Getting Fed Up with 17-in Low Profile Tires.....

[LL - NY]

I've found most of the current R-compounds are quite heavy in construction,
even over the last 20 years or so. They really are trying to build a stiff
sidewall,
even the sort of unique staggered sidewalls of the BFG Comp T/A 206/208 of
years past.

LL - NY

On 4/18/07, Mark R <speedracer.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm also a Nokian tire nut for the winter (and a dealer).  For my own
> summer
> street tires, I've run (without failure) on my own S4 and Corvette Z06,
> both
> in 18" sizes (even shorter sidewalls) and can personally recommend:
> Bridgestone S-02s
> Bridgestone S-03s
> Michelin Pilot PS2
> And definately not as good of a tire, but decent considering the price:
> Khumo MX.
>
> The T1-S isn't a very good street tire.  The carcass seems to be light in
> construction (like an R-compound), which simply doesn't hold up to daily
> driver use (abuse?).
>
> Mark Rosenkrantz
>
>
> On 4/17/07, Bob Gregory <rggpa1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > My B5 S4 (225-45-17) came with the famous bubble prone RE040's and 3 of
> > those died well before their tread life was over.  Changed to Toyo T1-S,
> and
> > they wore out amazingly fast, wore heavily (strangely) on the inside,
> and
> > had substantial tread separation issues.  Just changed to Conti
> SportContact
> > and within 1 week,  a bubble appears in a sidewall!  I know exactly what
> > caused it and it wasn't much.
> >
> >
> >
> > During the winter months, I have used both Nokian NRW and (currently) WR
> > in size 205-55-16.  I have hit much bigger potholes and poorly done road
> > patches with these without any sidewall issues.
> >
> >
> >
> > So....does anyone have experience with decent performance 225-45-17
> tires
> > that are known to be (as much as possible) sidewall bubble free?  I am
> more
> > than ready to trade some "ultra" and "max" performance attributes for
> some
> > frotting lifespan!  I have always preferred wet weather capabilities
> over
> > ultimate 10/10s handling ability.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any good options?  I am thinking about WRs in 225-45-17 except they are
> so
> > expensive.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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