high performance street tires? ?

[David Kase]

I ran several sets of 712's and liked them for the cost and 3 season 
performance (daily driver - "spirited" driving per TireRack tak).  They 
are okay except for the "tramming" which only effects them on heavily 
rutted truck lanes.
I just ordered a set of the SPT's.  We'll see how they drive.

Dave Kase
'91 e//S2



Tony Hoffman wrote:

>I've always liked the Kumho 711's. I have a set on my V8 right now, have
>lasted 30K of hard miles. I drove a car with the 712's, didn't like it. I
>used to (and still do) have a 4000Q, I used to love the RE71's and AVS
>intermediates. It seems, just when I find a tire I like, they discontinue
>it. The 711's are now discontinued. Anyhow, I did drive a number of 05 A4's
>with the Esta SPT's, and they seemed to behave well. However, didn't do any
>crazy aggressive driving (like I do in the 4k) so I'm not sure about at the
>limit. Oh, on my 4000Q(s) they are (were) 205/50/15's.
>
>I always buy my high performance tires from tirerack, and read as many
>reviews as I can before. Look specifically for similar cars, and similar
>driving style.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Tony Hoffman
>
>
>On 3/25/07, Tess McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com> wrote:
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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
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>>
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