Leadfoot

Ok, all you Mustang experts I need advice on tires. I have looked and looked at tires from one store to another and I am getting confused.
They are starting to look alike. They pretty much say that they have good traction and keep hydroplaning to a minimum. I have looked at plenty of websites (tires.com and tirerack.com) and looked at tires at the stores. Which ones -- Dunlops, Goodyear, Michelin, Sumitomo, Kumho, Falkens, Yokohamas? My tire size is 245/45ZR17. High performance is not a priority.

I want my car to be quiet and comfortable. I want decent treadlife and handle well on corners. A guy at Sears says that Mustangs aren't known for a good ride just speed and performance. I wasn't impressed with him at all. Am I asking to much in a tire?

They all run about the same price depending on where you go $130-$150. If I buy them locally I can get free tire rotation, balancing and other stuff for the life of the tire so that is what I am going to do.

I would appreciate some opinions about past tire purchases and would you buy them again.

me alot fast than u

well kuhmos are a good tire..the falkens are as well but tread life is a concern

Leadfoot

Which do you currently have on your vehicle?

me alot fast than u

1 I have michlin polits
the other I have drag radials
not much help........

roundman

if performance is not a priority, then you might want to change to a 50 or 60 series tire to get a softer ride as those low profile 45 series you current have ride harder than a 50 or 60 would.

Leadfoot

Sorry. I am truly ignorant about tires. Please explain what you meant by "50 or 60 series". You are referring to the middle number in my tire size right. Do I need to change the rims? Hope not because I really like them.

jamal420

KUMHO's rock, cheap as hell, good traction dry wet and snow and ok tread life

primetime5.0

245 is the width the 45 is the sidewall hieght and the 17 is the rim size. Peronsally i would go with kumhos because they are cheap and i descent tire i ordered 2 of them the other day only paid 51$ a tire from tire rack. I currently have them on the back of my car now and they hook better in the rain than my yokahama yk 420's did

Sidewayz6.0

I got talked into a set of Kumho's at Discount Tire once. Let me tell you. You're throwing your money away. The traction was horrible. 1st gear would spin those things, I don't care what the weather was out. A 90 degree sticky day and they were crap. And God help us all then it was cold out. Do yourself a favor and just get something else. I don't care what anyone else tells you, you won't be happy with them. (I love threads about Kumhos...Hopefully I can talk another person out of buying those Korean pieces of ****.)

I will say that I have a set of BF Goodrich G-Force T/A's on it at the moment and I love them. If you get a lot of rain and snow, go with the KDWS. Trust me on this one, for the couple extra bucks they are...They're worth it.

LS1mustang

Kumhos escstas are great in the rain.

for dry traction not the best, But what do expect for STREET RADIALS

I would love to hear your ramblings sidewayz4.6