What's the best summer tire between these?

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Old 03-20-2009 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by san~man
That chart is wrong in respect to the Kumho SPT. They give it a "fair" as far as treadlife, but I got 20k + on my last set and I drove that car like a maniac.

IMO, it's also a great tire for the price.
yup kumho spt would be my choice. their treadlife is ridiculous. i drove with them for like 10k miles and the front looks basically brand new, the "estra" lettering was still visible like new. the rear looked brand new too. i got a set of 245/40 275/35 for 700 shipped.
Old 03-20-2009 | 10:03 PM
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I've got the Vredestein ultra's and love em. I'll be getting more when these are gone.
Old 03-20-2009 | 10:43 PM
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I've got the Vredestein ultra's and love em. I'll be getting more when these are gone.
Do they make Vredestein Ultra's for 20's?
Old 03-20-2009 | 11:14 PM
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A tire that gets no love and sometimes gets some hate is the General Exclaim UHP. I still have a set on my Maxima and I'm impressed with them performance wise. They are not at the top of the heap, but they are really cheap compared to most performance tires and they have been holding up pretty well. Better than I expected.
Old 03-20-2009 | 11:54 PM
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Sunny Tires rock, lol just kidding, I like the yokohama Sdrives, great tire for the money
Old 03-21-2009 | 03:47 AM
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So to summarize, it seems like people agreen that the best bang for the buck tire for daily driving is the Yokohama S-Drives, correct?
Old 03-21-2009 | 03:56 AM
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^^^ Yes sir, I am going with those once my Nittos are done.
Old 03-21-2009 | 05:59 AM
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Ive been on falken fk452's on my last 2 sets of rims, about 2 years. I love em. Have drove with rediculous neg camber and didnt have to bad of uneven wear. They last a long time, relatively quiet, and pretty good grip. And the best part is they streeeetchh.

Ive been thinking about switching it up for the next set to the Yokohama S.drives cause ive been hearing GREAT things from alot of members and theyre a little cheaper too. The only thing making me second guess the decision is from what ive seen they dont stretch too well, and i LOVE the stretch.
Old 03-21-2009 | 06:20 AM
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Ive been on falken fk452's on my last 2 sets of rims, about 2 years. I love em. Have drove with rediculous neg camber and didnt have to bad of uneven wear. They last a long time, relatively quiet, and pretty good grip. And the best part is they streeeetchh.

Ive been thinking about switching it up for the next set to the Yokohama S.drives cause ive been hearing GREAT things from alot of members and theyre a little cheaper too. The only thing making me second guess the decision is from what ive seen they dont stretch too well, and i LOVE the stretch.

FK-452's FTMFW!
Old 03-21-2009 | 11:03 AM
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Just make sure you're tires are symmetrical, so you are able to dismount and flop tires from left to right, right to left. I chose the Falken 452's. A hell of a deal for 666.90 shipped! 245/35/20 285/30/20
Where did you get these from because I need a new set of fronts
Old 03-21-2009 | 12:41 PM
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For Falken Tires, I ususally hit up www.vulcantire.com , but after thorough research, I found Discount Tire Direct EBAY DIVISION to be CHEAPER. Log into ebay, type in what size tire tire and model of tire. For Example: "245/35/20 Falken 452" You can view prices there, but I just called the phone number they have list for EBAY department. A seperate department answers those sales and they are rediciously cheap! No Tax and Free shipping, no purchase of warrenties needed. Let me know how it goes for you. If you dont see the tire on ebay , just call them, they have it. It took 3 business days for it to arrive at my door.DOMO

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Old 03-21-2009 | 02:26 PM
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I can get Falken 245 / 35 or 30 /20 for 80-100 a pop.
Old 03-21-2009 | 03:15 PM
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Just drove back from the Tire Shop and put a deposit for my Vossen 084's in 20"! I have 2-3 days to think about what tire to get. The tire shop guy was HIGHLY recommending the Falken FK 452's as well over the rest for best value. It seems like a lot of you guys have had great luck with it as well. Emil, where can you get the Falken's for that cheap?
Old 03-21-2009 | 03:47 PM
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Anyone know about these tires?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/225-3...Q5fAccessories
Old 03-21-2009 | 07:05 PM
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I don't see why you would get those (especially when they're an "unknown" brand) when you can get the FK452s for roughly the same price.



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