ABDomega

When I eventually replace my tires I am going to get something other than the stock ones. I need a recommendation of which ones would be the best. I've read review on tirerack.com and none have really given me a conclusive answer. I don't want the MX4s. I know they are good in terms of tread endurance and quiteness but we all know they a poor in terms of grip at relatively high speeds.

I will be replacing them with all seasons.

**Do not reply if you are going to recommend something like:**

-get 17 inch rims
-different side wall
-lower your car



I want tires with the same exact measurement as the stock tires I just want better grip. I have comptech sways and the car is level I just want something that will increase grip in cornering and hard acceleration.

This won't necessarily be a big mod because, after all, it will be done in necessity for needing new tires, down the road, and it will be relatively inexpensive.

Thanks.

fahoumh

I've heard good things about the new Yokohama AVS ES100's

Eternal TL2k3

dunlop SP sport 5000

Lawaia

Nice tire that comes with a nice price. Get ready to fork out around +/- $750 or so. Although the Yokohama AVS ES100 are great, they are not all season tires.

unisold

My 99 originally came with MXV4's and it would squeal just about every turn... I then went with Pirelli p7000SS, and they were great compared to the MXV4 but they would get loud quickly and wore down more. Since then, I went with Michelin Pilot XGT H4's and you can get them installed at discounttire with lifetime balance/etc.. for $576 plus 8$ tire disposal plus tax. I love them more than any tire i've had as they are very quiet, do not squeal unless trying very very hard to such as almost doing a doughnut, and last a long time too. I also have had the Michelin Pilot XGT V4 and found them to be equally as good as the H4, but decided on the quieter H4 as I do not find myself driving more than 120mph ever anymore(prolly 130+ on our inaccurate gauges).

Hope this helps!

SilverUA5

Just ordered a set myself. Can't stand the stock Michelins.

BLUBYU

The yoko AVS es 100 IS a great looking and performing tire, I had my 225/45/17s installed testerday and its been raining most of the time and they have stuck like crazy. It took me a while to find this tire not on backorder, tire rack was out, but I finally found them at discount tire direct. the price was a lil' higher then tire rack but they had free shipping which more then made up for it. recommended

bloo_tls02

Just picked up the Sumitomo's HTR+.
Michelins= overpriced and overrated!

NSX4dr

Yokohama YK420....get them at your local Discount Tire Store. These tires come with a 60k mile warranty

Severin

Bridgestone Turnanza LS-H; love them.

zerosky

I got Kumho Ecsta 712 225/55/16's for my car, and I never knew stock Michelins were that bad! Now I have to turn really hard to make a squeal. It's really cheap at $79 per tire at tirerack.com. not the best, but very good tires for money.

slick88

I am going with the Sumitomo's HTR+.

Can someone recommend a good honest tire shop in San Francisco?

Thanks

SilverUA5

Your better off buying them from Tirerack.com and have them ship to one of their installers here in the city. If you caluated the tax vs. shipping, it's about the same.

NSX4dr

Or buy them at Tires.com and shipping is free.....

SilverUA5

True, but it's $79 at Tirerack vs. $92 at Tires.com. Free ground shipping takes 5 days vs. FedEx 3 day saver = $32. Almost the same, but you get it faster from Tirerack.

DUNTON1 TL-S

I had the AVS ES100's mounted today. What a difference over the stock Mishat's! Sticky, responsive and smooth. Try them out. You will not be disappointed. Plus, Yokohama has a 30 day hassel free trial program for these tires. If your not happy, get your money back. I'm excited to try them out in some rainy conditions, due to thier design but I think the rain in So. Cal. is gone until next year. I wanted to step up to the 225/45 17's but the recommended wheel width for that size is 7 - 8.5". Our stock wheels are only 6.5" (2002 TL-S). When your paying over $100.00 per tire, it would suck to have tire problems in the future and find out you voided the warrenty because (technically) the 225/45 was not made for a 6.5" wheel. So, to make a long story short I went with the 215/50 17's.

SilverUA5

We had some rain here a couple of weeks ago and I must say that these tires works very well in wet conditions as well. I also noticed the road noise was much better over stocks.

whalen

The best tire is the Toyo Proxes T1-S. 215/50/17 Stick with the stock size.
The handling and performance will transform your car. Wet and Dry performance is 5X better than the stock Michelins.

morningla

i think i will try out the Dunlop SP Sport A2, anyone know anything about them?