high performance street tires? ?

Ameer Antar antar at comcast.net
Mon Mar 26 00:00:04 EDT 2007


I personally really like theEagle F1 tires. They are great in dry and wet and
they look great. I got 205-55-16's for my 5k, but they might come in 15" for
other cars. You might also check out EagleAssurance TripleTred for all-season
tires.
 
-Ameer 


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 > Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:29:16 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tess McMillan [tessmc at drizzle.com]
> Subject: high performance street tires? ?
> To: quattro at audifans.com
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> Guys, what is the latest wisdom on high performance street tires in the
> 15" size? I was browsing around on Tire Rack and was confused by the
> dizzying array of brands that don't seem to be the same as the last time
> I went out there...
>
> Many eons ago I had Bridgestone RE71s on my '88 80. I loved those tires!
> But I didn't have a set of track wheels then and chunked them pretty
> badly. My Alfa friends convinced me to try Yoko AVSis -- but those didn't
> last long either. So I went to the old Dunlop SP Sport 5000s .... but the
> Dunlops picked up nails in all 4 tires just a few months after I bought
> them and I figured that brand had been hexed. I switched to the very cheap
> Kumho Ecsta 712. And even though those tires make driving an "adventure"
> (aka white knuckles, esp. in the rain), I've kept driving them because
> they still had a lot of tread.
>
> So, the Kumhos have finally worn out. Looking for recommendations on
> 205/50 15s.... Anyone out there still on 15" rims? Please, no
> recommendations for the lavender-scented tires that Kumho now offers ha
> ha ha.
>
> Tess
> in Bellevue, WA USA
>
> Det beror inte p? vem du ?r; det beror bara p? vad du g?r...
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