bbjones

What brand of tires do you guys use?

The standard TL-S Michelins seem okay -- a bit noisy on the road, and I've heard that they could stick a little better. I've been really happy with my BFGoodriches on my Fiero. I can fly through curves without a chirp on those babies. Of course, I can't really tell how much road noise they make, since the tires are drowned out by all the other noise.

So, when the Michelins are done, what would you get to have: Very good (but not necessarily the absolute best) performance, good tread life, and low road noise?


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2002 Acura TL Type-S Dark Emerald Pearl
1986 Pontiac Fiero SE V6
1994 Ford Explorer 4x4

ZodiakTL

Since ur in CA and dont have to worry about snow, i would go with the Bridgestone Potenza RE730's. They are amazing in terms of handling, i havnt been able to get them to chirp at all except ones when taking a very sharp corner at around 65mph and they have a 300 tread rating, so they'll last for a while.


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'02 Nighthawk TL-S
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Comptech Springs / Comptech Headers / Mille Miglia Action 17x8 Rims with Bridgestone Potenza RE730's 225/45/17 tires
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Alpine CVA-1005 Head Unit / Alpine CDA-7863 CD Player / Alpine G320 EQ / Alpine DVA-5205 DVD / Alpine NVE-N851A Navi / JL Audio XR653-CS 3-Way comps for the front powered by a bridged Alpine MRV-F407 amp / Boston Acoustics 5.5 ProSeries 2-Way comps for the rear powered by Alpine MRV-1002 amp / Dual 10" JL Audio W-6 sub powered by Alpine MRV-1005 amp / Two Alpine CHA-1214 CD Changers / 20% Tint all-around

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'00 Nighthawk TL
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Aem Short Ram / Comptech Sway Bars / Comptech Springs / Cross-Drilled Rotors / Pirelli SP7000 Tires / 35% Tint all-around
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Closer

Only tire I'll buy is Michelin Pilot Sports.
Then dedicated snow tires for winter.

csp33

RE730 doesn't seem to offer in 215 size, but I do notice that Toyo Proxes T1-S have 215/50/17 size, and the treadwear is 280 AA A and the tread pattern is very aggressive. Looks like it is just as good as the RE730 in rain.
I'd definitly try those tires if I have a chance!

lonny

My GS400 came with Bridgestone Potenza's R030 or something like that. They really made the car handle quite well. When they wore out at 25K, I went with the Michelin Pilot ZGT or whatever and the car never handled the same. With over 20k on the tires they still looked brand new, but my car took a real performance hit in cornering and stopping! I think Michelins are only good for safety and long wear.

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'02 TL-S WDP/Parchment NAV