Official Tire Review Thread

I don't know what posting "op" is but i'll post "up" what tire I am running

Currently running Falken fk 452's. They are a 300 tread rated tire and after using Falken Azenis rt-615k's which are a 200 tread rated tire I have to say I do not like them. I drove around on them for a few weeks and I already want to burn them off my car. Maybe I feel spoiled using stickier tires, but I don't want to ever go back. RT's aren't even the stickiest of the sticky, but 300 just seems to high for me. I guess a plus is they will last a little longer. It's more of a downfall, it means i'm stuck with shittier tires for longer.

For the lude, i sue falken azenis rt 615K and have been for the last few years, and will continue to do so as long as permittable. I like them in every way, they really brign out the preludes crisp handlign capability. I cannot wait until i can get soe time on nmy new coilovers with new tires this year.

On ym truck, i vary, I like to stick with the toyo open country, In the summer i will put on a 275/65/18 open country a/t, and in the fall i will use a open country m/t (just for work, to make sure i get into location) and then in the winter i switch them out to the Bridgestone blizzaks, i have found that havgin good winter tires makes allt eh difference and i woudl use the michelin x ice, as that is what the GF use to use and they also are very good.

One tessas car, we switched this year from teh michelin x ice to the blizzak onyl becuase if i buy two sets of blizzaks i can get a better deal.

One a side note, i use to have a set on hankook ventus s tires, they were awesome as well, not near as good as the 615k but pretty decent.

Falken RT615K Azeni. Honestly best tire i have ever had, and will always continue to purchase these for my summer cars. and at 1010 tires, they are dirt cheap. essentially silent, grip like a red head on bed posts, only downside is the treadwear, but i have no problem buying a set of tires every year, but then again, this year i have a feeling il be buying more then one with all the driving i plan on doing

they are the best 18,000 km of your cars life too hahahahaha.

I know last year i had helluva time tryign to order the 615k's though the internets, every person i dealt withy told me there was six to 8 week delay as they had to get them straight from falken.

Kumho Ecsta XS's. Awesome!

I ran the Kumho Ecsta XS's as track day tires for the 2012 racing season and was delighted by the grip they produced, how fast they warmed up and very surprised by their wearability.

They Kumho's are a relatively cheaper tire but have alot of performance characteristics compared to it's counterparts, Dunlop Starspecs and some other tire I was looking at but the Kumho's were up to $30.00 cheaper each then other tires in it's performance range.
in reviews I read in various magazines the biggest issue would be wet performance, noise and tire wear.


To be honest, a track tire shouldn't have a noise rating. Engine noise, wind noise and other factors make that rating null.

Wet performance was great! Running the Miata on Stratotech park with a wet track was probably one of the more enjoyable track days and although many drivers parked their cars I continued to line up and go out again and again. The tires would obviously not grip as well in wet compared to dry but still allowed me to easily control my car in the corners with warning that they were about to let go and allow the car to step out. Braking was not overly comprimised and the tires gripped from my opinion way beyond satisfactory in the wet.

Wearability.

Autocrosses at Namao (awful asphalt surface)
Multiple trackdays at Indy
Daily driver duty for the summer.

Still have more then half the tire left! I abused those tires with sliding around, hard braking, some lockups here and there and even more then a few spinouts learning how to drift!


For the price they do exactely what is expected and meet competitors tires performance ratings.

ya im thinking about either rocking those kumho's or maybe snagging a set of clearance re-11's if i can when they release the new one or maybe the new star spec 2. but i guess i should probably pick out some new rims first haha

Ok I gotta ask... is it pronounced "Coo moe" or "Cum Hoe"?
But yeah, a 4 set of 205/50/15's run for 408 + shipping (which comes out to about 530 shipped) on tirerack. Can't really go wrong with that pricing!