72MachOne99GT

(first, maybe this should have been in general tech. if so, someone please move it, but i wanted most of your guys' opinions)

I have a 99GT 5sp, with 4.10's, and in the spring I will be switching over to a 15" wheel/tire combination.

I want a tire that will at least function on the street and in the rain, abut won't blow up into smoke instantly if I want to get on it in daily driving, however, I do not need DR's because I already have MT's on my 17's for the track. In addition to that, i would not be able to stay around 100$ a piece.

If ANYONE has any experiance with any of these tires, please let me know.
Prices are from tirerack, so I have'nt looked around much yet

BFGoodrich Radial T/A:104$
Dunlop GT Qualifier T:98$
Firestong Firehawk Indy 500:95$
Goodyear Eagle GT II:102$
Kuhmo Road Venture ST:70$
Yokahama AVID S/T:89$

Dark_Horse

why are you getting 15" for street and 17" for track? shouldn't it be the other way around? the 15" will be lighter then the 17" i want to get some 15" for the track.

72MachOne99GT

I already have 275/40/17 Mickey Thomson ET Street Radials on my car now.
In the summer, I am buying 4 15" wheels, and 4 15" tires. I want to know which of the tires that I listed, is the best performing summer tire.
But yes darkhorse, in theory, if I were only interested in the strip, I would buy a set of 15" DR's for the rear.

Dark_Horse

so what width are you going to get for the front?

xx9gt6xx

Dude a 15 will look nasty on that [:@] But whatever floats your boat though. I'm a big fan of Nitto's though. Last a good while and are fairly decent in the traction department. But if you want all traction stick with the MTs you have just get them in the bigger size.

72MachOne99GT

Okay, I am not trying to sound like a dick (sorry in advance if it comes across that way)

for darkhorse, though, i believe im going with a 205/50...195/50...or 205/60,,,not sure which yet. but on a 6" rim

but all i want to know is which of these tires is best. I already know what a 15" wheel is going to look like, and it wont be nasty. And i KNOW i am going with a 295/50/15, and it WON'T be a DR.. too exspensive. So which of these will be the best summer tire?

BFGoodrich Radial T/A:104$
Dunlop GT Qualifier T:98$
Firestong Firehawk Indy 500:95$
Goodyear Eagle GT II:102$
Kuhmo Road Venture ST:70$
Yokahama AVID S/T:89$

T.Y.

01yellowgt

out of that list I would go with the firestones, followed by the Yokahama. Then the dunlops, bfg, goodyear

code3GT

I would get MT Sportsmans.

tripsevn7

with a 15" inch wheel where there be enough brake clearance???? just curious cause i never ran smaller than a 16 on any of my non fox stangs

code3GT

We ran 15"s on our 2000 GT.