Butying new tires. What should I consider?

[Hondacide91]

Need new tires. I am on a 300-400 budget. I seen the General UHP's and I have read reviews, I'm hearing and readung nothin but positives. Are Generals manufactured by a mother or father company such as Michelin,Yokohama,etc......I know Goodyear makes Kelley, which you don't hear about much but I have read good reviews on that as well. Scorchers are garbage tires, never get them. I am highly dissapointed. Anyway, I have 17's and toss me some good prices. Thanks.

[whatever210]

toyo or kumho tires i hear are good on miles

[caribeno]

Kumho's are good

toyo or kumho tires i hear are good on miles

I agree on both. I've seen alot of guys run the toyo's with good results. I have personal experience with Kumho Ecsta 711's and Ecsta Supra 712's, both where excellent in corning, stickiness, and wear... Now if you live in colder climates these are summer only tires and I can vouch for that...heheheh
I've always purchased from www.tirerack.com here is the link to the tires, they have other products as well... hope this helps.
All Kumho tires:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/kumho/kumho.jsp
Supra 712:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....CSTA+Supra+712
Ecsta 711:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odel=ECSTA+711

[LinX]

Falkens are good and well worth their price. If you want an affordable tire that performs, you can't go wrong with Falken GR-Betas 451.

[cats_on_ice]

Word.

Falkens are good and well worth their price. If you want an affordable tire that performs, you can't go wrong with Falken GR-Betas 451.

Falkens are awesome.

My dad has Falken ZE-512 tires on his CB9. Those things are great. They have tons of grip, have a sweet ride, and stop great, especially for braking in the rain. Which is more than an afterthought if you live on the West Coast. They're what I'm buying once I get some scratch.

Speaking of which, you will want to consider things like what the weather is like in your area. If it's dry 99.99% of the time, you don't need to worry about things like hydroplanning, wet braking, etc. But if you do get a decent amount of rain, then make sure you get something that'll be there for you on that one dark, rainy night when some idiot wearing black runs out infront of you.

[The G-Man]

I have Falken ZE-512. I like them, they are a hard rubber and will last for a long time.

[cats_on_ice]

Word.....again

I have Falken ZE-512. I like them, they are a hard rubber and will last for a long time.

[zipcreature]

What do you want tires for? Do you want some slicks? Autocross slicks? Passanger tires? Summer tires? Snow tires? You gotta be more specific please.

For MYSELF I like my Kuhmo ASX because they have a great tread life. For autox the tire to have is the Falken Azenis.

17's? 215/40 is a good size. Probably guess to spend about $85-110 a corner, plus mounting.

- Zipcreature

[mondojackal]

BFG g-Force..anyone who has them can vouch for them...the stickiest tires i've ever seen..plus the cornering grip, and grip on wet roads..ah, its great...ask anyone who has them..they are worth the money you spend!!

[The G-Man]

BFG g-Force..anyone who has them can vouch for them...the stickiest tires i've ever seen..plus the cornering grip, and grip on wet roads..ah, its great...ask anyone who has them..they are worth the money you spend!!

I love the look of that tread pattern.

[trixxy_cb7]

nitto neo gens

[InvaderTrax]

BFG Traction TA for all season and light race use
BFG Geforce TA for summer/heavier track use