a few tire questions? (falken, kumho)

[Warwick5s]

i'm starting to think of what to do for tires for my other set of rims. (maDD TyT3 gunmetal 84 300zx rims :cool: thanks josh!!!! ) the rims are 15x6.5 +30, and i'll probably run with a 1/4" spacer for that extra bit of fullness. and i plan on getting some 1.5" or so springs by the end of july. but anyways...


these will be summers only - i've got 205/60VR15 Dunlops SP Sport 5000's on there for snow and bad weather duty. ideally i think i'd like to run 215/50, but there's only one tire available in such a size and it's way too expensive. so i'm down to 205 width, but there isn't anything decent in 205/60 either :bash: so my choices are now between Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's in 205/55, or...i've heard so many good things about Falken Azenis' - but they're only available in 205/50. would the 10 % decrease in sidewall height look really bad? would it look ok after i lowered it? will the sidewall decrease significantly improve handling? are the falkens streetable enough to put on the car in mid-april and leave them on until mid-october without having to replace them every year?

i have a set of supras on my scirocco, and really really really like them. but it seems like everyone around here that does autocross uses falkens (and kicked my dunlop shod *** :( )


Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 - 205/55/VR15 $274 shipped
Falken Azenis Sport - 205/50/VR15 $296 shipped


thanks for the help in advance

[Dousan_PG]

yokohama ES100!
205/55/15
i got them and LOVE them

[Warwick5s]

LOL

gotta love it :D


anyways, they'd be $341 shipped at the cheapest i can find, and that's a LITTLE to expensive for me right now.

[Dousan_PG]

welll 712 is good for auto x
but all my friends who used it on the track lap after lap HATE It
some went Fm901 others azenis
me i use fm901 and es100

azenis are ALWAYS awesome. i'd take that over 712 in a heartbeat.

[Warwick5s]

thanks man. that helps :)


perhaps i should elaborate on the motorsport leanings of me and my car. it will see about 4-5 autocrosses by the time it comes to put the winters back on. aside from an occasional sideways slide around a corner to scare the girlyfriend, i'm no drifta, nor do i do any track events. the nice tires would mainly be for my enjoyment of the car :)

i'll do the azenis' if i can be sure that it would be ok to have them on and leave them on all summer without burning off all the tread in a year or two (i do about 4-500 miles a month) and that the 50 series sidewall wouldn't look totally out of place.

[fleaf]

where did you find the kumhos for 274 $ shipped? I just bought 4 of them (same size 205/55/15) for 314$ shipped at tirerack.com :bash:

[Warwick5s]

hate to tell you - i just got that quote from tire rack. i think they're running a special, plus shipping is only 30 bucks for 2 day - they're out of indiana so i guess shipping is much less versus cali.

[sykikchimp]

Get the Falkens. Seriously, they are a better auto-x tire, and you will appreciate the smaller sidewall when you times start dropping.

check out here:
http://www.groupbuycenter.com/buy.aspx?id=10470
205/50R 15 $59.00

btw - My roommate has 20K miles and 1 track event on his, and still has probably 5K miles left before they get dangerous.

[Warwick5s]

sykikchimp - you are my new best friend. :bow: :bowdown: :bow: :bowdown:


now it's a no brainer.




gettin' the falkens :D


thanks dude :D