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07-21-2011, 08:37 PM
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Recommendations, please .. best 17X8 summer tires
Please send me (or post here) your recommendations re: ride, handling, value for money, etc.
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07-21-2011, 10:31 PM
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I only have experience with the Kumho Ecsta SPT. It's a decent tire. No complaints. They've survived 4 years, 2 winters, 20,000 miles, many gravel roads, high speeds, potholes, sharp edges, and lots of punctures. I wouldn't use them for auto-x. They don't chirp, so you don't even realize how much they are slipping when they do. Despite the fact they don't chirp, they are not quiet on rough roads, but are quite pleasant on fresh pavement.
I would recommend the Kumho brand in general. I don't think this is tire-specific, but when I switch from my winter wheels to my 17x8s my handling characteristics change significantly. In short the steering wheels requires a bit more grip.
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07-21-2011, 10:59 PM
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Re: Recommendations, please .. best 17X8 summer tires
I like the Kumho Ecsta SPT a lot. Solid in the rain, and I have had a very hard time getting any wheels to break loose.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....I&autoModClar=
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07-21-2011, 11:17 PM
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Yeah, the only time I broke the wheels loose was in some tight turns during that one auto-x I did with them in 2010, and I could only just feel it, with a bit of a scraping noise.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute.
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07-22-2011, 01:16 AM
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Re: Recommendations, please .. best 17X8 summer tires
The new king of summer tires is michelin Super Sports.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....oModel=Impreza WRX STI 5 Door&autoModClar=With OE Metal Valve Stems come with a Treadwear warrenty now, so unlike the others at the top of the class you know you will get some miles out of them. That said, The only problem I've ever had with Kuhmo's is noise, and thats mostly because I haven't gotten any of thier recent tires that solved the older tires howl problems.
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07-22-2011, 05:24 AM
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Re: Recommendations, please .. best 17X8 summer tires
Thanks, folks.
I don't like road noise, and I am guessing that I don't drive in quite the same way as those of you who mention chirping your tires. I'd be afraid of permanently screwing up something (my transmission for sire) if I ever tried to make my tires chirp. The Michelin SS's I heard a fair bit about, but they cost $$, no ?
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