What tires for under $500
 

What tires do you recommend for about $500 or less. I dont drive the car in snow at all so no need to worry about that. I know its kind of cheap budget but I want the best performance handling available for this price.
I was leaning towards the Falken ziex ze 512 as i saw in the article section.
Any better suggestions? Thanks

right now I have hankook ventus v12s on the car but I dont feel like spending $700 for another set.

General G-Max AS-03 in 235/45/17 are $115 each. They have snow traction which is irrelevant for you, but great reviews from the Tirerack team.

best bet is the lower end kumho, nexen, nankang, falken, dunlop, cooper, goodyear & general.

that leaves a pretty wide selection lol.. I think ill go with the falken ziex

Here's the thing though...

You are willing to spend $500 for tires. Yea Falken Ziex of Hankooks will work, but you will not get good life out of them (in fact I think I've heard from the majority of people that although Falkens are great gripping tires, the tread wears pretty quickly). If you spend a coupel hundred more you could honestly get almost 2x the life out of the tires.

It sounds like you have a budget so don't want to spend much. But when you don't spend much you are usually limited to tires that wear quickly. If you are willing to pay an extra 1-2 hundred, you can get much better tires that will last a lot longer, which is what I would do :2cents: