all-purpose tire, and great in snow, but we had a set of RT01's on the rack one day when I needed new rubber, so I got them. They're a little noisier, but will hold better in mud. Haven't had the chance to try them in snow yet.

As far as heavy truck tires, I have a set of nearly new Hankook AL01 22.5 steer tires. (Steer rubber ain't cheap. :hmm: ) The drive tires are pretty much mix and match, mostly whatever was on the wheels when I bought them to replace the 10.00-20 rubber that was on it.

I have Starfires on my Explorer. Before you start laughing they were half the price of the BF Goodrich tires I was going to get and have held up very well. Still look almost new after 30K miles.

BFG all the way. My Jeep came with Goodyear Wranglers. I got very poor life out of them. I went to BFG All Terrain KO. They are incredible. I have a set of BFG All Terrain KM (gnarly mud tire) on steel rims for the hard core offroad driving and use the KO's for daily driving and light offroad. They stick like glue regardless of road conditions wet, dry, snow, ice, dirt, mud, gravel. And they wear like iron. No better tire out there than BFG!! IMHO

Anyone who has a truck that does NOT do extreem off-roading I highly suggest:

Goodyear AT/S
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires..._owl_ci2_l.jpg

OR

Goodyear MTR for extreem winter use. (NOT A DRY TIRE!!!!)
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...angler_mtr.jpg

I changed my mind. I now prefer Michelin Hydro Edge for my car.

Pirelli P5000 on car. Had Kumhos previously. The Kumho lasted me quite well over the entire life cycle. A real good buy. The Pirellis are just in a different class, however, especially when I'm driving in the wet. I'll probably go for P6000's next time if I have the cash.

Depends on the application.

For our antique '89 Acura Legend, we've had a few sets of Michelin MXV4's and those have been good wear and handling but I think cost more than they are worth; last time I put Continentals on front but I don't know what model without looking and car is home I'm in work, but dry or wet or snow in PA and never a problem.

For my '95 Supra, it had Yokohama A520's on when I bought the car five years ago: very noisy, lousy traction, but very cheap for the size (had stock Supra sizes 17"X 245/45F 255/40R); next I tried Bridgestone RE730's all around in 17" X 275/40R 245/40F pretty good traction wet or dry but not up to being able to put all the power down without breaking loose even in dry; I actually used the RE730's for a road course track day at Pocono once, not too bad but after they get hot they are more greasy slippery ...like many street only tires. After that weekend, I bought track tires with R compound race rubber, the Kumho Victoracers, great traction on the track (not quite up to Hoosier road racing slicks but cheaper and less touchy on the track) also used the first set of Victoracers on the street since traction was so awesome in dry, touchy in wet but I don't drive this car in rain if I can help it. Next street tire I put on was 17" Kumho MX's in 275/40F 245/40R, better traction than most street tires, almost as good in dry as the BFG KD's at much lower cost and better than KD's in rain, also the handle very good and wear well ...imo the best bang for the buck in the ultra hi perf tire segment. Next I got 18" wheels and now have Bridgestone SO3's on front in 255/35 and Kumho V700's on back in 285/30. There are no street tires of any kind that have traction like the V700's (since they are R rubber but not the same very stiff sidewall tire carcass as the Victoracers) so that's why I have them, they are also somewhat useable in rain but not recommended, I think the wear rating is only 40 so you don't buy these and wonder why they don't last long, they are for traction.

Our new TSX has Michelins on it as delivered, not sure what model.

Just found this thread again. I didn't end up doing the Eagle F1's, but rather a set of Yokohama AVS ES100's. The car is for all the world more stable at high speed (120+) and takes corners like a slot car.

I search tirerack for the size i want, and pore over the tire choices for hours and hours, reading ratings and reviews for the ones that strike my fancy.

Cooper Discovery A/T-an extended load tire that provides a good ride, good wet traction, and delivers >55K miles on a Ford truck. Under $90, mounted and balanced.

I don't have a strong preference for any of the major tire brands, except I hate Goodyear and Cooper. I've had two cars with Goodyear Eagles, and they were utterly useless in rain. My Lincoln would easily break the rear tires loose at 45 mph with less than 1/4 throttle on wet roads, and my Thunderbird would just sit there and spin at a stoplight if I let the clutch out over 1200 rpm and didn't spend about 3 seconds feathering it. My dad had a few sets of various Coopers, all of they were noisy and sucked in the rain, plus the Cobras he had on his truck were almost bald in 12k miles.

I put a set of Bridgestone Turanza LS-H's on the Lincoln. Now I can floor it in the wet at 45 mph and they don't spin at all. They're very quiet as well, have a lot of grip, and are are wearing very well so far.

i had BF's on my 76 Monte Carlo for a while, but ive got 225-70-15 cooper cobra's, sweet tires.