Need advice on summer tires...quiet ones
07-23-2006, 11:52 AM
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Need advice on summer tires...quiet ones
Im thinking Brigestone G-Force Sport or Dunlop Direzzo dz101. Anyone have these tires? Pros/Cons?
I have a winter set of oem wheels with snow tires, I just want some good rubber that grips and doesnt make a bunch of road noise. These would be going on my RS 16 x 7s. (225/50/16) I used to have yokohama es100's, they handled good, but the noise and tramlining were big cons. Right now Im on Dunlop sp5000 AS tires. I like them alot (very comfy) but I would like some more grip.
No track or autox, only daily/spirited driving. Any thoughts?
I have a winter set of oem wheels with snow tires, I just want some good rubber that grips and doesnt make a bunch of road noise. These would be going on my RS 16 x 7s. (225/50/16) I used to have yokohama es100's, they handled good, but the noise and tramlining were big cons. Right now Im on Dunlop sp5000 AS tires. I like them alot (very comfy) but I would like some more grip.
No track or autox, only daily/spirited driving. Any thoughts?
07-23-2006, 07:05 PM
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BFGoodrich G-Force Sport will give you a lot of bang for your buck. Going to put them on my WRX in a few months once my Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's run out.
08-21-2006, 11:24 PM
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Falken FK-452's are pretty quiet, and grip really really well...not as well as say the Azenis RT615s, but the 452's handle better in wet. I'd gladly give up some dry traction for wet traction.
09-09-2006, 11:12 PM
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I ended up buying Bridgestone Potenza RE050a tires (225/50/16).
I like these tires. They aren't loud or quiet but very streetable...smooth roads are nice, rough roads loud. Previously I was using Dunlop SP5000 all seasons and they were very quiet. In comparison, these are pretty close in comfort and noise......MUCH better in hard corners
I like these tires. They aren't loud or quiet but very streetable...smooth roads are nice, rough roads loud. Previously I was using Dunlop SP5000 all seasons and they were very quiet. In comparison, these are pretty close in comfort and noise......MUCH better in hard corners
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