sickmint79

dunlops are the way to go man i'm telling ya. check the tire reviews on tirerack and the summer test they did last year with empirical data not just people spouting out opinions. go to a local autocross and look at how many people are running them. my brother has them on his s2k. i have them on my sti. i've had these and 2 sets of the oem bridgestones on the sti and i have taken it to multiple tracks, and the dunlops win hands down. outstanding tire. i want some good 18s for my 5 and i will be wrapping them in those tires - without a doubt.

Allen

You know...everyone here has an opinion on what is the "best" tire. In reality, what is best for one person may not be the best for the others. The OP needs to be specific about what he wants out of the tires, if he intends on getting any value out of the opinions expressed here. Do you track all the time...do you commute a lot? What is important to you??? Different tires do different things better...you have decide what "best" means to you. My priority is: 1-ride, 2-quiet ride, 3-long life, 4-traction, 5-cost. I put "traction" far down on the list because 99% of the tires out there, are gonna provide more tration than I need anytway.

CVTBenhogan

Just saw this post. Good timing.

A brand new set of Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics just landed in my driveway. In surfing here and there, I got the feeling
the Asymmetrics were a good comprise in terms of cost and performance. Originally, I planned to stay with OEM runflats, as for the most
part they were fine, felt sporty, and I like the safety feature. The brigestone RFTs lasted long at 30K. That said, I just wanted to try non-runflats for a change and verify, as some have stated, how much better the non-RFTs feel.

BTW. Got a good deal at tirerack. $880 ship minus a so-called $80 rebate. For reference, my BMW SA quoted me $2,200 for new RFTs installed. ??

I'll post my impressions of the Goodyears after it gets warm in Chicago.

joyride

What didn't you like about them?
Having 4+ cars at a time, I have tried many many different tires out there including tons of R-comps for track days and there are not many tires out there that can beat the price/performance of Kumho's.
I'm currently enjoying Kumho XS on my 911 Turbo.

Krusty Clown

How about the Falken FK452's or Toyo T1R's?

I haven't decided on new tires yet, but from all my research, both of those are near the top of my list. Perhaps others will chime in if these aren't great choices. I would love a set of PS2's, but frankly, that's a lot of money for such a low treadwear rating, especially since I'll never push them to the limit.

Allen

then why would you consider the PS2 instead of the PS2 A/S??? and the A/S has a treadwear of 500.

tonystanley

I put Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports on my 545, fantastic tire, smooth quite ride.

skunkd

i've had both of these, the toyo's are much more comfortable and quiet. The falken's are a good tire too and about half the price of the toyo so to some that makes up for the little rougher/noisier ride of the falken's. performance on the streets is similar.

bha7176

They had absolutely no traction in the rain. On dry roadways they did OK, but in reality it's not always dry on the roadways. When it rained these things slid all around the place and I never felt safe. just my experience, yours may have been different.

Krusty Clown

Cool, thanks for the feedback!