I'm gonna be needing some tires this month 245/45R17. I go to the drag strip a couple times a summer as well as some auto cross a couple times of summer. I consider myself a more aggressive driver than normal on the street. Any suggestions on the tires I should get?

 

bf goodrich kdw's

 

i agree. thats whati am rocking. i daily drive on them, road course, and drag on them. they are GREAT tires!~

 

Falken ZE-329s from Big-O. they are a special order, Big-O only tire. i have them right now. 400 treadwear rating! 245/45/WR17s were like $128 a piece i believe. they have a one year warranty, in which if you run over a nail and they can't repair it, they replace the tire for free (i had that happen). also free lifetime rotation/balancing/flat repairs. they have a 40000mi (i believe)/1 year warranty.

i had BFG Comp T/A HRs before them. (H-rated crap. had no grip and they were loud as hell). these Falkens grip pretty damn well in dry or wet and they are 100x quieter than the BFGs. trust me i was leary of putting "made in japan" tires on my car but i love em and would definitely buy them again. i have almost 20k miles on them and they still have about 60% tread; and i drive HARD. i also do a lot of canyon runs on the weekends when i'm not working, so they get worked as well. and i STILL have 60% tread left.

 

Fulda Extremo Carat's. used extensively in europe for road racing

best autocross and launching tire for the money.

about $95/piece

alittle hard to find but they are out there

 

for price, fuzion ZRI

 

those Fuldas are also good. another good choice is the General Exclaim UHP from tirerack.

 

what about the kuhmo ecsta asx, i'm looking at those as a good high performance all season tire...any opinoins?

 

they are actually rated pretty good, but i wouldn't put anything korean on my car IMO. japan was pushing it, even though i like imports too; just seemed wierd to put Falkens on my mustang even if there IS a Mustang drifter sponsored by them.

 

yea i was lookin at kumho asx's too...im buyin tires next week and i think i mite get them