best street tires
01-30-2009, 11:06 AM
#22
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: ohio
Posts: 408
we drive on streets, not prepped tracks
we dont take corners at 90mph
we dont go to the drag strip
the car is a DD not a f1 car
only reason i see needing good tire is so you dont spin when you try getting on it
other than that, i think $300 tires are a waste of money on a DD
01-30-2009, 11:11 AM
#23
corner carver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New England
Posts: 4,371
we drive on streets, not prepped tracks
we dont take corners at 90mph
we dont go to the drag strip
the car is a DD not a f1 car
only reason i see needing good tire is so you dont spin when you try getting on it
other than that, i think $300 tires are a waste of money on a DD
we dont take corners at 90mph
we dont go to the drag strip
the car is a DD not a f1 car
only reason i see needing good tire is so you dont spin when you try getting on it
other than that, i think $300 tires are a waste of money on a DD
You can get tires that are plenty nice enough for less than $300 a piece...
01-30-2009, 11:14 AM
#24
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: NEPA
Posts: 26
Nittos FTW, I bought a pair for 130 off Dicount tire direct to replace my balding KDW's. It was like night and day, you could push the car pretty hard without the tires breaking loose, worked good in the rain too nvr had any problems. Car's a non winter DD
01-30-2009, 11:36 AM
#26
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: ohio
Posts: 408
most people wont need super good tire because they dont push their tires to the limits.
the only time my tires get a workout is at the occasional red light
its just not logical to spend 1g on tires and only get 10-15k outta them, when you dont NEEED them and cheaper tire will suffice without losing alot of grip.
id love to get some dunlop direzza z1 star spec tires, but the bill is $994 for 4 shipped....
maybe i will come to the dark side and see if the grip outweighs the bill.....
who knows
01-30-2009, 11:38 AM
#27
corner carver
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New England
Posts: 4,371
most people wont need super good tire because they dont push their tires to the limits.
the only time my tires get a workout is at the occasional red light
its just not logical to spend 1g on tires and only get 10-15k outta them, when you dont NEEED them and cheaper tire will suffice without losing alot of grip.
id love to get some dunlop direzza z1 star spec tires, but the bill is $994 for 4 shipped....
maybe i will come to the dark side and see if the grip outweighs the bill.....
who knows
the only time my tires get a workout is at the occasional red light
its just not logical to spend 1g on tires and only get 10-15k outta them, when you dont NEEED them and cheaper tire will suffice without losing alot of grip.
id love to get some dunlop direzza z1 star spec tires, but the bill is $994 for 4 shipped....
maybe i will come to the dark side and see if the grip outweighs the bill.....
who knows
01-30-2009, 01:22 PM
#28
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: VA
Posts: 103
Some of us Have the mods for the stripe But drive it a lot around the road. I know I have sumi's for dd driving cause I dont steet race and swing around corners as fast as I can. Then I take my good tires with me to the stripe. Then its a win-win you get cheap tires that ast for awhile on the street, and then you get good tires that last awhile for the strip(cause you only run them when your there).
01-30-2009, 06:25 PM
#29
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Delawere
Posts: 1,334
