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View Poll Results: Which tire should I get?
BF Goodrich G-Force T/A KDW2
6
9.23%
Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport
7
10.77%
Sumitomo HTR Z III
7
10.77%
Dunlop Direzza DZ 101
24
36.92%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar
1
1.54%
Other
20
30.77%
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Which tire would you reccomend?

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Old Mar 26, 2009, 06:59 PM
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i had the previous generation potenza 730 it was on my civic si. it was very good in dry/wet roads, also had a good tread life 30.000k plus. i don't know if there would be a difference on the evo but it worked great for me then. the 760 would be my choice due to my experience with its previous version.
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Old Mar 27, 2009, 10:58 PM
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im leaning towards the potenza bucause theyre a little cheaper than BF goodrich, and they have a higher treadwear rating.
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Old Mar 28, 2009, 03:01 AM
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Old Apr 9, 2009, 10:05 PM
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I ended up getting Nitto NT555 extreme 255 35 R18.
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Old Apr 9, 2009, 10:49 PM
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dunlop direzza's z1's LOVE THEEEEEEEEM
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Old Apr 10, 2009, 08:25 AM
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^ I think the OP is talking about the 101's and not the Star Specs. BTW what about the Star Specs? It is a very popular tire right now with better grip than anything on your poll.
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Old Jul 9, 2009, 11:25 AM
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Yeah.....and lower treadwear.
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Old Jul 9, 2009, 03:18 PM
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For a street tire with good dry grip and phenomenal wet grip, I'd recommend the Goodyear Eagle GS-D3 265/35R18. I've been running this tire on my Evo on my set of 18x9 street rims for over 2 years and have been extremely happy with them ... as a street tire. Not something you'd want to track, though.

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Old Jul 9, 2009, 03:28 PM
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i would check out the yokohama s. drives -- available thru tirerack.com at $115 a piece. nice stiff sidewall, excellent traction, good longevity; however, a "summer only" tire
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Old Jul 11, 2009, 11:15 AM
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My car is also a DD, and lapping.

I've run down a set of star specs, and AD08s (255/40/17)... the AD08s are a bit stickier, way more expensive, and treadwear is way worse. so IMO Star Spec is a much better deal, I am going back to them for my next set
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Old Jul 11, 2009, 11:21 AM
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Go with Bridgestones RE01-R or their new RE-11.
There is a reason why Bridgestones are on all F1 vehicles.
You get what you pay for, in this case.
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Old Jul 11, 2009, 12:48 PM
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Ah...Goodyears are on NASCAR, and a host of other series.
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there was a pretty good writeup in this month's car and driver

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_test/
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sumitomo's, have em and love em...
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Advan AD 08's
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