illusion_11

Advan A10 (OEM)
Size: 245/40/18
Alignment: Factory stock
Mileage lasted: poor,15000KM
Grip: Good
Ride: Good but very noisy after abit worn down
Sidewall feel: Moderately stiff
Notes: The yokos are quite a gripy tyre espcially on dry road,grips like hell,lol.the only down side is the threadlife is very very poor,and noisy tyre and not cheap to replace.


Federal Formoza FD2
Size: 245/40/18
Alignment: shop allingmnet
Mileage lasted: Poor,
Grip: Poor
Ride: Very quiet and comfort
Sidewall feel: soft
Notes: This Taiwan tyres are just not up to the task for an evo,regret buying it,going to replace it with bridgestone or Goodyear Eagle F1 soon.The only great thing abt this tyre is it very very quiet and comfort,so little road noise from the tyre as i feel like i am driving a lexus,lol.

meckert

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BFG G- Sport


Size: 245/40/17 on my Evo VIII
Alignment: 1.8 up front and 1.5 zero toe.
Mileage lasted: 25,000, toe went out in frt and that cause the premature wear. Rears still had 1/2 tread. I dont drive like a maniac and no track time on this set.
Grip: Excellent, track time on previous set couldnt rotate the car, very predictable.
Ride: Stiff,
Sidewall: Stiff, wet weather NP.
Notes: a little loud, mine is a DD. I just bought a replacement set so They worked fine for me.

black95tt

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Summer Tires

Bridgestone RE01R (Evo IX)
Size: 245/45/17
Alignment: 0 toe all around -2.0 front, -1.5 rear
Mileage lasted: 15k+
Grip: Excellent dry grip, good wet
Ride: Firm-very noisy when worn
Sidewall feel: Stiff with excellent communication
Notes: I loved these tires on my IX. I had two sets. A great wearing tire with incredible communication and all around feel. If the RE-11's that replaced it weren't so expensive I would have tried these on my X over the M PSS.

OEM Advan A13C (Evo X)
Size: 245/40/18
Alignment: 0 toe all around -2.0 front, -1.5 rear
Mileage lasted: 10k-poor
Grip: Very good dry grip, decent wet
Ride: Firm-very noisy tire
Sidewall feel: Stiff with great communication
Notes: A pretty good tire. Too small for a car this heavy though. The tread wears very unevenly if driven hard even with aggressive camber.

Michelin Pilot Super Sport (Evo X)
Size: 265/35/18
Alignment: 0 toe all around -2.0 front, -1.5 rear
Mileage lasted: current tire
Grip: excellent dry grip, excellent wet
Ride: medium-very quiet
Sidewall feel: moderately stiff with surprisingly great feedback
Notes: So far I really like this tire.... a lot. They get kinda soft feeling when driven hard, but don't loose grip. They have very good manners for a tire of this performance caliber. Bumps are soaked up nicely but the steering feel is still very acute. If they last 30k like they claim, that's icing on the cake.

Snow

Michelin X-Ice Xi2 (Evo IX)
Size: 225/45/17
Alignment: 0 toe all around -2.0 front, -1.5 rear
Mileage lasted: - Sold car but had 3 seasons on them with plenty left
Grip: average dry grip, good wet, excellent in the deep snow
Ride: soft and quiet
Sidewall feel: soft with supple feedback
Notes: A good all around snow tire that seemed to last well. As you would expect some performance was lost in the dry.


Dunlop WinterSport 3D (Evo X)
Size: 235/40/18
Alignment: 0 toe all around -2.0 front, -1.5 rear
Mileage lasted: Bought used 75% tread - ran for last two seasons (~30kmiles)
Grip: average dry grip, average wet, Just ok in the deep snow
Ride: moderately firm and LOUD
Sidewall feel: Moderately firm with surprisingly good feed back.
Notes: I didn't feel these offered me an advantage over a decent all season. For being dedicated performance snow tires, I was disappointed in their snow performance.


Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 (not mounted yet - Evo X)
Size: 225/45/18
Alignment: 0 toe all around -2.0 front, -1.5 rear
Mileage lasted: will update
Grip: will update
Ride: will update
Sidewall feel: will update
Notes: will update

Smike

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Goodyear UltraGrip R (old rally tires)
Vehicle: 1991 Honda DX
Size: 175/80R13
Alignment: Factory Stock
Mileage lasted: New
Grip: Unknown for now - hey, they're rally tires...
Ride: Stiff
Sidewall feel: Stiff
Notes: Don't ask me how I got them.

Installed last night. Stiff and responsive in dry pavement. Tread noise increased (duh) and squeal around corners. Now just need some snow!

mturn0687

Hankook R-S3
Size: 245/40/18
Alignment: -2 camber front, -1 camber rear, zero toe all around
Mileage lasted: Still going (only 1k in)
Grip: excellent, especially with some heat in them
Ride: a little loud
Sidewall feel: neutral
Notes: I was expecting a trade off for the price. However, I was pleasantly surprised by these tires. I hear wet performance isn't good but so far I've been happy in all situations. Even cold, these tires have a nice linear feel when at the limit. Very confidence inspiring.